Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And the meetings and events industry is taking the lead when it comes to creating sustainable events. Check the website, interview past clients and ask to speak with some of his/her suppliers to ensure that they all meet the green targets you’ve set for the function. Networking for the “Green” Party Planner.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 19, 2017

This should be music to planners ’ ears, as there are many ways to embrace the seasonal spirit at a meeting or event. Booking a meeting at one of these ultra-dreamy venues is a great way to start planning. Fire pits, a wooden boardwalk and 500-person capacity make the outdoor venue a summertime delight.

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Bizzabo

JANUARY 15, 2019

Discover the 20 best event venues in Kansas City. So it's no surprise that the "City of Fountains" has a whole host of amazing event venues. So it's no surprise that the "City of Fountains" has a whole host of amazing event venues. The in-house event strategy and pro production team will do it for you.

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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. Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Pop the cork on a great meeting held at Brooks Winery.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 13, 2019

Planning your event in St. From a blues museum to waterfront views to 19th-century monuments, you’ll find it here in our top 30 event spots in St. The variety of budget-friendly event spaces to elegant, old-world venues make this a desirable location for industry conferences, conventions, and meetups. Location: Downtown.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Are you ready for some…meetings? 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. The event will also utilize the Indiana Convention Center for a fan fest. “We Indianapolis. In 2017 alone, L.A. billion benefit.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And, like more than a few train stations of its kind, it is still finding new ways to delight and welcome modern groups—from casual visitors to meetings-minded professionals. . It reopened as a venue and hotel in 1985, and has remained a mainstay of downtown St. There is a magic to St. Louis ever since. It features 130,000 sq.

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Nunify

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

According to Allied Market Research , the event industry was worth $1,135.4 A career in the “Events industry” is a viable option, according to these reports. A skilled event planner must be an excellent multi-tasker to manage various aspects of an event seamlessly. Online Event Management Courses.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 14, 2019

Cori Day, vice president of sales and services for Visit KC, understands the complex role that event service professionals play. Whether it’s an event, a venue or a destination, she is selling an experience—and everything revolves around customer service because you haven’t done a good job until they say you have.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 16, 2019

The Freeman Company sold its Encore Event Technologies unit to national event production company PSAV while its Freeman brand experience division is focusing on a problem many planners and companies have struggled with—event data analysis. Data Design , a team that grants event planners insight on how to drive growth.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 20, 2018

Tragic boating incidents in which tourists and crew members were killed and injured on Hawaii Island and in Branson, Missouri made headlines this week. WOW – video captures duck tour boat sinking in Missouri w/31 people on board. Meeting professionals often plan an outing on the water to enjoy the sunset or see the sites.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 22, 2017

A track with a similar design already exists in Branson, Missouri, at The Track Family Fun Parks. The checkered flag is an opportunity to introduce some friendly competition into your next event. Here are 10 reasons why Niagara Falls is a great meeting destination , according to Niagara Falls Tourism: 1. Meet with a view!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In addition to the Gateway Arch renovation, the city boasts endless opportunities for meeting planners to organize an unforgettable and truly localized experience for their attendees. Groups that meet in St. More : 4 Feel-Good Benefits of Outdoor Meetings. When planners choose to meet in St. Get Outside.

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In this region, the University of Illinois Conferences & Special Events is home to a 1,400-acre campus with high-tech classroom spaces, lounges, and overnight accommodations for up to 1,800 people and a dedicated event staff to help plan it all. Missouri State University. Champaign, IL. Purdue University.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

From New York to Utah, each is only a short trip from some of the country’s best meeting venues. Surrounded by 40,000 acres of forest, the retreat includes 14 meeting rooms that total 10,000 sq. of event space. Lancaster also delivers where it counts in event spaces. of meeting space. of event space.

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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. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings. Logar played a major role in bringing the event to town.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Smart Meetings talked to the leader of the world’s largest resource for official destination organizations, convention and visitors bureaus, and asked how he and his members help event professionals deliver better meetings. Louis, Missouri on July 23, 2019. Partnerships Expanded.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2023

Smart Woman Summit kicks off the next year for Smart Women in Meetings with empowerment and thoughtful conversations When leaders come together to tackle the biggest challenges in the hospitality meetings industry. One take-away for supervisors was the importance of “meeting employees where they’re at.” something magic happens.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2018

While every hotel or venue has something that makes it unique, some simply go above and beyond. of meeting space. In the middle of $10 million of multiphase renovations, the Central Los Angeles venue most recently revealed five new meeting rooms. But Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri’s Ozarks—featuring 20,000 sq.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 4, 2018

Hilton Chicago Classic now meets cool as this historic 1,544-room property on Michigan Avenue across from Grant Park completes the last bit of an all-encompassing $150 million renovation—transformation of third-floor meeting space, with seven meeting rooms suited for small meetings to medium-sized conferences for up to 850 attendees.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. This is our fourth class,” said PCMA President and CEO Deborah Sexton, “and with each one, we are struck by the passion and insights these individuals bring to the business-events community. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

But event planners are looking for more than that—they’re on the hunt for Hollywood-inspired places to host their next event (the curse of a constantly-working mind!). We are honored to present to you a list of venues in destinations featured in this years’ Oscar-nominated movies. Fear not, planners.

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