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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Three Florida-based entrepreneurs are betting on it. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Skift Take: Could a room block marketplace be the solution to wiping out attrition charges?

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JULY 26, 2023

Osborne III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida is an impressive historical building now undergoing renovations to elevate its convention and meeting spaces. of meeting space, made up of 22 rooms of varying sizes with 33-foot ceilings. Get ready to immerse your event in the classic charm of The Prime.

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JULY 25, 2022

Optiview 360 Entertainment, located in central Florida is quite literally the most unique space you’ll find. Optiview 360 Entertainment is also the place for the region’s hottest ticketed private social events. Every visit to Optiview is its own unique and fantastically mesmerizing experience.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Some have all the meeting space you can imagine; some are in destinations you dream of meeting in; others are brimming with personality and provide a one-of-a-kind experience for your attendees. Marriott AC Hotel Naples 5 th Ave From Old Naples, the gem of southwest Florida, comes AC Hotel Naples 5 th Ave , opening early 2024.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

saw a decline of $211 billion in business travel spending in 2020, with $97 billion of that loss due to the cancellation of professional meetings and events related travel spending. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing. The event will take place at the Henry B.

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MARCH 29, 2022

That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.

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MARCH 29, 2022

That message of diversity, abundance and welcoming is even more applicable for groups looking to return to in-person meetings safely and dynamically. Today, the competition isn’t just from other educational events, but from the kitchen table where everyone has gotten used to streaming speakers, team meetings and even happy hours.

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Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Hybrid Events: 10 Questions About Hybrid Events, Answered. Event Tech: Event Tech Podcast: A Klik Review. ? We are known for our yearly event trends guide, but this year we stepped it up a notch and created a 2020 Virtual Event Trends Webinar! Do I stay or do I go?

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The disruption caused by the pandemic and subsequent Great Resignation in the events world is no exception. The urgent call to restaff hotels and events teams and engage discriminating audiences will include many unimaginable trials, learning new skills and, ultimately, a reinvention of ourselves and the industry.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), a celebration of everything wonderful about the meetings industry, is kicking off its seventh year with the theme “Meet Safe,” a redux of GMID 2021’s theme. While most events across the globe took place virtually last year, more events are now meeting in person.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Across the board, new meeting spaces make for premium, curated events. New and renovated meeting spaces and hotels debut with immersive experiences in mind. Virtual Reality takes center stage in Orlando, where attendees can meet and celebrate like never before. As a whole, the resort offers 240,000 sq.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Most planners first experience with event technology is the implementation of a registration and event check-in app. Event technology has however evolved tremendously in the past few years to make the lives of all event stakeholders easier, more engaging and productive. Attendee registration and event check-in.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Kelly Ricker produces events with three tenets in mind: education, networking and an experience attendees won’t get elsewhere. In addition to annual member meetings, certification training sessions and countless webinars, Ricker facilitates gatherings such as CompTIA DC Fly-Ins and annual industry conference ChannelCon.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2021

Award-winning events software provider, VenuIQ , has announced a North American follow up to its successful UK virtual event, ‘ To Hybrid and Beyond’. . It will analyze the new increased uptake in hybrid events and why this will be a continual trend within the industry, which has accelerated five years because of the pandemic.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Research shows over 50% of all meetings are currently remote causing thousands to suffer from the very unscientific term “Zoom Fatigue.” While we are still likely months away from traveling and meeting together in large groups, the rise of Hybrid Meetings is filling the need for in person collaboration.

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JANUARY 4, 2022

Hard Rock International in Hollywood, Florida welcomes Earle as director of global travel industry sales. Most recently, he was regional director of sales and revenue at Performance Hospitality in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The post Smart Moves in Charleston, Nashville and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MARCH 7, 2022

So if you are an association working with healthcare workers, best to look for AMCs that meet or exceed expectations established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ( ACCME ). Evaluate them on the types of virtual events and virtual mentorship programs they have enabled in the last year.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Most people won’t ask questions at meetings. So how can you get authentic audience engagement at your events? In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While ” I disagree.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

Cartotto is complex director of security and risk management for Caribe Royal Orlando in Florida. More : Are You Responsible for Mask Policing at Events? Smart Meetings spoke with Cartotto about what new security trends next year may have in store. The world of event security now has more to consider. Cybersecurity.

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JULY 29, 2022

She brings more than 18 years of hospitality and destination sales experience with Hyatt Hotels, and has held leadership roles in food and beverage and events, as well. The global event tech and production company Encore welcomed Duffy as director of external communications. Ali Moussa. Florian Kunkel. Jennifer Duffy.

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JULY 7, 2021

In April, Discover The Palm Beaches partnered with the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) to host an in-person event to discuss what factors are driving buyer decisions for incentive travel. The event simultaneously demonstrated how effective safety protocols could be implemented from start to finish without sacrificing on experience.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Over the last 20 years, Perry has become experienced in catering, meetings, events and hospitality sales and marketing. Bruno is strategic consultant at the virtual business events company, DAHLIA+Agency , in Melrose, California. He enters the role with 16 years of hospitality sales, events and operations experience.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Kelly Ricker produces events with three tenets in mind: education, networking and an experience attendees won’t get elsewhere. In addition to annual member meetings, certification training sessions and countless webinars, Ricker facilitates gatherings such as CompTIA DC Fly-Ins and annual industry conference ChannelCon.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. “To To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. We’ll gather for the moments that matter. There’s no way around that.”.

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APRIL 30, 2018

Congratulations to all involved for ensuring the events business continues to grow. Brown Convention Center in Houston hosts some huge events, making it a perennial favorite. Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas, got the love from Kat Sanford, chief fun officer at Kat Sanford Events. Convention Centers.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The Best of the Best: Event Spaces: How to Create Event Spaces that Spark Learning and Connection. Want to learn more about designing the perfect event space to foster connections and learning? Watch this webinar about Designing Your Event With Connectivity In Mind! ?? Events being cancelled due to coronavirus.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2019

of flexible event space, including sea-breeze-cooled terraces. The Confidante, Miami Beach Following a 2017 renovation of several meeting spaces, there’s now still more for groups at this South Florida art deco beauty that is part of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. of event space. of event space.

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MAY 31, 2016

In the first two parts of this series on participatory voting at events, I introduced the concept and compared low-tech and high-tech approaches. High-tech methods typically default to anonymous voting: i.e. we have no information on anyone’s individual vote. ” But how often is this necessary? It is one.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2018

What could be more inspiring for meeting attendees than a luxurious setting? Event spaces can be tailored for groups ranging from a dozen guests in the charming Private Room to 220 guests in the elegant Salon, which has pitched ceilings and hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper. of indoor and outdoor meeting space.

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JUNE 21, 2022

Another question is, “What does this mean for corporate event planning?”—if Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix. Once the properties open, he says, it’ll be set up similarly to a physical opening, with an event coordinator and an event set up. if it means anything at all.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

How will the events industry fare this year, and what trends will rule the roost when it comes to event planners’ priorities? 2019 Event Trends: Your Audience Craves Authenticity. Infusing Events With Hands-On Experiences. Enhancing Event Cybersecurity. Using Wearable Tech Wisely. Saving on WiFi Costs.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

Highlights included experiential activations designed to inspire what comes next in designing better meetings. And Marriott partnered with Google on The NEU Project to pioneer ways to design more neuro-diverse-friendly events. The Smart Meetings team was on the expo floor getting updates and sharing snapshots of the action.

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JULY 8, 2022

These stories dive behind-the-scenes of events. Prone to hiccups as events are, there are numerous tips to glean and lessons to learn. Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online.

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MARCH 15, 2017

As you take in all the action, consider the eight first- and second-round host cities as potential destinations for your next meeting. Since 1996, more than 11 million spectators have attended live events at the 19,200-seat venue. Orlando, Florida. Buffalo, New York. Overall No. Salt Lake City. After a Sept.

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JUNE 21, 2018

Although planning a safe event has always been part of the event industry, it’s at the forefront of event organizer’s minds now, more than ever. And with tech playing a larger role in event planning and production, not only do we need to be on top of physical threats, but cybersecurity concerns as well.

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MARCH 13, 2020

Here at Smart Meetings , we’re celebrating International Women’s Day all month long. Cheers to these inspiring female event professionals! As a business owner myself, Carina inspires me to push my own boundaries and exercise my voice for the betterment of the meetings and events industry.” Shawn Cheng.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

More business elements: Combining a meeting and the incentive to share business messages. And it may help to explain why, of all categories of event planning, incentives seem to be near the top in renewed bookings. Like meeting profs everywhere, they learned to improvise and innovate in the flash of an eye.

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