Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2019

Vermont Renaissance Faire. Think Game of Thrones when you head to Vermont Renaissance Faire , a hit since it opened in 2016. Read more in Kristine White’s story, “Shredding New Heights for Meetings: Wide Variety of Rad Mountain Resorts are Available Year-Round,” in the January issue of Smart Meetings. Coming soon online.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 19, 2017

In her new role, Talmage will work with the hotel team to visit clients, set up calls with perspective groups and build relationships with local businesses. Oliver Bonke was named president and chief operating officer of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. She then moved into convention services, where she served as assistant director.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2018

Bring your ap-PIE-tite to meetings today! Its annual industry convention and competition will be heating up ovens next month at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando. Located next to the Orange County Convention Center, the hotel offers more than 150,000 sq. of meeting space and 1,254 guest rooms. California: Boysenberry Pie.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

September has been anointed as National Yoga Month, and Smart Meetings has a few suggestions on where to get your om on. It’s great to see so many meeting properties offering yoga and other life-enriching activities. of meeting space, including the Executive Conference Center, which is housed in a separate building for privacy.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2017

How do you become an independent meeting planner? Annette Suriani, CMP AMS Meetings Solutions Fairfax, Virginia Time as an independent planner: 5 years. I’m using my strongest skills in meeting and event planning, so I kind of took a winding route, but it’s a really, really great fit for me.

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