The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Just a few short weeks ago it seemed like “all systems go” again for the meetings and events industry. States such as Hawaii, Nevada, and Louisiana have shifted back to requiring masks to be worn at all times indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Background Image Source.

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Brilliant Event Planning

JULY 24, 2020

The below is the most recent information we were able to gather on event restrictions in New York and New Jersey in order to stop/slow the spread of Covid-10. If elevators are necessary at an event, only one individual is permitted at a time unless all individuals are wearing face coverings. Photo by Lindsay Madden Photography.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She most recently served as events and operations manager at The Brew Creek Centre. Thurman was born and raised in Louisiana and holds an MBA from Eastern Washington University—and true to his past F&B roles, he loves to cook. He has worked with Marriott since 2011 and has excelled in food & beverage roles.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

In July, roughly 100 million Americans came under an extreme heat warning issued by the National Weather Service as states stretching from the south-central region to the Northeast were hit with blistering triple-digit temperatures, encroaching on daily records in the states of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. How Planners Can Beat the Heat.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The Louisiana (Bristol). Eleven grassroots music venues have now received almost £40,000 in total for a range of lighting, sound and associated equipment purchases, air conditioning units and building work. The recipient venues are: Alexander’s Live (Chester). Venue38 (Ayr). The Grayston Unity (Halifax). Retro (Manchester).

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2022

Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. of indoor and outdoor event space between one ballroom, four boardrooms and a fourth-floor restaurant. of event space, Origin Austin’s Flight Room can accommodate up to 49 guests for small to mid-sized meetings. With 799 sq.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Housed in the old Louisiana ArtWorks building in Central Business District, the school is on five floors, with 90,000 sq. One of the missions of NOCHI is to promote the NOLA hospitality tradition, so it also launched Enthusiast Courses, a variety of training programs focused on specific cooking topics for residents and tourists.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Nothing tops the location of the southern United States as a place to hold events. Event venues in cities with stunning architecture and event teams with southern charm ready to meet yours and your guests’ every desire. It can accommodate your social or business event for up to 2,200 in their 100 meeting rooms.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

DMCs are an untapped resource for meeting profs A Destination Management Company (DMC) could be the secret ingredient for meeting professionals cooking up their next event. We can start early on and keep everybody on track,” says Paget Kirkland, president and owner of Kirkland Event and Destination Services in the Palm Beaches.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 15, 2021

For several decades, Essence magazine has hosted the Essence Festival, a two-weekend-long event held in New Orleans, filled with panels, concerts, performances, movie screenings, and shopping. The 2021 Essence Festival, held June 25-27, and July 2-4, was a hybrid event. In Person but Dispersed. Stephanie Hodges-Dunivan.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 14, 2021

Mazmanian is director of account services, live events for virtual event platform Bluewater Technologies in Wixom, Michigan. He also worked in managerial roles with Baton Rouge Marriott in Louisiana, Islandia Marriott Long Island and Melville Marriott Long Island, both in New York. BJ Mazmanian.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana In 2015, chef Hardette Harris established the Official Meal of North Louisiana to distinguish the local cuisine from this region from other parts of the state. Carlsbad, California Customize a private group experience with Carlsbad Food Tours as a team-building event or corporate party.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The spirits giant and an army of 15 brands from its portfolio took over the renowned industry show with events and activations built to drive engagement, education and advocacy, particularly among influential bartenders ( SoHo Experiential handled). Don Julio Marks Cinco de Mayo with a Bar Giveback Program for Hospitality Workers.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

How many events, meetings, or conferences have you attended that take some inspiration from the Mardi Gras day celebrations? Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States are traditionally celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, a melting pot of cultures, celebrated and reflected in the diverse cuisines.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

My organization was supposed to hold a 5,000-person meeting in Louisiana in late October. They were just dreams, you know. You have no idea what really would have happened in 2020 if there hadn’t been a pandemic. Seen any weather reports from the Gulf lately? We need to stop talking about a return to normal and start thinking our way forward.

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APRIL 29, 2019

These individuals are leaders, mentors and stars who moved the events industry forward for decades. Shreveport/Bossier, Louisiana. Executive Vice President & COO , International Association of Exhibitions and Events. Senior Business Events Manager. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management.

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Connect Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Events for the men and women who’ve given their all to country and community are made special when the host venue strikes a uniquely American patriotic chord. museum offers multiple event space set-ups from the 13,500 sq.-ft. One of the Museum’s larger venues is the Louisiana Memorial Pavilion. The 4880 sq.-ft.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2019

Cheryl Bachelder, former CEO of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and author of “Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others,” credits her success to servant leadership. CourtesyCheryl Bachelder). Real-life examples of and from servant leaders offer a place to start.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Imagine announcements about your event as passengers deboard the plane or approach the meeting space. The post Site Selection: Where to Throw a Multisensory Event appeared first on Smart Meetings. Get attendees involved by taking them to a Cajun dance hall, such as Mulate’s , for French-inspired gumbos and accordion-fueled zydeco.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 14, 2019

Collaborations with destination brands, including Pure Michigan , Louisiana Travel , Explore Edmonton , Daytona Beach and Visit Saint Paul , have proved successful so far, with these brands having reported seeing a 68 percent average interaction rate with Clicktivated’s technology.

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you’re interested in hosting a Halloween party event, you need the perfect venue. While it makes sense to use a standard hotel ballroom or event center, there’s one way to really kick things up a notch. This event hits multiple “unique” attributes, making it a winner for many hosts.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

MMBC has made significant strides in elevating the value of in-person meetings and events across career levels, industries and geographic borders,” she says. “We I often tell people that sales is in my blood…I once sold a case of lightbulbs to the owner of the largest electrical supplier in the state of Louisiana!”.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As the industry continues to push the pause button on large in-person events, venues and suppliers are transitioning their resources to serve populations in need. Since April 1, the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC) has opened its doors to more than 1,300 individuals to help ease crowding at local homeless shelters.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

David Bradley works in Shreveport and Bossier, Louisiana, as v ice president of sales and services at Shreveport-Bossier CVB. As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Bradley discusses his passion for the events industry. I have learned much about living in the south.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Alongside brand partners and industry tastemakers Tan France (decorating) and Meredith Hayden (hosting), the company hosted a holiday event for key media at the SoHo Grand Hotel in New York City. Agency: Stacey Ruiz Events) The post Holiday Activations: 14 Brands that Made Festive Season Sparkle appeared first on Event Marketer.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

Paddy Cosgrave, Founder & CEO of Collision and Web Summit, on Centre Stage at Collision 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of the conference and CEO of Ireland-based Ci, which organizes several tech events around the world, took to LinkedIn to share his perspectives on the search for a new city to call home.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 19, 2016

The flooding in Louisiana is being called the worst natural disaster in the United States since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, leaving at least 13 people dead and driving tens of thousands more from their homes in and around Baton Rouge. So your meetings and events business hasn’t really been disrupted? How are things going?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Canada is shining a spotlight on technology in May with a cluster of events in Toronto, one of the country’s innovation hubs. Innovate Canada 2019 , a four-day event for global C-suite executives, is being held from May 21-24 and is aimed at showcasing the country’s strengths in the life-sciences industry (medtech and pharma).

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Cancellation, switching locations, and a 36-hour pivot to virtual were among the actions taken by various event hosts. After powerful Hurricane Ida swept through New Orleans on August 29, several meeting groups had decisions to make—and quickly—about whether to proceed with their events in the city in the days and weeks that followed.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2023

Thanks to some exciting new spaces opening across the country, meeting planners can host events at cultural centers that provide educational experiences that will have a lasting impact. We collected all the resources you need to plan an event that is respectful and enlightening. hospitality industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2022

One of the chief storytellers at the booth was newly promoted Kelly Gleeson Smith, who took on the role of vice president of sales, meetings and events in early October. Gleeson Smith has been on a “listening tour” with clients and 120 members of the global meetings and events sales team. Kelly Gleeson Smith.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

AUGUST 23, 2019

To help you get among that community, we’ve put together a collection of events for business owners in 2019 and 2020, beginning with: 1) South Summit CDMX 2019. After two successful editions earlier this year in Malaga and Bogotá, the event will be back this October in Madrid, and this December in Mexico City. 3) FallUp 2019.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

One of the most daring and complex high-wire acts is organizing a citywide event. Spanning multiple hotels, thousands of rooms and millions of square feet of event space, a citywide requires a planner to manage a long list of responsibilities to make it successful. Make sure you are communicating.”.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Just for you, tourism bureaus and hospitality professionals are hanging holly, preparing their spaces to host events and—beginning Black Friday and Cyber Monday—sales for holiday business travelers. Here are some of the best experiences and Cyber sales on hotels and the most festive corporate-friendly events and giftable trips of the season.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

She also recommends wearing the nicest top and pants the first night of a conference or event. Lafayette, Louisiana, is another city that travelers should check out. “Really, three pairs of pants and three tops will give you about nine outfits, if they all match.” Then put them in the daytime rotation.”. Travel to the B-sides.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

There are plenty of events, parades and celebrations to attend, but many event planners will be away from home and on the road. Still, that doesn’t mean you can’t join the fun—events are taking place all over the country. We’ve gathered a list of exciting events happening in U.S. cities for you to attend this month.

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Hornblower

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Built in Louisiana, the San Francisco Belle was once used as a floating casino on the Missouri River. Venue: Hornblower Cruises & Events San Francisco ( www.hornblower.com/port/category/sf+weddings ). Linens & Dance Floor: Good Events ( www.goodevents.com ). appeared first on Hornblower Cruises & Events Blog.

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