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JULY 26, 2023

Osborne III Convention Center in Jacksonville, Florida is an impressive historical building now undergoing renovations to elevate its convention and meeting spaces. The main concourse area sees new digital display systems. The Great American Railroad Prime F. of meeting space, made up of 22 rooms of varying sizes with 33-foot ceilings.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Marriott AC Hotel Naples 5 th Ave From Old Naples, the gem of southwest Florida, comes AC Hotel Naples 5 th Ave , opening early 2024. The property stands on Naples’ unofficial main street with a wealth of shopping, dining, cultural arts and entertainment options. The property offers 150 guest rooms and 2,500 sq.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

I was the guest at Professor Dan Cormany ‘s Convention Management class at Florida International University. Two minutes went by, and I asked the students to stop sharing so we could move on to the main segment of the class, where I answered any questions they wanted to ask me. Can you hear me now? The ignored facilitator.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Pete Beach, Florida, and The St. She also worked at the front desk of The Delano in South Beach, Florida while attending Florida International University Juliana Liew Liew is general manager at Fusion Suites Vung Tau in Vietnam. Pete Beach, Florida. Regis Princeville Resort in Kauai, Hawaii.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

An outdoor plaza and lobby will be added to the South Hall of the convention center and a main lobby will be added to the Central Hall concourse. The Boring Company is also planning on expanding into Fort Lauderdale and Miami, Florida (Elon Musk, founder of The Boring Company, submitted plans to build a 6.2-mile,

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The events team at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida wanted to make that experience even more powerful. Then the group moves on to the main course, a dinner prepared to highlight notes of lime, basil and cardamom the group had just enjoyed in the other room.

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JUNE 14, 2023

According to the findings, Maine claims the top spot as the most expensive state for nine-mile taxi rides, with an average taxi cost of $35.92. A nine-mile taxi in Maine is, on average, the most expensive nationwide. Ranking States Average nine-mile taxi Costs 1 Maine $35.92 32 Florida $26.82 32 Florida $26.82

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JUNE 15, 2020

At the end of each session, participants return to the main Zoom meeting, and indicate their choice for the next set of sessions. At an online conference using the Zoom platform, once participants are in a specific breakout room/session, they can only leave the room and return to the main Zoom meeting. Moving between breakout rooms.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

They have been organized by state to make it as easy as pie to locate your local venues. Restaurants That Are Now Open For Dine-In Across the Country: Alaska. Connecticut. New Hampshire. New Mexico. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Carolina.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

It is the fifth ROOST apartment hotel and the first in Florida. The Florida Aquarium is its neighbor, featuring thousands of marine animals and a “Brews by the Bay” beer and music event on September 16. Tampa’s first high-design extended stay hotel has recently opened as ROOST Tampa.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He has served in numerous notable restaurants across Florida and Hawaii and looks forward to driving the hotel’s success through concept and menu development. He has since overseen the launch of over 50 new and remodeled restaurants mainly in the Las Vegas region.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Stott’s main aim is to support EMEA based Sport, Entertainment and agency group accounts to help increase their awareness of Sonder and assist with any group travel requirements. With Sonders innovative approach to travel, there is huge potential for clients to experience a better way to stay for all.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Their main objective is to successfully execute and host meetings and conventions where all the delegates are satisfied. With all the negative news coverage that we’ve been seeing around Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, Convention and Visitors Bureau officials are raising alarm bells. Event planners walk a fine line.

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OCTOBER 24, 2018

More than a year since Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck, this resilience is reshaping the Florida Keys and Puerto Rico. Cheeca Lodge & Spa Situated in Islamorada, Florida, this lodge embodies the laid-back, peaceful beach ideal. One is a casual eatery; the other is a modern steakhouse. The resort offers 20,000 sq.

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AUGUST 15, 2022

Dadhich also worked as general manager for Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida, the first Conrad property in the continental United States. Gallo is president of Main Street Hospitality, a hospitality group with a portfolio of eight properties in the Northeast. Angela Kisskeys. Cliff Brutus.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 25, 2020

The main group facilitator or another designated staffer should, therefore, promptly move facilitators and scribes to the correct number room as soon as the rooms open. (Although less critical, I’d encourage participants to join the meeting on a PC too, if possible.) Running The Three Questions in Zoom Breakout Rooms. It is one.

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Social Tables

MAY 5, 2021

Location: Key Largo, Florida. Highlights: Guests have the option to experience a private seaplane arrival or travel from the main resort by private speedboat. The resort has wonderful snorkeling opportunities (the house reef is easily accessible from the main pool area) and if you’re lucky you might spot manta rays.

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MARCH 7, 2022

Nicole Marsh, partner and “keeper of calm” with Imprint Events Group , which works as a DMC in Colorado, Florida and Las Vegas is hopeful that the business model is changing. “We If everything works, that money is credited to the program and the new team can move forward confidently.

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Planner WIre

OCTOBER 27, 2023

With two major airports, Midway and O’Hare, getting to the city is a breeze from virtually any corner of the world (although, we are currently in year two of a three year overhaul of the Kennedy expressway which is the main artery from O’Hare to the city).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Before making his way back, Chadwick worked as executive chef at Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Chadwick has numerous accolades, including Maine’s 2022 Chef of the Year Award, New York City’s 2018 Guest Chef at The James Beard House Outstanding Manager of the Year from Massachusetts Lodging Association. Fleetwood Covington.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JANUARY 7, 2019

The work-hard, play-hard city of Jacksonville in northeastern Florida is not your typical Sunshine State destination, and its business meeting and corporate retreat venues are anything but retired. Conference Center at the Main Library. Local Craft Breweries.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 26, 2017

The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. I’ve spent 25 years working on changing outmoded mindsets about what we should be doing in meetings.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Resorts and organizations partner to solve an ecological disaster The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, otherwise known as the massive seaweed blob, is currently heading for the coastline of South Florida, and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and is guaranteed to be problematic every time it washes ashore.

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JANUARY 3, 2018

Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. How cold will it get? Ditto Georgia.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

While Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon arrived in the Tampa Bay area as early as 1513, the western part of the land which would one day become Florida remained relatively undeveloped until the 1800s. The Florida Aquarium. Source: The Florida Aquarium. The main dining area is ideal for mid-sized receptions and private events.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The holiday showcase will create a unique and festive experience for the people of Florida and visitors from around the country. Guest and team member safety will be the main priority. This event will be a fun and exciting time for everyone. Tickets will be available through Ticketmaster. “We We have all faced a year like no other.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2019

Petersburg, Florida, CreativeMornings chapter events typically attract about 200 people. Petersburg, Florida area, relied on the CreativeMornings chapter in Atlanta, Georgia, to help her connect when she was a student. The videos are posted on local chapter sites, and some appear on CreativeMornings’ main website.)

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Orlando, Florida (March): It’s widely recognized as one of the leading meeting cities in the United States, due in no small part to the presence of nearby Walt Disney World Resorts. Groups can experience them, as we did, on the Maine Brew Bus tour.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 17, 2022

From official Art Basel Miami Beach partners to unaffiliated brands capitalizing on a captive crowd, a range of companies descended on Florida to connect with attendees face-to-face. The lounge also included twin OLED R rollable TVs that looped designs by NFT artists whose work was not on display in the main exhibition.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

“In just one short year, the Orlando Eye has become recognized as a Central Florida icon. The focal point of Orlando’s main entertainment complex contains 30 climate-controlled capsules that can hold up to 450 passengers. Coca-Cola Orlando Eye was christened last week with red and white streamers and bold contemporary look.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. If you’re looking for a hotel with the dreamy quality of a beach resort, Florida is the place to be. Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Hold your event in the Grand Oaks Ballroom, which offers 6,050 sq.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 18, 2020

Consequently, it’s simplest to introduce The Three Questions to attendees when they are all together in the main Zoom meeting room. One of the advantages of creating a peer conference online with Zoom is that participants don’t need to physically move to separate break out rooms. At in person events this takes time. It is one.

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APRIL 29, 2022

Braunlich has also been general manager for hotel and resort properties in Florida, Texas and China and was corporate operations manager for Hyatt Residence Club San Antonio, Wild Oak Ranch. Kennebunkport Resort Collection in Kennebunkport, Maine, welcomed Hunt as general manager of in-town properties. Derek Hunt.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 30, 2021

While right now Merritt can’t do her “main love,” which is “transforming event space,” she said that Zoom & Bloom helps people “transform their space, because let’s face it, we’re inside all the time. “It ties you to each other in a way that something that is not tangible doesn’t. Everyone shows their arrangement and that’s really fun.”.

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MARCH 14, 2018

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. Maine: Blueberry Pie. The Maine State Legislature named blueberry pie the official state dessert in 2011. of meeting space and 96 guest rooms.

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Endless Events

APRIL 19, 2021

The main hub venue will act as the primary stage which will be the home base to the majority of presenters and leaders of an organization. Most speakers presented live across four main stages (…). But how, you may ask? Enter the hub and spoke method.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village, Florida. The Tarpon Point Ballroom and guest room renovation finished ahead of its projected opening date at the Southwest Florida resort and is now home to the largest function space in Cape Coral. These larger, more private suites are ideal for corporate groups and events.

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