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Bienvenu is market director of sales of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach and The Ritz-Carlton, Bal Harbour , both in Florida. Stewart is director of special event for Visit Panama City Beach in Florida. International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has named Zickar corporate social responsibility manager.

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Top Five Markets (by percentage growth): The top five markets by year-over-year growth in meetings and events are Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Fort Myers, Florida; Oahu Island, Hawaii; Jacksonville, Florida; and Memphis, Tennessee.

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Before this role, Goldberger worked as regional general manager in Florida, where he oversaw operations of three properties in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area. Goldberger has also worked with Hyatt Centric Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as opening general manager. Cameron Cundle. Before joining The Peninsula, he worked at The St.

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He’s also worked in Sydney, New York City, Philadelphia and Hawaii while working with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Before Four Seasons, he worked as front office manager for Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel in Florida. Chris Saputo. Saputo is general manager for Hotel Drover, Autograph Collection , in Fort Worth, Texas.

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July 23–26, 2017 International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney Sydney, Australia. ICC Sydney just opened in December. The beautiful, state-of-the-art venue is one of the reasons IIA chose Sydney, but also made the planning process a challenge because for much of it the building only existed on paper. Event Details.

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His most recent role was associate director, Americas, at Business Events Sydney. Chris Achacoso Chris Achacoso Achacoso rejoins Tourism Australia as business development manager in their special business unit Business Events Australia. He earlier served as Business Event Specialist at Tourism Australia.

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2017 Oscars Guide for Meeting Planners

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We take you on a planner’s tour of the films’ picturesque settings— from Montreal to Atlanta to Sydney —and break down where to host an event. Filming location: Sydney. Notable conference center: International Convention Center Sydney provides more than 86,000 sq. of meeting room space across 70 rooms.

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