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The Buck Stops Here: The Life of a Strategic Events Manager

Maritz Global Events

If you’ve ever wondered who plans the events for an event management company, look no further. Let us introduce you to Dan Potter, Senior Strategic Events Manager at Maritz Global Events. Director Strategic Events. The Days (and Nights) of a Strategic Events Manager. Challenges and Rewards.

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San Antonio No. 1 Among Best Cities for Conferences

SmartMeetings

SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. Omaha, Nebraska. Lincoln, Nebraska. The big winner is San Antonio , which is No. 1 in the SmartAsset rankings for the second-straight year. 2, Austin at No.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

SmartMeetings

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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Eight Brilliant Meeting Sites Along Solar Eclipse Path

SmartMeetings

Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Have an event of galactic proportions at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens.