Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Hard Rock International named Williams director of global sales for meetings and events. Miller is general manager for One11 Hotel in New Orleans’ French Quarter; she previously worked as the property’s director of sales. Before joining One11, Miller was hotel manager and director of sales and marketing for The Old No.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 20, 2022

Hosts of The Boston Beer Company’s annual meeting and producers from Van Wagner Productions meet in the beer company’s Tap Room at Faneuil Hall, which was used as a broadcast studio for the live event. The annual gathering didn’t lend itself to a Zoom call, said Kristen Early, the company’s purchasing manager, travel and events. “We

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

She has an extensive background in the hospitality industry, especially with hotel management and sales. Scott Siebert Scott Siebert, Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center Siebert takes on the role of general manager at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center , expected to open in 2025.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Managing Director, Stephanie Utting, comments “We’ve recently onboarded some amazing new clients including Google, Miro and QuickBase and we’re really excited to be growing so rapidly. Rika Zuniga, Senior Event Producer. “My Nick Allen, Technical Manager. “My Clarke Kelly, Senior Event Producer.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Raccoon Events, the company behind the award-winning National Running Show has today announced it will be taking its flagship event global with an expansion into the USA. The first in a series of Run Show USA events will take place in Boston, MA at the Hynes Convention Center on 29-30 January 2022.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 27, 2021

Greenwald is director of sales and marketing for Yotel Boston. Before joining Yotel, Greenwald worked as director of sales for AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Cleveland Circle and AC Hotel by Marriott Boston North. White is general manager for Hu Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Before this, he worked as hotel manager of The St.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this new role, Michaels will expand her scope to oversee all legal, risk management, internal audits, compliance and workers compensation functions within the company. Kevin Shields Kevin Shields, Grand Hyatt Vail Shields joins alpine resort Grand Hyatt Vail as general manager. Regis Bal Harbour Resort as general manager.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The panelists, moderated by GBH “Morning Edition” co-host Paris Alston, shared how they merge their “day jobs” with their personal commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion to both quietly and loudly create forward motion for the Boston area and beyond. President and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston. Robert Lewis, Jr.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In light of last week’s Boston bombings, I began to reflect on how the event planning industry has changed since 9/11. Emergency preparedness, it seems, is becoming a “must include” component to an event planning checklist. Anyone involved with event planning knows that September can be a very busy month for our industry.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

She also served as associate director of conventions and sales manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui. Maeder has joined Montage Laguna Beach as hotel manager. Resnick has been promoted to executive chef at Kimpton Marlowe Hotel in Boston. Island of Hawaii Visitors Bureau has named Kaiama destination manager.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 20, 2023

Smart Meetings selected a few of the top mentions to highlight initiatives and event spaces that are working to keep the Earth clean and green. of event space. of event space, which includes 62 meeting rooms and a 58,000 sq. Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport offers 100,000 sq. The Summit totals 563,770 sq. million sq.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2022

The Langham, Boston. Downtown’s The Langham, Boston has expanded its meeting and event spaces with the addition of the Wilson Ballroom and Promenade to the historic property. With 312 recently renovated guest rooms, the new spaces allow The Langham to accommodate up to 575 more event guests. for meetings and events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independent destination management companies and event service providers, has recently unveiled its 2022 Global Destination Index , which highlights the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world, according to booked and pending business across its worldwide partners.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 10, 2021

One of us wanted more control over her agency career, the other wanted to focus more on events and less on marketing generalities. We went for it, somewhat naively, without having any real business contacts or business management experience. Professionally, technology has changed PR and events in ways we didn’t imagine 25 years ago.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

As the effects of the pandemic begin to ease, hybrid events are becoming a go-to event type for more and more industries. To ensure a smooth event is achieved, companies can’t just hope and pray for things to go right, they need certainty. What are Hybrid Event Management Companies? . Meetings & Incentives .

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2020

The event industry is a powerful contributor to the American economy, supporting more than 12 million jobs and delivering over $1.3 Live events brought Philadelphia over $10 billion in 2019. We are being devastated by COVID,” says Ronnie Anderson, a Philadelphia-area event planner and one of the organizers of Friday’s rally.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The new year is well under way, and all of us in the event space are watching out for the new trends that’ll continue to influence our work throughout 2019. It could be that shrinking budgets are occurring because events are being asked to compete against the greater number of channels in today’s marketing landscape.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Sanders is general manager for New York Hilton Midtown. He comes from Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan Hotel, an IHG Hotel, where he worked as managing director. In his 40 years of experience, Sanders has managerial roles at convention hotels in New Orleans, Boston, Dallas, Chicago and New York. Mark Sanders. David Tortora.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Learn Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22. Jennifer C.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Each month we interview an events professional who is breaking the mold. This month we spoke with Britta Schellenberg, VP of Corporate Marketing Operations at Brightcove about scaling an event strategy, partnering with other events and getting the most out of video content. Establishing a powerful event brand.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Managing Director, Stephanie Utting, comments “We’ve recently onboarded some amazing new clients including Google, Miro and QuickBase and we’re really excited to be growing so rapidly. Rika Zuniga, Senior Event Producer. “My Nick Allen, Technical Manager. “My Clarke Kelly, Senior Event Producer.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 16, 2022

A few months ago, we connected with a client who works to provide local students of color in the Boston area with exposure to jobs and mentoring across industries and began discussing potential opportunities for collaboration. Mapping out your accomplishments throughout a partnership will help you manage your relationship.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

That is why in 1997, the nonprofit Special Event Assistance, Relief & Crisis Help (SEARCH) Foundation was established to help when a neighborhood is hit with flood or wildfire, a routine check-up results in a difficult phone call or a car accident leaves an event professional unable to work. overall,” says Patay.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Boarding the bus from Montreal to Boston. I noticed in the chatroom of that session that a lot of people were Montréal-based or in the region of Montréal,” Coupal, a business development manager for professional congress management company JPdL International, told Convene. “I Branding the experience.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 6, 2021

Green is general manager for Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Most recently, she worked as dual general manager for Hyatt House/Hyatt Place in Colorado. Green has also worked in a handful of roles with Denver Marriott Westminster, including general manager and director of event management.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 27, 2021

of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, and a destination spa. We are leaning into being meeting- and event-centric, but also [we want to] appeal to the leisure and spa experience.”. Omni Boston Hotel. Although it is across the street from Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, it will house 100,000 sq.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Complimentary registration for the American Society for Nutrition’s first virtual event contributed to its explosive attendee levels. In addition, people participated from 79 countries in the virtual event versus 46 countries represented at the 2016 meeting. READ MORE about the Nutrition2020 virtual event.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. By the Numbers.

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Unique Venues

JULY 29, 2020

Steeped in history that traces our country’s foundation, New England and its beautiful campus venues are the perfect choice for your next event. When your next event calls for the Northeast, consider one of our Top Pick New England Campus Venues. FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY. SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

She has also held similar roles for major brands in San Francisco, Boston and Los Angeles, such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott Bonvoy. She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker. of meeting and event space. Kate Patay, CPCE. Robin Flanz.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

Mr. C Beverly Hills welcomed Burdette as assistant general manager. A 14-year hospitality and events veteran, she has also been event planning manager and executive housekeeper at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas. Visit Carlsbad welcomed Arrogante as business development manager.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Alex Patriquin, founder of Event Geek, joined the Talking Events podcast from his base in Boston, USA to discuss the company’s unique project management software and the inspiration behind its creation. The post Talking Events: The Event Geek project management system appeared first on Event Industry News.

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EventMB

MAY 13, 2022

During her time with the company she has managed and optimized event portfolios for household name brands, and oversees the company’s global accounts. She manages an international team across 34 countries, having herself worked internationally, as well as managing GPJ’s US offices in Boston, New York and Austin.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

Hotel Cerro in San Luis Obispo, California, appointed Olson general manager. Grace Bay Resorts, the luxury Turks and Caicos-based resorts brand, promoted Tyagi to general manager of Grace Bay Club , a waterfront resort property on Providenciales island. Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota, appointed Jansen general manager.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 12, 2019

Rob Noonan, chief of public safety and the chief information security officer at the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, speaks before the Operation Vanguard exercise at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. However, his worries were not often shared by event organizers. Courtesy MCCA). It was often an afterthought.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2022

The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay promoted Buciuman to hotel manager. Mandarin Oriental, Boston promoted Lindner to general manager. Previously, Lindner was hotel manager at Mandarin Oriental, Geneva in Switzerland. Previously, Lindner was hotel manager at Mandarin Oriental, Geneva in Switzerland. Markus Lindner.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Pattie Kempka, director of national meetings and conferences with Ducks Unlimited , produces big, complicated events over multiple days with thousands of people year-round, but in a world where everything from computer chips and paper to chicken and culinary staff are in short supply, a small holiday lunch is forcing her to get creative.

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