Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Virginia Beach may be all about soft sands and ocean waves, but planning your meeting here puts you right on solid ground. From big events at the LEED Gold Certified Virginia Beach Convention Center to roundtable sessions with an ocean view, your style of meeting is at the top of our agenda. Plan with Confidence.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Polito is currently managing director for mdg, a San Diego-based agency that specializes in event and association marketing. Catherine is director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Centric Old Town Alexandria in Virginia. The post Smart Moves in Hawaii, Virginia and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Jit Bose and James Koh.

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Unique Venues

JULY 28, 2023

When hosting professional events, planners are searching for a venue that not only satisfies their technical needs, but one that also provides a polished aesthetic and welcoming environment to sustain attendees’ engagement. This year’s Planner’s Choice for Professional Meetings & Conferences provides all of that, and more!

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Meetings from quintessential Virginia, to the mountains, to Capitol Hill Make your way to the places where the fall foliage turns the red, orange and gold of everyone’s favorite autumn movies and art: New England. The expansive meeting and event space, including a 2,200 sq. ballroom and 900 sq. A 1,200 sq.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2024

Using the power of events to connect the wider farming community Since purchasing Indoor Ag-Con in 2018, CEO Brian Sullivan and his team’s goal has been to push for more education about emerging technologies and budding trends around controlled environment agriculture (CEA). They come to our event and learn different ways to grow.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 3, 2023

How to stretch event budgets Meeting planners consider a lot of factors when crafting the perfect experience for their attendees. When looking for that perfect spot to host an event, meeting planners may want to expand their search off the beaten path and explore beyond the usual suspects. Watch the entire virtual FAM here.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 16, 2022

That was the message from Jill Blood, vice president, deputy general counsel at Maritz Global Events during a December 14 meeting trends webinar, hosted by MeetingsNet and led by Blood and her Maritz colleagues Steve O'Malley, enterprise vice president and COO, and Greg Bogue, enterprise vice president, brand, experience, and innovation ecosystems.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 15, 2024

From designing computer chips at Intel nearly 30 years ago to current role as head of industry at Fintech Meetup, Sanjib Kalita – who is also CEO at guppy.ai – has been engrossed in the technology sector, taking on events by default. In this episode, live and direct from Fairfax, Virginia, Sanjib Kalita discusses his […]

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 5, 2024

There is simply no substitute for the power of in-person, face-to-face meetings and event travel—which generated nearly $120 billion in spending last year—and the value that results across practically every industry sector when people come together.” Below are scheduled events happening with MPI, PCMA and SITE in North America and Canada.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Digital marketing trailblazer InGo will sponsor an eponymous stage at Event Tech Live (ETL), which returns to ExCel London next month. Launched in 2013 and based in Arlington, Virginia, InGo helps event organisers leverage attendees’ connections and, stats show, grow their shows faster than other paid channels.

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Exhibitor Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

HOT SPRINGS, VA � The Omni Homestead Resort, nestled within the breathtaking Allegheny Mountains of southwestern Virginia, has reached a new pinnacl.

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BizBash

APRIL 22, 2019

The Virginia-based event designer and hospitality veteran discusses where she entertains out-of-town guests, finds her favorite meal, gets work done on the road, and more.

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Attendease

MAY 2, 2023

With corporate social responsibility on the rise, one of the ways your business can help spread the word and generate support for your nonprofit partner is through events , specifically advocacy events. These events can also double as fundraisers, making them extremely valuable for your nonprofit partner.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 13, 2020

I estimate that about 85% of the event professionals I listened to shared feelings of fear, compared to about 65% of the general population. Every event professional who spoke had lost essentially all their short-term work and event-related income. Event professionals were far less likely to share feeling this way.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Sam Lippman shares his five event trends in five minutes during the Nov. 3 Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. First up, a data point that will come as no surprise to event organizers: Delta affected attendee confidence. No one attends a hybrid event is data point 4.

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Expo Pass

MAY 20, 2021

In-person events are back. Oh, and if that’s not enough to think about, future in-person attendees will be expecting a fun and exciting experience that makes them remember how amazing fun in-person events are. SafeExpo , a group of event safety consultants, can tailor safety precautions at your event to exact local guidelines.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

Darby Gyscek and Ricky de Jesus Darby Gescyk (left) and Ricky de Jesus (right) Kimpton The Forum Hotel in Charlottesville, Virginia, named Gyscek director of sales and marketing, and de Jesus director of catering. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Satir model of change was developed by the founder of family systems therapy, Virginia Satir , and described in her book The Satir Model , published in 1991. Steven Smith supplies a longer summary , and Jerry’s and Virginia’s books go into more detail.]. The above criticism applies to both models.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

PRA , a corporate event planning company in Chicago, has promoted Breining to global sales director. Helman has been appointed director of Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (VBCVB) in Virginia and Townsend appointed its vice president of marketing and communications. Lindsay Breining.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit (POPS) is taking place in Richmond, Virginia, on Oct. This multicultural event will be an interactive and educational experience to increase awareness and understanding of how cultural tourism is affecting the industry. The deadline for registration for the event is September 15 th.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 30, 2021

Girls for a Change, a Virginia-based organization empowering girls of color, partnered with Richmond muralist Hamilton Glass on this street art project. These were events that chose Richmond with plans to incorporate its specific attributes into their educational programming. Photos courtesy Richmond Region Tourism).

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2023

Meet in these states to connect with the past As meeting professionals choose destinations for meetings and events, there is always the pressure to do something new, innovative, never seen before, etc. A backlit screen enhances the clear night sky and presents lighting similar to the Northern lights for events. The 16,000 sq.

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Hornblower

JULY 9, 2018

These traits are exemplified in our Marina del Rey Event Sales Manager, Hillary Wolford. It was seeing the word ‘cruises’ in the job ad that piqued Hillary Wolford’s interest in working for Hornblower Cruises & Events. I cannot thank her enough for taking a chance on the girl from West Virginia.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this role, she planned their season ticket holder events. “I After working at two startups, she joined Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as an event coordinator. After two years of hard work, she was promoted to Director of Programs and Events and led the events team. I was hooked,” she says.

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Best Corporate Events

MAY 9, 2022

On Thursday, May 5, 100 employees from Dominion Energy gathered in Chester, Virginia to build 22 wheelchairs for disabled veterans and low-income residents in the community. The WWBT-NBC12 news team also covered the event.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 31, 2021

Event designers are finding creative ways to transport their digital participants out of their houses and into the world. After a year of virtual events, surely we’ve learned a thing or two about how to help transport participants glued to their screens to actual physical places and spaces and how to engage their senses. Going Glocal.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 21, 2021

Each year hundreds of thousands of events flow through the Washington D.C, Maryland, Virginia corridor (also known as the DMV) making it one of the most sought-after areas to meet. With it comes a myriad of great venues to choose from leaving planners at times overwhelmed on where to turn for their next event.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In honor of Black History month, here are five ways — and five places — where event organizers can immerse participants in the often-untold stories that shed new light on Black history. The Black History Museum & Cultural Center in Richmond, Virginia, is housed in the nation’s only 19th-century armory built for Black militia.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 6, 2019

Ray Ezelle, vice president of sales and services at Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge, has seen it all from all angles of the events industry. He spent nearly two decades as a hotelier before bringing that perspective to Connect (then Collinson Media & Events). Where do you see meetings coming from?

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

Corporate events are a large contributor to the overall economy. Corporate event planning includes; Transportation, accommodations, venues, attractions, speakers and often corporate entertainment and team building events. For an event planner, often what will win over delegates is how unique their meeting or event will be.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The impact of music festivals on destinations is undeniable, especially in the summer, when small and large cities alike are boosted financially by music events that naturally showcase other key attributes. The economic impact of this event can’t be stressed enough. The 2020 event is scheduled for July 31-Aug.

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Exhibitor Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2021

ARLINGTON, VA  The spacious state-of-the-art Virginia Tech Executive Briefing Center has been chosen by Lippman. Connects to host the Fall 2021 Roun.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

This year’s group celebrates the diversity inherent in the events industry. 36 • Manager of Events. Arlington, Virginia. Destination Tahoe Meetings & Events. 33 • Senior Manager, Meetings and Events. 27 • Chapter and Events Manager. Richmond, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia. Burke, Virginia.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2022

With monumental views of the National Mall, unique meeting venues and the wonderful combination of rich history and thriving neighborhoods of innovation, it’s easy to see why meeting planners are choosing Arlington, Virginia, as the destination of choice in the capital region.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A headquarters hotel is an essential anchor for the convention center, according to officials, as it would be large enough and close enough for an event to hold its center of operations. ( Norfolk’s Leading Local News. 13 News Now ). Read More.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 15, 2021

The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Hyatt came under fire earlier this year because of the event stage at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. 25-28, the event stirred up controversy over attendees’ objections to wearing masks. Unfortunately, this became clear to us only after the event kicked off. Video screen grab).

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 6, 2023

Meet in these states to connect with the past As meeting professionals choose destinations for meetings and events, there is always the pressure to do something new, innovative, never seen before, etc. A backlit screen enhances the clear night sky and presents lighting similar to the Northern lights for events. The 16,000 sq.

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