Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The holiday spirit took over Sacramento’s renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center last week as 400 association meeting professionals came together during the return of CalSAE ’s Seasonal Spectacular event Dec. Oregon reached out and CalSAE accepted the invitation to provide services through programs already in place.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

million people who require healthy, tasty meat-alternative options for dining at events. Portland, Oregon: A Vegan Paradise. Read More : Portland, Oregon: City of Roses Focuses on Equality. Portland’s Oregon Convention Center boasts 255,000 sq. We looked at top places to gather in each of these destinations.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The annual traveling cold-weather tour brings free pop-up weekend music festivals to six of the ski POWDR-owned mountains—Vermont’s Killington, Copper Mountain and Eldora in Colorado, California’s Sierra-at-Tahoe, Utah’s Snowbird and Mount Bachelor in Oregon—through April 14. Agency: In-house by POWDR, Park City, UT.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 31, 2020

Choosing a venue to host your youth event is a unique challenge. Whether it’s an athletic event or an academic event, you need to have adequate surroundings, equipment, spaces, facilities, and of course food! Not to worry, our Top Picks for Venues to Host Youth Events covers all your needs. Edmond, OK. Bend, OR.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2024

Read More : How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management The storm is expected to make its way north into Canada with wind gusts of up to 95 mph. to the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a rare blizzard warning in place for Oregon and Washington, where some areas haven’t seen a blizzard warning in over 10 years.

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BizBash

MARCH 1, 2018

To celebrate 1,000 of its employees in the Oregon and Southwest Washington area, Comcast hosted an employee-appreciation event on February.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2022

Want to include this fresh and green cuisine into your upcoming event? From the West Coast to the East Coast and everywhere in between, Smart Meetings has compiled a list of American cities that have embraced the farm-to-table ideology, including restaurants capable of providing your event with the trending cuisine. Portland, Oregon.

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Event Industry News

JULY 16, 2020

Founder and CEO at Oregon-based Hubb, the virtual/hybrid/physical event platform, Allie Maygar launched her first company, Impulse Productions, age 21. Stepping across to event technology five years ago, that sprit of ingenuity, entrepreneurism, burns just as fiercely.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“Caesars has long offered innovative wellness options for employees and accommodated clients; it was time to make the services easier to access by packaging it all up in a ‘menu’ that could start a discussion,” said Reina Herschdorfer, director of marketing, national meetings and events with Caesars Entertainment. trillion by 2030.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Discover must-attend cannabis events that are shaping a fast-developing industry. Thanks to increasing legalization of recreatio nal marijuana use in many parts of the world, an entirely new category of events is fast emerging. Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. Lift & Co.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

As we prepare to restart events, how can we better integrate sustainability into our operations and make it a priority? Vivian Belzaguy Ascendance Sustainable Events Vivian Belzaguy has a passion for utilizing events as a platform for inspiring much-needed change in the way we treat our planet. live music industry!

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Unique Venues

MARCH 4, 2024

Nestled in the heart of Southern Oregon lies a whimsical haven for event planners, where the ordinary event transforms into an extraordinary adventure. The Treesort’s ability to cater to a diverse range of event objectives while maintaining a common thread of natural authenticity is the hallmark of its appeal.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Beyond its array of accommodations and spaces available, the 3,300-acre outdoor playground, located in the foothills of the Cascade Range just outside Bend, Oregon, offers countless adventures for guests to enjoy amidst a breathtaking wilderness landscape.

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Bizzabo

OCTOBER 19, 2018

From 1911 parking garages to floating dance floors, this Oregon city is also home to some amazing event venues. Hosting an event in a venue your attendee will love will always be at the forefront of an organizer’s event strategy. In this post, we'll explore the top 20 Portland event venues for your next occasion.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

At the annual event, West Coast association professionals gather for an expansive tradeshow, business solution appointments, education programs and networking to close out the year with a festive twist. “Our This year’s Seasonal Spectacular took place from Tuesday, Dec. 12 to Wednesday, Dec. in their official welcome.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The events industry is helping to grow that market. For example, in October, the Radisson Hotel Group announced a plan to make all the meetings and events at more than 400 of its EMEA properties carbon negative by paying for offsets that amount to double the carbon footprint of each meeting. Budgeting to Make the Planet Better.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2022

In recognition of National Embrace Your Geekness Day, we are profiling 10 cities ranked by the service provider Lawn Love as the “geekiest in America” based on access to collectibles and costumes, sense of community and events. . Portland, Oregon. New York City. The annual New York Comic Con, located at the Jacob K.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Muhly is director of sales, events and marketing for Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. Acevedo is the first-ever chief operating officer for live event company Streamline Event Agency in Franklin, Tennessee. Before this, Barnes ran her own consulting business, Event Advisors. Wagner Muhly.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

She has over 25 years of experience in operations, sales and event planning across markets and brands, including Loews Hotels, Hilton and Marriott. Jeanine Conforti Jeanine Conforti The Riverhouse on the Deschutes , in Bend, Oregon, welcomes Conforti as director of sales and marketing. George, Utah.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2023

He has served as director of food and beverage outlets at The Chartler Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, restaurant general manager at Afuri Izakaya in Oregon and more. He has managed hotel fine dining across the U.S. in addition to leading numerous restaurants and bars in Sicily.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Before this, she was director of sales and marketing at Nines, A Luxury Collection Hotel in Portland, Oregon—in 2020, she was awarded Leader of the Year at the property. Heather McCargo McCargo is marketing manager of communications and events for ATL Airport District.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2019

As we begin our West Coast road trip to find the perfect training venues, our first featured venue is Oregon State University – Cascades. Lastly, delicious food options can be found across the campus or on-site catering can also be offered during your next event. Central Oregon Community College. Conference & Events.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

On this week’s podcast, we discussed how podcasts can benefit live events. Offering their expertise on the subject was Cvent’s marketing manager, Brooke Gracey, and team lead, Cody Liskh from their offices in Portland, Oregon. Podcasts are useful for event professionals to broaden their scope of expertise and knowledge.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this role, she will oversee the areas of Northern California, Northern Nevada, Oregon, Washington state and western Canada. This position was created to offer guests exceptional experiences, develop new activations and events and provide personalized customer service.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

Before joining Visit San Antonio, Buchanan worked as event manager for Henry B. Before this, he worked as complex general manager at Hilton Portland Downtown and The Duniway Hotel in Oregon. Buchanan previously worked as Visit San Antonio’s national sales manager, in addition to other roles within the organization.

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Glow Global Events

MAY 6, 2022

Centering important causes connects events to a higher purpose. Thus, when it comes to events, philanthropy is an essential element. For the hosting organization, the event also serves as a reaffirmation of the company’s values. It’s through this lens that we bring our expertise to two powerful events this month.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Food trucks are fun, convenient, serve delicious food at a fraction of the cost of a sit-down meal, and are a great addition to any event. Koi Fusion, Portland, Oregon. The company currently serves the greater Portland area and has plans to expand across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. Voodoo Van, Portland, Oregon.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

The event brought more than 1,000 industry leaders together in St. Louis in 2019, but attracted more than 3,000 for the 2020 virtual event, originally scheduled for Chicago. Relive lessons from Destinations International’s 2019 Annual Convention. Speaking Out. If that is the case, then our funding should represent that,” he said.

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MAY 4, 2021

Before this, Totaro worked as general manager at Atlantic City Convention Center, assistant general manager for Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati and assistant executive director at Oregon Convention Center in Portland. He’s also owner of and worked as CEO for Big White Dog Events in Washington, D.C. Darryl Diamond, CMP.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 12, 2020

The company offers what he calls “education-first craft brewery tour experiences” in 11 cities spanning from Portland, Oregon to Washington, D.C. But by March 25, City Brew Tours was set up to offer an alternative: Events that did not require leaving the house. “We had to try something that could transport into people’s homes.”.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

She’s in-the-know about the latest and greatest events, activities and trends the city has to offer. She’s a CMP and has worked in meetings and events at JW Marriott properties in Denver, Phoenix and Denver Cherry Creek as well as The Ritz-Carlton in Denver and Denver City Center Marriott.

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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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Smart Meetings

MARCH 5, 2019

The Emporium hosts company parties and team-building events for groups with up to 800 guests, and buyouts are an option; it also provides free table reservations for groups of less than 40 people. Ground Kontrol, Portland, Oregon. You can host private events, as well. And it just opened a second location in Oakland on Feb.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 8, 2017

Download this episode (right click and save) Joining the podcast this week are two guests with a collective knowledge of how technology can streamline the process of event and meeting planning. The post Podcast: Task Manager vs Strategic Planner: Using tech to streamline meeting planning appeared first on Event Industry News.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

of meeting space, two rooms comprising the hotel’s penthouse combine for a one-of-a-kind event experience—complete with 1,800 sq. The Hoxton, Portland, Oregon Set to open Nov. A cultural events calendar aims to provide a constant stream of local flavor for guests and meetings attendees. On top of the 1,291 sq.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A study by Terrapin Bright Green and University of Oregon found that poor building design can account for 10 percent of employee absences. The study discovered that employees with a view of a natural landscape took an average of 57 hours of sick leave annually, compared to the 68 hours that employees with no view at all took.

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JULY 17, 2016

“Best practices” and “event planning tips” come in all shapes and sizes. Here at Guidebook, we share a lot of strategies for planners from tech tools to try, sponsor package ideas , and specific event marketing timelines. If there’s one event planning tips article you read this year, let it be this one!

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