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Best of 2022: Diversity

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2022 welcomed the launch of New Intent, an organization focused on promoting diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) and environmental advocacy with destinations and event planners. New Intent’s plan is to create educational sessions, white papers and knowledge sharing by partnering with events industry supply chain and speaker services.

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List of association management companies in US (with expertise in Virtual & Hybrid Events)

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Evaluate them on the types of virtual events and virtual mentorship programs they have enabled in the last year. It’s not easy to generate revenue that would otherwise be lost due to canceled in-person events during the pandemic. It also has rapidly evolved to offer virtual and hybrid event production services.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

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He acknowledged that the city’s existing National Convention Centre is not large enough to sufficiently host many major events. of meeting space. of function space, 12,000 seats and about 50 meeting rooms. of event space and a permanent art collection. The equates to] 263 event days and over 90,000 room nights.”

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

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From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. When a city is preparing to host a sporting event, they invest in improving their infrastructure, building and renovating hotels and expanding their public transportation routes.

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Puff, Puff, Plan Your Marijuana Policy for Events

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Yet, as a meeting or event planner , it’s not likely in the forefront of your mind. If an attendee is from a state in which marijuana is legal but the event is in one with stricter laws, then the attendee must comply with in-state laws— even for medicinal use. They are quickly gaining popularity at social events.

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4 Smart Moves at Hyatt, Hotel Ivy and More

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Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe named Chris Skelding as director of sales, marketing and events. He began in the hospitality industry at the age of 14, when he worked at his local country club in Indiana. The post 4 Smart Moves at Hyatt, Hotel Ivy and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Camila Frederico .

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6 Smart Moves at Visit Indy, Le Pavillon Hotel, Kimpton Solamar & More

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Virginia and Maryland to draw large meetings to Indianapolis, which was named the number one convention city in the U.S. She’s been with Visit Indy since graduating from Indiana University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in tourism management. Engstrom spent time in event marketing for Bolthouse Productions/SBE as well.

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