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Attention Meeting Planners: Instant Booking Is Finally Here

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With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. The New Marketplace Philosophy for Meeting Bookings.

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3 Award-Winning Event Managers Share Their Secrets of Success

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Meeting planners often possess a superhuman command of details. A major assist can come from event services managers. A venue’s event manager—either through brilliance or blunder—can dictate whether a planner’s event succeeds or fails. So what makes an event manager great?

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Interviews with Planners - Lisé Puckorius

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A veteran in the meetings industry, Puckorius brings extensive experience in event planning and education management to the Center. What is the best advice you have ever received as an event planner? What is the purpose of your event or meeting? 2: Have a master plan that includes flexibility.

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Interviews with Planners - Lisé Puckorius

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As CEO of the OLC Education and Conference Center, Lisé Puckorius is responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of this 14,000 square feet state-of-the-art conference and training center in Rosemont, IL, a venue that hosts conferences, seminars, educational meetings, and special events for participants from around the world.

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Interviews with Planners - Lisé Puckorius

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As CEO of the OLC Education and Conference Center, Lisé Puckorius is responsible for managing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of this 14,000 square feet state-of-the-art conference and training center in Rosemont, IL, a venue that hosts conferences, seminars, educational meetings, and special events for participants from around the world.

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

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“Her customer service and sales background is a beneficial asset in our efforts to attract additional meeting and events clients to Plano Centre.”. Heather Bailey has been appointed director of program development for MC&A, Hawaii’s largest full-service destination and event management company, based in Honolulu.

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5 Smart Moves from VisitPITTSBURGH, Benchmark, The Jefferson Hotel and More

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Martin managing director of Delta Hotels-Marriott Dallas Allen & Watters Creek Convention Center scheduled to open in Allen, Texas, in January of 2019. Martin was previously Benchmark’s general manager for The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Martin Benchmark named Stacy T.

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