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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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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. There’ll be more than 80 meeting rooms, a 50,000 square-foot ballroom, more than 500,000 sq. of function space, 12,000 seats and about 50 meeting rooms. Jacksonville.

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Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

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It will serve attendees in the north entrance of the convention center during all public and private events. The hotel has partnered with local, sustainability focused Counter Culture Coffee to bring guests a selection of freshly ground beans delivered to their hotel room each morning. View this post on Instagram.