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Top Convention Center Projects Underway in 2016

SmartMeetings

Convention center projects around the globe signal a very bright future for meetings and events in the new year. From San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand, and Sydney to Aberdeen, Scotland, convention center projects include major expansions and new builds that are born from demand. Auckland, New Zealand.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round. Operated by the New York Convention Center Operation Corporation (NYCCOC), it currently offers 102 meeting rooms and 760,000 sq. New Zealand.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. government shutdown, with no clear resolution in sight, the U.S. From Old Boys to Young Women.

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