Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. Runyon brings 10 years of venue administration and events experience. Most recently, she was senior events manager at Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville. Melea Runyon. Warren Nocon.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 24, 2017

When the afternoon hits and we reach for that third, nay fourth cup of coffee , it’s easy to overlook the full impact of the foods we choose. At a meeting or an event , sluggish attendees won’t be very productive , and neither will sluggish planners. Dark chocolate is a perfect dessert component to wrap up an event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He will oversee all JOALI Maldives, JOALI BEING and BIJAL Turkey. Hudson previously served as an account executive for the Creative Group, a leading event and incentive agency. He is a Certified Food and Beverage Executive and a member of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and SKÅL- International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals.

Hospitality 96

Hospitality Hotels Food and Beverage Tourism 96

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Holy Mickey Pretzel and Jumbo Turkey Legs! Las Vegas, which strives to go bigger than anywhere else—and is in continual competition with Orlando for meetings and events business—used to have its restaurants rated by Michelin. appeared first on Smart Meetings. Even Walt Disney himself probably didn’t see this one coming.

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All Seated

MARCH 3, 2020

Meeting planners spend more than $54 billion a year on food and beverage at corporate meetings and events. With the array of special meal requests rising daily, figuring out what to serve event participants can be a challenging task for any planner.

Food and Beverage 36

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Menu selection can be one of the most inspired , and fraught, decisions you make when planning an event. When the world’s elite athletes gather to compete in 102 events in 15 different disciplines, the culinary options ought to be up to par as well. What better way to solidify bonds than through food? Here Come the Entrees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 30, 2023

A quest to find sustainable event experts leads to an emerging wine region in California’s Central Coast It’s not your imagination. The quest to design green meetings often feels like a greenhouse gas-cutting limbo game. This is more than a sustainability moment for meetings. Green meetings are here to stay.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Events and gatherings happen in all sizes, at all kinds of social and commercial environments — whether it is a Christmas party, a large scale conference or a business event. While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events.

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Social Tables

MARCH 19, 2019

In order to host a successful charity event, planners need to keep honing their business practices. Things like event ROI, brand recognition, and clever partnerships are just some of the things you need to execute or monitor. With a little creativity and some skill, a great charity event is well within reach.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2023

He has been a member of the International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) mentor program and is current chairman of IAVM’s region five chapter meeting committee. The Bodrum Edition in Turkey promoted Ozgen to director of communications and marketing. Colleen Birch. Photo: Jerry Metellus. Didem Ozgen. Mitchell Doren. Justin Wilk.

Food and Beverage 52

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Smart Meetings

MAY 27, 2022

She has served similar directorships at Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center; The Ritz-Carlton properties in Israel and Turkey; The Langham Hotels & Resorts in Pasadena, California; Montage Hotels & Resorts in Laguna Beach and Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Leslie Prea. Daniel Padilla. Natalie LaVire.

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