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The Happiest Places to Meet in America

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of meeting space, two event rooms, a wild selection of food options, high-speed internet, a six-foot built-in screen, an LCD projector and Polycom speakerphone, both available to rent. Tours are daily and there are also fun, spooky events scheduled throughout the year. of meeting and event space and 43 breakout rooms.

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Smart Moves at Lark Hotels, Noble House and More

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Doug Klein Klein is vice president of marketing and communications for Lark Hotels , which operates 50 properties in New England and California. Dowling previously worked with South Dakota- and Wyoming-based energy company Black Hills Energy, where she led its strategic communications, brand management and public relations efforts.

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Smart Moves in The Palm Beaches, Los Angeles and More

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She brings over 15 years of experience working with resorts, golf clubs and branded hotels. She has managed hotels, on-boarded and opened new properties and developed outstanding hotel finance teams. Steffek most recently worked as the front office manager at The Farnam Hotel, Autograph Collection, in Omaha, Nebraska.

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Smart Moves in Albuquerque, Maui and More

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Craighead most recently worked for both International Association of Exhibitions and Events, where he was vice president of exhibitions and events, as well as Center for the Center of Exhibition Industry Research, as vice president of events. White is general manager for Del Mar Beach Hotel in San Diego. Ryan White.

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Events and Carbon Offsets: What You Need to Know

PCMA Convene

The events industry is helping to grow that market. For example, in October, the Radisson Hotel Group announced a plan to make all the meetings and events at more than 400 of its EMEA properties carbon negative by paying for offsets that amount to double the carbon footprint of each meeting. Budgeting to Make the Planet Better.

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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

While these event professionals you will learn more about are young, there is much everyone in the industry can learn from them. They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 29 • Director of Sales—Meetings and Events, Americas.

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Where You’d Least Expect Them

PCMA Convene

If you’ve spent any time in the business-events industry, you know destinations like Las Vegas, Paris, Chicago, or Barcelona like the back of your hand. Rapid City, South Dakota. In 2017, it was in Rapid City, South Dakota. Logar played a major role in bringing the event to town. Petersburg, Russia.

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