SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Things like target audience, messaging, venue selection, and budget are all part of the planning process. They can also coordinate things like catering, A/V equipment, and entertainment.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The meeting space at Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando keeps multiplying like the Minions. of meeting space and a brand-new concourse. On the east side, a 200,000-square-foot, multipurpose venue will be constructed. Rowling’s Scribble on a Napkin Changed Meetings Forever. More : J.K.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Those “in the know” say that there has been a definite increase in business and in meeting and event planning organizations. It positively provides the opportunity for recognition and, as we all know, in event and meeting planning, the name of the game is business, business and business.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

These local experts, commonly referred to as destination management companies or DMC’s, would assist the event planner in finding the perfect venue or suppliers. Event planning online has become a rapidly growing Internet community for meeting and event planners. Meetingplanner.com is another website for event planning online.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2016

From books that take an irreverent approach to meeting planning to comprehensive guides on everything from meeting design to green events , this reading list has everything the modern meeting planner needs for a relaxing day of poolside reading. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 29, 2017

If you are looking to change it up for your next meeting, glamping is the way to go. Here are seven places you can go glamping that offer beautiful meeting spaces and luxurious lodging options. Meeting Spaces: 13. Thirteen meeting venues situated throughout the property make it a ideal for team-building meetings.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

There are many reasons to consider Tempe, Arizona for your next meeting. But, there’s even more appeal for meeting and event planners. Tempe’s hotels and meeting venues are perfectly suited for groups ranging from 10-500 attendees. Your attendees will enjoy lots of activities before and after the meeting.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

With a beautiful and somewhat busy summer in the rear view mirror; these days the name of the game is annual meetings, incentive programs and fall events and meetings. Our meeting of the minds professionals share their know-how, experience and savvy. What is the right venue ? Meeting new people. Decor or no decor.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Just imagine getting to; dress to the nines, go to all the best places, hob knob with the cream of the crop and testing out the top food, service, decorations and entertainment from some of the finest restaurants and venues. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 13, 2016

These meeting trends have already made an appearance in 2016, but some experts suggest they’ll really blossom in the coming year. Ofer Yatziv from Better Venues , a U.K.-based based event venue company, shares his thoughts on the latest trends for those in the meeting and events industry. The 5-minute meeting.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light , a series of articles sharing insider observations, we asked Tracy Judge, founder & CEO of Soundings Connect, for strategies meeting professionals can use to remain employable in the coming years. Meet the new boss. As we see it, the meeting planning role itself hasn’t changed—the venue has.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

As meeting planners, we want to know more about the interesting locations we’re seeing. Notable conference center: Palais des congres de Montreal, holding 113 rooms and venues with 551,520 sq. Lawrence Convention features 53 meetings rooms for a total of 77,952 sq. of meeting room space across 70 rooms. Hacksaw Ridge.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

On advocating for the meetings industry. Recently selected to join Michael Massari, chief sales officer of Caesars Entertainment, in chairing the Meetings Mean Business Coalition. Will the integration of Meetings Mean Business (MMB) with U.S. Travel Association jump start efforts in getting meetings back on track?

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. This is a bi-monthly, thirty minute podcast about all things event planning. Meetings Podcast. Turn Of Events.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Fast-growing Phoenix has long been a draw for meetings and events. When it comes to getting here and getting around, few meeting and event destinations rival Phoenix for ease and convenience. When it comes to getting here and getting around, few meeting and event destinations rival Phoenix for ease and convenience.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2022

She is expecting 5,100 meeting planners and more than 2,500 exhibitors from 150 countries as the program rolls out May 31-June 2, a similar size crowd to the one at IMEX America last November. Previously, IMEX relied on the venue to measure, but now Bauer wants to accurately benchmark the shows against each other. “We A Robust Agenda.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 30, 2017

Inject a jolt of variety into your roster of meeting venues to keep attendees engaged and excited before, during and after the event. Board meetings, conferences, panel discussions, team-building activities , brainstorming sessions and private dinners will all find a home here. Jane’s Carousel, Brooklyn.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

We may not be able to buy happiness, but shopping does offer an uplifting experience for many and malls have perfected the art of entertaining large, diverse groups. Modern malls are entertainment venues. The post 6 Ways to Inject Retail Therapy in Your Next Meeting appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

Future meeting environments to increase event innovation. Let the sponsors choose the environments, provide you with the technical means and meeting environments, arrange zones for interacting with customers, or even offer something on their own. . Strategic meeting management is introducing more and more organisations into their work.

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Eventinterface

JULY 27, 2017

Sharon Fisher is the CEO and Chief IdeaSparker of Play with a Purpose, a company devoted to creating more fun, participatory, creative and hands-on meetings. As planners, it is not only important to be good at logistics, but we also need to be able to bring new and fresh ideas to our meetings. Stay curious.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover. The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. We’ve evolved and improved these over the years, working closely with our host venues, city and suppliers.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover. The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. We’ve evolved and improved these over the years, working closely with our host venues, city and suppliers.”.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

When you’re on site for an event, you never know what might happen, because despite months and months of meetings, plans and timelines, some unknown thing will inevitably pop up that you didn’t even dream you needed to prepare for. Depending on the venue, whether you’re inside or outside, it never hurts to have your own extension cord.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 10, 2017

Finding a host city for a key meeting can be a geographic Rubik’s cube of schedules and locations that can seem impossible to solve. Meeting space: 4.2 Brown Convention Center’s red, white and blue nautical theme offers meeting professionals 1.2 Meeting space: 5 million sq. Meeting space: 600,000 sq.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

A veteran in the meetings industry, Puckorius brings extensive experience in event planning and education management to the Center. What is the purpose of your event or meeting? Keep a focus on those goals and make sure you are planning the event or meeting from your audience’s perspective.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

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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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

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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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. Many visitors and meeting planners impressed with GH and Texas will return to build future tourism,” the study states. Indianapolis.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

You, as a meeting planner, just like Olympic athletes, have found your passion. This model will take a new level of collaboration across venues and partners as a team. Live studio audiences, episodes, product placement, audience engagement , and story arcs that entertain. Today, we are experiencing pain in our community.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The game-day playbook involves frenzied anticipation, spirited debate, camaraderie and indulgent food and drink—plus the communal experience of watching a live event unfold, a relative novelty now that many consume recorded, streamed and on-demand entertainment. Read more about incentive travel in the October issue of Smart Meetings.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at? What was great, what was challenging?

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Meeting and event planning is a highly stressful, fast-paced occupation. Incoming—you’ve got a meeting or an event to plan! Timeline, budget, specific venue, caterer, schedule, speakers, entertainment, risk management, marketing and promotion should be moving along. No part of the process is easy.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

By locating the right keynote speaker , you’re ensuring an entertaining and informative event. Jeff Davidson of Breathing Space Institute gave Smart Meetings tips on what traits to look for in a speaker and how to negotiate a win-win once the speaker is secured. And what can you do to secure them at an affordable price?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Best Special-Event Venue. Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. of meeting space. Back to top].

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. In brain writing, your team writes down their ideas before a meeting instead of brainstorming out loud at a meeting. Company or organization: Caesars Entertainment in Las Vegas. Best work trick I’ve learned: Always meet in person.

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