MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Hilton is investing heavily in the future of meetings and events with the creation of a new hotel brand focused on the needs of meeting planners and business travelers. Cities with signed contracts for a Signia Hilton include the meeting hubs of Indianapolis and Orlando, and there will be a property adjacent to Atlanta’s 3.9-million-square-foot

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JUNE 2, 2017

of meeting space. of meeting space. Near GWCC and Philips Arena; skybridge connects to Hilton Atlanta and Hyatt Regency Atlanta; $78 million renovation in 2016, including redesigned guest rooms and some meeting space; 1,663 guest rooms; 169,435 sq. of meeting space. of meeting space across 12 rooms. million sq.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 30, 2018

Jekyll Island Convention Center is a “beautiful building” with “good customer service,” says Rebecca DeShazo, CMP Director of Association Services of the Georgia Association of Realtors. Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta is a favorite of Felice Levy, manager, global accounts, at HelmsBriscoe. Also receiving votes were John Q.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Attendees of the Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians’ 2020 16th Annual Pain Summit socialize outdoors during a reception at the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee. planned the Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians ’ (GSIPP) 2020 16th Annual Pain Summit, held Aug. Going High- and Low-Tech. Morrison said.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

One of the long-running arguments in favor of digital meetings has been that the students now in high school and college — the conference attendees of the future — won’t make the kind of either/or distinctions between face-to-face and digital that older generations do.

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Unique Venues

JULY 19, 2022

The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel , found in Athens, Georgia, is the only hotel located on UGA’s campus. The Center features over 38,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space to suit all your event’s needs. University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Most people won’t ask questions at meetings. In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While Pádraic suggests that hi-tech polling methods can be used to increase engagement.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a way for properties to meet the tech and design expectations of today’s groups and other guests, hotels are constantly reinventing themselves. The Lodge at Sea Island The Lodge at Sea Island, in Georgia, recently underwent a $25 million makeover. of meeting space. After the meeting in the 22,000 sq.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2021

For instance, PwC has been using Virtual Reality to host conference calls and meetings in locations like skyscrapers and ski chalets…all the way from home! Introducing this exciting tech into attendees’ lives circumvents many of the challenges posed by virtual events. We achieved everything we set out to do and more.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But, as our reliance on technology has grown and tech innovation has accelerated, A.I. Georgia Tech professor Charles Isbell was the opening. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, meeting planners were tasked with the difficult job of transforming in-person events into virtual ones on an exceptionally tight timeline.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 7, 2020

Productivity is highest when business meetings are held at venues that can accommodate technology needs and provide the right resources and environment to get down to business. The open atmosphere inspires innovation and changes the way people meet. Virginia Tech Executive Briefing Center. Washington, DC. AMA Conference Centers.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The event-technology platform Gatherly uses “spatial video chat” to foster one-on-one and small-group connections in digital meetings.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Earn one clock hour of certification credit by visiting Convene’s CMP Series page to answer questions about information contained in the articles listed below and the Harvard Business Review article, “ Tech Should Enable Change, Not Drive It ”. The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

A visiting professor at Pratt Institute in New York and the founder of a startup that uses AI as a tool to measure emotions online, Pavliscak speaks frequently about tech design and emotions. Unless we intervene, we could be heading in the direction where we’re more self-conscious about how we present in meetings.”.

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Bizzabo

JULY 27, 2018

Georgia International Convention Center. Georgia Aquarium. From intimate meeting rooms named after popular board games — Monopoly, Cranium, Life, Risk, and The Board Room Suite — to the SkyLounge rooftop, the boutique Glenn Hotel makes for a personalized and beautifully designed venue. Georgia International Convention Center.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. The Meetings Show.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Las Vegas, New York City, Paris and other perennial favorites were among the world’s top meetings destinations in 2016, but several other locations significantly enhanced their appeal largely due to major expansion and renovation projects. Here are 15 of the leading meetings cities in 2016. of event space. It features 2.6 million sq.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

properties ranked among the 50 Top Resorts in the World, according to the latest report, including several destinations that are very familiar to Smart Meetings. of meeting space. “When I was growing up, my father always told me stories about the Gateway Canyons area,” Hendricks told Smart Meetings. ” The U.S.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Smart Meetings asked some urban hotel executives what they are seeing in their ballrooms today, what types of groups are returning, what protocols are being required and what are some creative uses of the space they have seen. of meeting space. Each person is required to show proof of vaccination before entering the meeting space.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 14, 2019

Cherry organised the now annual event after losing her daughter Georgia to suicide in 2017. More than 120 women came from across the UK, to play in memory of Georgia. Event Tech. ‘It took five hours to pick them all up by hand and clear up litter.’. George was 21, studying at Brighton University and a keen footballer.

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Event Industry News

JULY 29, 2019

We are excited to be hosting the practical skills day and look forward to meeting some potential future industry stars.”. Georgia Patterson, Prince’s Trust executive, Birmingham said: “This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in forging a career within the events and stage crew industry. Event Tech. Areas of interest.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2016

It’s time to capitalize on America’s retro craze when bringing together nostalgia-craving boomers and tech-loving millennials. For example, visitors of the ’60s-style Thunderbird Inn in Savannah, Georgia, are welcomed upon check-in with popcorn, MoonPies and RC Cola.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 28, 2023

You can either collaborate with tech experts through the venue to seamlessly integrate your graphics and video into the stadium’s technological infrastructure or hire your own independent visual artists to come up with something totally unique. So if that’s your event goal, we couldn’t recommend booking a stadium enough.

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EventUp

JULY 16, 2019

Venue pick: Deep in the heart of Peachtree City, Georgia, The Loft at Due South can host up to 250 people in a space dripping with true Southern hospitality. From its regional cuisine to polished elegant feel, the rooms are equipped with modern A/V tech and a touch of rustic charm. Lofts work for (almost) every occasion.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 25, 2021

It wiped out the town of Islamorada in the Florida Keys and took 408 lives, affecting a swath of states, including Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. And the meetings industry could be evolving to an even more powerful, effective and valued role in the global economy, too. Or even higher. It destroyed nearly half the 16.9

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Meeting Planner | Stanford University | Stanford, CA. Meetings / Event Coordinator | Randstad | Lanham, MD. Event Solutions Designer | CWT Meetings & Events | Minneapolis, MN. Convention Management Lead | Ashfield Meetings & Events | East Hanover, NJ.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. ” Image: Georgia Theatre | Athens, GA.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Technical Meeting & Event Production. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. Meeting & Event Job Openings. Meetings & Event Manager | Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | Lahaina, HI. Corporate Meeting Planner | Direct Travel | Chicago, IL. Lighting Tech | Creative Visions | Raleigh, NC.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 8, 2018

Atlanta, Georgia. Host your next conference in a location that offers attendees more than just a meeting space and a hotel bed. . It has a growing tech scene with lots of start-ups, and the city’s convention center is green and on the cutting edge of new technology. Las Vegas, Nevada. Burley, Idaho. Planning a conference?

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Tell that to meeting professionals, however, and they might grumble. On the meetings side, how do you make sure that you’re not spending all your time educating your procurement partners on our industry instead of getting work done?” Possibly. “I McDonald’s Corporation has been undergoing a major restructuring since 2015.

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