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Smart Moves in Lahaina, Tampa and More

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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. Most recently, Searle was director of food and beverage for Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park in Plano, Texas. Jessica Candy.

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

Event Farm

When you’re in the event industry, ensuring that your events run safely and smoothly isn’t just an ideal to strive for—it’s part of the job description. Keeping everyone safe, engaged, and well-informed can be an enormous challenge; add a pandemic on top of it, and event planning has become more taxing than ever.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

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Peckinpaugh spent the last 11 years as president of Maritz Global Events and will continue to hold this role in addition to his next. Foster has served as president of Border Art Residency’s board of directors and been advertising and communication manager for Destination El Paso in Texas. Bree DiBernardo.

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The Biggest Virtual Event Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

Glow Global Events

Online and off, preparation, focus, and planning are keys to success. In February, Texas lawyer Rod Ponton went viral when he couldn’t turn off a cat filter during a virtual hearing. But with large-scale virtual events, the mistakes aren’t so funny, and they can have wide-ranging effects on your business.

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Tips from Event Pros: 5 Lessons Learned from Executing Safe Live Events

Event Farm

When you’re in the event industry, ensuring that your events run safely and smoothly isn’t just an ideal to strive for—it’s part of the job description. Keeping everyone safe, engaged, and well-informed can be an enormous challenge; add a pandemic on top of it, and event planning has become more taxing than ever.

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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. Make a “what if” plan for what could go wrong, and it won’t be a disaster when something doesn’t go as anticipated. What was great, what was challenging?

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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.