Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2022

Louisville, Kentucky—birthplace of Muhammad Ali—on the banks of the Ohio River, checked all those boxes. Smart Meetings brought top meeting professionals to The Galt House the same week Berkshire Hathaway hosted 5,000 real estate professionals at 300,000-square-foot Kentucky International Convention Center. Be Flexible Under Pressure.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2022

Louisville, Kentucky—birthplace of Muhammad Ali—on the banks of the Ohio River checked all those boxes. Smart Meetings brought top meeting professionals to The Galt House the same week Berkshire Hathaway hosted 5,000 real estate professionals at 300,000-square-foot Kentucky International Convention Center. Be Flexible Under Pressure.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2024

There is simply no substitute for the power of in-person, face-to-face meetings and event travel—which generated nearly $120 billion in spending last year—and the value that results across practically every industry sector when people come together.” Below are scheduled events happening with MPI, PCMA and SITE in North America and Canada.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

One-third of the world’s bourbon supply is distilled in Louisville, Kentucky. Stacey Yates, vice president for marketing and communications for the Louisville Convention & Visitors Bureau, describes how meetings of all sizes can incorporate this and other local flavors into meetings. .

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2022

Groups will now have the availability to host events at a new outdoor venue at adjacent Pioneer Park courtyard beginning in April. of indoor/outdoor event space. The spaces include an ocean-facing event lawn, an outdoor lawn adjacent to the ballrooms and an indoor/outdoor flex event space overlooking the California coast.

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Exhibitor Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2022

ROCHESTER, MN - EXHIBITOR magazine, the award-winning leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, is excited to announce that the ci.

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EventMB

JUNE 15, 2022

When bourbon maker Old Forester started offering alcohol-free mint juleps at the Kentucky Derby, it became clear that non-alcoholic beverages had become a thing. And to many event planners, the companies they work for, as well as attendees, that is a good thing.

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Exhibitor Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Exhibitor Group, the award-winning leader in trade show and corporate event marketing education, publisher of EXHIBITOR magazine, and. ROCHESTER, MN.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 14, 2019

Louisville, Kentucky, is recognized as an international destination for festival events—most notably the Kentucky Derby—and conferences like Connect 2019. See what awaits you this August. Soak it all up while you’re there for Connect in August. Go ahead and live like a local for a little while. The Best of Louisville: Food.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 17, 2019

Louisville, Kentucky, is recognized as an international destination for festival events—most notably the Kentucky Derby—and conferences like Connect 2019. Churchill Downs There’s no need to wait for the Kentucky Derby to enjoy the ponies at America’s most famous racetrack—thoroughbreds race during Spring and Fall meets.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 8, 2019

Louisville, Kentucky, is recognized as an international destination for festival events—most notably the Kentucky Derby—and conferences like Connect 2019. See what awaits you this August.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Meeting professionals rely heavily on the event servicing teams behind the scenes to execute on the best-laid plans for effective meetings. In addition, 20 hours of continuing education, which focuses on event servicing topics, is required over three years. What ESPC Proves.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 28, 2023

If you’re an event planner looking for a unique and exciting location to host your next event, look no further than these horse racing-inspired event spaces in Dallas, Baltimore, San Diego, Arcadia, and of course, Louisville. You can host anything from a corporate event to a wedding or even a charity fundraiser.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Big events require big spaces. But, when it comes to planning your next large-scale event, you need more than just a lot of space. Here are five of America’s best and largest convention centers, primed to host your next large event. For large events, you’ll need more than just space to make your event a success.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2021

He’s also owner of and worked as CEO for Big White Dog Events in Washington, D.C. Diamond holds a certificate in virtual event and meeting management and is a member of MPI, PCMA, Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) and Senior Planner Industry Network (SPIN). Doug Bennett, CASE. Elizabeth Burks.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 2, 2019

We love our young event professionals, but they aren’t the only ones who deserve special recognition. Connect is looking to honor 15 event professionals who have spent their career moving the meetings industry forward. 26-28, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. Nominations are due Friday.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s this easy access—combined with Kentucky Exposition Center with its 1.3 million square feet of exhibition space and reputation for hosting premier spectator events like the Kentucky Derby—that has helped build the city’s long-standing reputation for the convention market. Louis and five hours from Chicago. Center Stage.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Natasha Stamper Pedigo, CMP, 38, works in Lexington, Kentucky, as a meeting planner and event manager at The Asphalt Institute. A s a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Pedigo discusses her passion for the events industry. I am responsible for every aspect of the event. I had four months to plan, sell and market the event.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Event planners are already preparing to bring the best to 2022. Here are some of the biggest events to come in 2022. Haute, the marketing, sales and event services company in Cedar Park, Texas, is taking 80 professionals to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas for a week-long event on a brand-new industry metric.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Meeting Professionals International announced new certificate programs, the purchase of a Canadian event, details about the upcoming World Education Conference, leadership changes, and other developments during the IMEX America show in Las Vegas. The Canadian location for the event was not announced. •

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It’s this easy access—combined with Kentucky Exposition Center with its 1.3 million square feet of exhibition space and reputation for hosting premier spectator events like the Kentucky Derby—that has helped build the city’s long-standing reputation for the convention market. Louis and five hours from Chicago. Center Stage.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 17, 2023

28, The Spooknona event will feature a Graveyard Smash party with an expansive pumpkin patch, trick-or-treat stations, inflatables and DJ performances. of meeting and event space throughout theater-, boardroom- and gala-style rooms. Planners can also book suites as meeting or event spaces. From 5pm to 10pm on Oct.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2024

Now, it’s all about bringing the community together in person at events, embracing the brand’s multiyear growth and rise in popularity, thanks in part to collaborations with Paramount’s “Yellowstone” TV series and country music stars. Nashville felt much more like a homecoming for us, as it’s become a second home for our brand.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2022

The most meaningful kind of CSR activity at an event is one that is in complete alignment with the interests of its participants and furthers the mission of the host organization. Members of the Racing Fingers Quilt Guild of Ormand Beach create fidget quilts for patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or traumatic brain injury.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 21, 2023

We’re going to be at Kentucky Derby coming up and soon we’ll be at Maid In America. The post SXSW 2023: White Claw’s Marketing VP Talks Activating for Music Fans at the ‘Shore Club’ appeared first on Event Marketer. They’re just different cultures, and it’s fun to interact with.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Several of the world’s annual major sporting events are known for more than just heroic feats of athleticism, but also for their signature sports cocktails. Kentucky Derby: Mint Julep. Woodford Reserve revealed its 2017 $1,000 Mint Julep Cup and guess who it is benefiting this year…the Kentucky Derby Museum! 21 and over?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

This time around, the company invited 29 event and meeting professionals and 15 representatives from Marriott’s convention and resorts network (CRN) properties, including JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa , Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel , Atlanta Marriott Marquis , as well as New Orleans’ local hotels.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 8, 2024

It all began at Kentucky Horse Park, where VisitLEX and a team of Lexington scientists and scholars used an infrared laser to beam a “coded invitation” to aliens in the TRAPPIST-1 solar system—about 40 light years away, meaning it’ll be quite some time before these potential customers get the memo.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

She will draw on her over 20 years of experience with Caesar’s Entertainment and Hyatt to book business in the areas of Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming. He will work to elevate guest connections and create memorable stays.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2019

The first mobile office will be on display on the tradeshow floor at Connect 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s not an on-demand service yet—companies participating in events in Boston can book the service to finalize deals. The post WorkLane Brings Private Meeting Space to Events appeared first on Connect Association.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Perkins comes from Lexington Marriott City Center & Residence Inn in Kentucky. Nelson has a long history working in the Bay Area, having worked with Encore Event Rentals—which serves the northern Bay Area—prior to her new position. She also worked as event and sales manager for Sheraton Sonoma County­­ in California.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Meet with like-minded meeting professionals at our next 3-day event Mar. 13-15 at The Galt House in Louisville, Kentucky. “Know that all you can do is the best you can do so you will never live with regret. Register today !

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

All 4,000 of the attendees at Connect 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, can attest that this year’s conference was our best. See below for some of what made this year’s event so memorable. The Fyre Festival took that to a whole new level in the events industry. Engagement and activations were at an all-time high. The Fyre Within.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

She later became senior sales assistant, sales coordinator and, most recently, events manager. Clements was priorly sales and events coordinator at Main Event, a Louisville entertainment company. She has also held marketing and event management roles at BrainBox Intelligent Marketing and iHigh.com, both in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 27, 2023

“On the ground, we try to get prominent locations and allow the presence of the brand to create buzz throughout the event where people want to come check it out. We found it to be successful and a great event the first year. The event of the grand prix is kind of an experience in and of itself, where it’s not just a race.”

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Event Marketer

JULY 17, 2023

And that’s the feeling Loyal 9 Cocktails aimed to capture with its recent pop-up event in New York City. campaign, the pop-up event emphasized how consumers should do more of the things they want to do and less of the mundane things they don’t. So it was just making sure that we curated this in the best way possible with a unique idea.

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InCharged

AUGUST 19, 2019

That makes sense in the context of events; for example, at the new Railbird Music Festival in Kentucky, one of the coolest features, so to speak, was a tent equipped with large and powerful fans for attendees to relax and cool off. They need to have enough battery power to order an Uber ride at the end of the event.

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