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Best of 2022: Diversity

Smart Meetings

This year, Smart Meetings highlighted these issues by witnessing the steps being taken on several fronts within the meetings industry to support inclusion and diversity. New Intent’s plan is to create educational sessions, white papers and knowledge sharing by partnering with events industry supply chain and speaker services.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

SmartMeetings

Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. The event will also utilize the Indiana Convention Center for a fan fest. Meet Los Angeles anticipates the local area to see a $11.2

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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. of meeting space. New exhibition halls, meeting rooms, an outdoor terrace, banquet space and cafe and bar were also added. After adding 215,278 sq.

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Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

Smart Meetings

29, is International Coffee Day—an unofficial day of worship for many meeting professionals. Cause the best part of waking up is with three new coffee destinations in your meetings cup. As for the industry that most relies on the coffee industry (that’s us, meeting profs!), This Saturday, Sept. View this post on Instagram.

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List of association management companies in US (with expertise in Virtual & Hybrid Events)

Hubilo Blog

So if you are an association working with healthcare workers, best to look for AMCs that meet or exceed expectations established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ( ACCME ). Notable clients: Meeting Planners International, Top President’s Association, South East Florida Apartment Association.

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

SmartMeetings

She has worked in various management and leadership positions at international hotels, and worked for The Camberley Hotel Company in Atlanta; West Baden Springs Hotel in Indiana; Residence Inn Fort Lauderdale Intracoastal/Il Lugano in Florida; and Hilton San Diego Del Mar. Heather Bailey. Jana McGee. Kathleen Bernesby. in Orlando, Florida.

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Get Smart! There Was Never a Better Time to Up Your Game

SmartMeetings

in meeting and event management. Most meeting professionals are familiar with Certified Meeting Planner certification, which was launched in 1985 by Washington, D.C.-based One aspect of the industry you won’t learn much about yet in the CMP curriculum is the virtual meeting. What changed? Let’s do Planner Education 101.

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