Connect Your Meetings

JULY 24, 2019

Author Bio: Tom Pasha has been recognized as one of the top event planners in the planning industry. He went into meeting planning and founded CONTACT Planning, a national meeting planning company with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Speaker bio: Tom Pasha has been recognized as one of the top event planners in the planning industry. Tom went into meeting planning and founded CONTACT Planning, a national meeting planning company with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. Pritzker Award for Excellence.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Miguel Waldo Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada, Florida, named Miguel Waldo general manager. Miguel brings 22 years of industry experience to his new role at the 110-room resort. Waldo held the role of general manager at Courtyard by Marriott Key Largo in Florida. Swaim comes to his new role from St.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. To be successful in the events industry, you have to be solution-oriented.

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JUNE 28, 2017

Foley has 12 years of experience in the industry at places ranging from luxury boutique properties to large, branded hotel companies. Josoff has a diverse background, with 20 years of industry experience, and brings a strong sales and marketing skills. Michaela Foley . Jean Capps.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 25, 2017

The hospitality industry veteran entered the biz in 1982 and has also worked at the CVBs in Monterey County, Jacksonville & the Beaches and San Diego. Pete Beach, Florida named Patrick Faas its new director of food and beverage. Pete Beach, Florida. Photo Credit: Visit Sacramento Mark Huntley Fairmont Washington, D.C.,

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

In her roles, she consults with the Broward County, Florida, personnel about travel issues regarding the transgender community. The LGBT Meeting Professionals Association (LGBT MPA) announced that Richard Gray is a new member of the board of directors. million LGBT travelers to South Florida. Richard Gray. Kristin McGrath.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 31, 2018

Jean Spaulding Villas of Grand Cypress named Jean Spaulding director of sales and marketing for the Orlando, Florida, property. Matthew Grauso Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, appointed hospitality industry veteran Matthew Grauso as general manager. of meeting and event space. Grand Hotel Tremezzo.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2017

SMERF stands for social, military, educational, religious and fraternal groups who, while not snagging quite as much attention as corporate events, provide a necessary market for the industry. While SMERF meetings tend to be smaller in size, the numbers do add up. Nowhere was this more apparent in 2016 than in Jacksonville, Florida.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 14, 2017

The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU promoted Susan Gladstone to the role of director. She will work closely with the board of directors and lead the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU’s team. He began in the hospitality industry at the age of 14, when he worked at his local country club in Indiana. Susan Gladstone. Chris Skelding.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2018

Its annual industry convention and competition will be heating up ovens next month at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. of meeting space and 1,254 guest rooms. Florida: Key Lime Pie. Florida adopted key lime pie as its official pie in 2006, and Key West is known as the place to go to sample the sour-sweet dessert.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Before joining Embassy Suites, she worked at Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Lauderdale 17th Street, and GalleryOne a Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel, also located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her first role in the industry was as a restaurant server for The Westin Calgary in Canada. Embassy Suites by Hilton Mandalay Beach Resort.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 7, 2017

He joins the team with nearly two decades of hospitality and leading industry experience. With extensive knowledge in the South Florida market, where he has been working for nearly a decade, Pargament joins ME Miami after assuming the same role at The EDITION Hotel, Miami Beach, a property he opened in November of 2014.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

She brings more than eight years of experience in the tourism and hospitality industry and will focus on management of sales and marketing programs for group travel. She will target two primary markets: corporate group meetings and international tourism travel trade. He attended Florida Southern College in Orlando.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

First job: My first job within the meetings and events industry was an internship within the marketing and events department at the United States Olympic Committee. This industry is all about relationships. This industry is all about relationships. I truly found a passion for the hospitality industry.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 19, 2017

A 25-year industry veteran, Guelman Ros brings his extensive international luxury hospitality expertise. She will also establish and maintain relationships with industry influencers and key strategic partners that will support the Kimpton of Florida brand initiatives. Art Ovation Hotel.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

I also stay on top of industry trends and attend event-industry trade shows all over the world. In my current role, I have the chance to be strategic and creative in an industry I love. Every week I talk to smart people with extensive meeting-planning and facilitation experience who share their perspectives and insights.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

She’ll oversee sales planning for group, catering and banquets and help the revenue team meet sales goals. During her 25 years in the hotel industry, she’s been director of business and leisure travel at the Boston Harbor Hotel and has also worked at XV Beacon Hotel and The Ritz-Carlton, Boston.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2017

Curtis previously served as director of sales and marketing for The Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida. Villarreal has a comprehensive knowledge of the luxury hospitality industry with 20 years of experience in sales director and management roles. He improved booking pace in 2016 and 2017 during a $100 million renovation.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Rebranding is a natural part of the hospitality industry , so much so that we don’t even blink when properties change names or flags. This topic came up last week during Florida Encounter , which included more than 5,000 one-on-one appointments between planners of all kinds and suppliers. We were getting warmer.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Attendees will receive peer mentoring and learn about career resources available to women looking for leadership roles in meetings and events. The course was first launched earlier this year and will be offered five more times in 2017, in New York, Florida, Nevada and Texas.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: The meetings industry is all about people, travel and innovation. I am an extrovert by every definition of the word, so I love that my job is all about bringing people together to meet, inspire each other, learn something new and ultimately change the world. Lydia Blanchard. Job title: Sales manager.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

I also stay on top of industry trends and attend event-industry trade shows all over the world. In my current role, I have the chance to be strategic and creative in an industry I love. Every week I talk to smart people with extensive meeting-planning and facilitation experience who share their perspectives and insights.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

It’s great to see so many meeting properties offering yoga and other life-enriching activities. Add in healthy F&B trends that are integrated into many of these same resorts and hotels, and it’s obvious that the hospitality industry is spearheading a whole new approach to meetings and events.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: Leading the strategic vision of how event technology can disrupt the meetings industry. I love being able to help meeting planners envision how technology can save time with their processes and showcase the value of events in moving their businesses forward. I am a lifer in this industry.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

First job: My first job within the meetings and events industry was an internship within the marketing and events department at the United States Olympic Committee. This industry is all about relationships. This industry is all about relationships. I truly found a passion for the hospitality industry.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. To assist event profs with smooth event management we have curated a list with 97 best industry keynote speakers by industry. Anima Anandkumar holds dual positions in academia and industry.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. To assist event profs with smooth event management we have curated a list with 97 best industry keynote speakers by industry. Anima Anandkumar holds dual positions in academia and industry.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 24, 2018

“As a leading meeting and convention destination, Orlando is known for continually investing in the region’s growth, and this next phase of Orange County Convention Center is another testament to our commitment to this industry,” says George Aguel, president & CEO of Visit Orlando.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

The Palms Hotel in Miami Beach is another eco-conscious hotel recognized by the Florida Green Lodging Program. She shared, “Our industry is unfortunately very wasteful; but this means that we are in an incredibly powerful position to make an enormous difference, all through small changes in our habits.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Advantage elevates brand experiences through an "Art and Science" approach that includes a world-class creative team and a research-fueled account team led by industry veterans. Notable clients: AAA (Club Alliance), Florida Hospital, MedStar Health, M&T Bank, Target. Stamford, CT. Chicago, IL. August Jackson. Chicago, IL.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 19, 2022

District Court Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, a federal judge in Florida, ruled the directive unlawful, opening up a loophole for airlines (many of whom have publicly voiced support for the end of the federal mandate) to allow customers to make their own decision to mask or not. mask mandate on public transportation, U.S.

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JULY 31, 2016

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We There was a lot of that at the time.”.

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