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Making Virtual and Hybrid Events Look Like TV

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Jones started his new position this past October after serving as food and beverage operations director for LBCEC’s venue-management company ASM Global — but that familiarity with the center is only one factor that contributed to Long Beach CVB’s hiring decision, he said. “One It goes beyond platforms.

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15 of 2016’s Hottest Meeting Destinations

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Its growth as a major technology hub—in 2015, Forbes named it the top city for tech growth in the United States—has gone hand-in-hand with its expanded food and beverage options, and several attractive new hotels, including the 1,012-room JW Marriott Austin, which has 112,000 sq. Seoul held 494 meetings in 2015, an increase of 98.4

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Four Seasons to Open Luxury Resort on Jeju Island

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Located near Seoul , Jeju Island boasts several UNESCO sites, waterfalls, underground lava caves, coastal hiking and Hallasan, the highest mountain peak in South Korea. Korea is an important market for leisure and business travelers,” said J. Four Seasons is collaborating on the project with Landing Jeju Development Co.,