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 inspiring meeting venues, it’s a prime destination for an invigorating and exciting Halloween meeting. Planners can also book suites as meeting or event spaces.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

How to host powerful DEI-aligned events in Washington DC Fresh concepts, rolling out new directives and coordinating new business objectives can involve complex processes. The museums and venues under the umbrella of the Smithsonian Institute in the Nation’s capital illuminate the imagination of visitors through history housed in elegance.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

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. That’s amazingly exciting to be able to share that with anybody that’s doubting whether Rapid City is capable of hosting an event like this.”. Paducah, Kentucky.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The right menu can create an unforgettable experience, bring people together, showcase a destination, and drive the overall success of an event. Buying from suppliers in the area rather than shipping in packaged food helps lessen the carbon footprint of an event. Related : Hyatt’s San Antonio Properties Boast Major Renovations.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Over the last 17 years, she has garnered experience in hospitality, event, food and beverage, and business management. Louisville Tourism in Kentucky welcomed Runyon as destination services manager. Runyon brings 10 years of venue administration and events experience. Melea Runyon. Warren Nocon. Josh Fluhr.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

The result was a five-night virtual event that was open to the public — NCBMP’s Be Inspired Speaker Series: A Night at the Museum, which took place May 18–22. The event featured speakers representing each of the five venues presenting live on location, with NCBMP president Marlinda A. Henry and vice president Nicholas I.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. Both Kentucky-based properties are managed under OVG360, Oak View Group’s management arm. Chandra Allison.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Chicago Southland is enthusiastically ready to assist you in planning your regional meetings and events! We pride ourselves on stellar service and going the extra mile in assisting all planners, regardless of meeting or event size. With multiple event spaces, Thornton Distilling Co. Looking to stay indoors? in Thornton.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 22, 2017

With more groups heading out of the boardroom and into creative locations , why not schedule an event in a cozy space with great food and a wine tasting guided by a sommelier? These seven wine cellar meeting venues prove that groups don’t have to head to Napa or Bordeaux to gather among grapes. Casa de Uco. The Apiary.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

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

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Cities and venues across the U.S. are rethinking typical site visits, instead organizing them in conjunction with conferences and events they’re hosting. The goal is to give planners a live visual of what events can look like on-site. Who knew conference crashing could be a good thing?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Anyone who has attended a Super Bowl party or a pregame tailgate gathering knows that sporting events have a way of bringing people together. Meeting professionals can adapt that game plan to their next incentive outing or corporate retreat by building the trip around a top-tier sporting event. “As Super Bowl 52, Feb.

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GatherHere

MARCH 15, 2017

When it comes to an event idea that’s unique, memorable and outside the box, more and more groups, organizations and planners are booking private cooking classes. Vino Venue. As a restaurant, wine bar, retail spot and cooking school, Dunwoody, Georgia-based Vino Venue does it all. Sign us up! Request a live demo to learn more.

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Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

We prefer to think of it as a breakthrough in beverages—and a smart investment for hotels and event venues. What venues have used Monsieur machines? How much labor do the machines require on-site at an event? The perfect event for us is when a person walks in, gets carded and gets a wristband.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Situated along the Ohio River, across from Kentucky, Cincinnati has retained its Southern charm while remaining decidedly Midwestern. of event space. The city is famous for historic venues and boasts a somewhat rowdy past grounded in baseball, football and beer. Cincinnati. With big companies come big meetings. With more than 1.7

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

From the excitement of Palm Springs International Film Festival to the fascinating cities of South Korea, the Smart Meetings editorial staff was busy traveling throughout the world in 2018 to bring back ideas and inspiration about destinations for you to consider for upcoming meetings and events.

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TicketBud

JUNE 7, 2019

With Gerry Brooks from Celebrate Educators Overview In this episode we talk to social media star, event speaker and elementary school principal Gerry Brooks. We invited Gerry to the podcast to talk about his rise to internet stardom and what it’s like to be both the talent and the event organizer for a traveling one man show.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2016

Brew pubs are trending and so are the event spaces they provide. From a 20th century repurposed brewery in Lexington, Kentucky, to a swanky New York City rooftop , brew pubs and taprooms are the toast of their towns. Here are six options to help attendees meet, and drink, outside the box. Taproom Meetings.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 5, 2019

The world’s very first Kentucky Fried Chicken is here. Well, at least as it pertains to meeting venues.) It’s delicious. Google it. . We are the most diverse city in the country. No other city of our size has a building as large or as versatile as the Salt Palace Convention Center. Two of our politicians are from another planet.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2017

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI) has significantly enhanced its meetings and events portfolio by adding key properties in Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Louisville, Kentucky. Two of the hotels— Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., and Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center —are currently open.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Custom eclipse glasses with a brand, company or event name printed on them would be a great promotional item to give out at meetings leading up to August 21. Garden color. Sundays are for exploring.

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Expo Pass

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

They’re the best part of the event planning game, where new and experienced planners socialize, share horror stories , network, and discover emerging technologies. Deciding which events you’ll attend in 2024 ahead of time will make scheduling your year a lot easier. Event Tech Live. Event Tech Live is hosted twice a year.

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TicketBud

MAY 5, 2017

CJ: Well a little bit of history, the city of Durango is a big music venue we have music in the mountains in the summer and it lasts 3 weeks. We can only get about 250 sales per night, but now there’s talk of letting it take off to multi venue, we’re gonna see what’s it’s all about. The bluegrass festival is called Melt Down.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

She will provide the Texas boutique hotel’s meetings and events with everything from hors d’oeuvres to buffets. Westley Harris Westley Harris Harris returns to Swizzle Dinner & Drinks at The Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky as general manager. He began his career at 16 as a busboy at local restaurant Rocky’s on the River.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 14, 2024

So we were thinking, ‘What can we do with this [Throwback Thursday] event that attracts those fans, leverages our partners and gives them a good experience?’” —Cavender Neutze, Marketing Manager, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Golf fans enjoyed the action on the green, as well as the Florida wildlife and scenery.

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