Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

Rock takes on the role of marketing director at Wythe Hotel, bringing her eclectic background in publishing, retail, and commercial real estate. D’Wayne Leatherland D’Wayne Leatherland Leatherland has been promoted to chief operating office (COO) at Agenda: USA , Kansas City’s first and only Destination Management Company (DMC).

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

Rock takes on the role of marketing director at Wythe Hotel, bringing her eclectic background in publishing, retail, and commercial real estate. D’Wayne Leatherland D’Wayne Leatherland Leatherland has been promoted to chief operating office (COO) at Agenda: USA , Kansas City’s first and only Destination Management Company (DMC).

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

Other new initiatives include MPI Academy, which is now offering digital badging and credentialing so participants can show off their skill enhancement, a new Healthcare Meetings certification for venues launching in Singapore and an MPI certification program for San Diego State University L. Industry Advocate went to MPI Kansas City Chapter.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Gallery Slide description: MeetingsNet’s six-part report in May on planners’ sources of stress and their coping strategies hit a nerve with readers dealing with staff shortages, a sellers’ market, virtual meetings, and more. Gallery Slide description: Readers consistently dig into our venue news stories in large numbers. Gating level.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Freeman has worked at New York venues such as Windows on the World and Russian Tea Room before serving as vice president of public relations and strategic partnerships for Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants. Up & Coming Food City o The Year: Keen on Kansas City. Now president of San Francisco-based AF&Co.,

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2016

Pokémon can crop up anywhere, and some event venues are capitalizing on the trend to attract even more foot traffic. Travel Portland put together a similar list , as did Visit Houston , and eXplore Lawrence , in Lawrence, Kansas.) . “We A Pokémon is ready for battle at the Anaheim Convention Center. “It

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

The expansion has taken CRN into a lot of new markets—Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, Hilton Head, Savannah, Charlotte, Birmingham and Hawaii Kona. They also entered the areas surrounding Kansas City Crown Plaza, Houston Galleria, Denver Convention Center , Dallas Downtown and the Boston waterfront and convention center. “We

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SmartMeetings

JULY 13, 2017

The expansion has taken CRN into several new markets, including Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle, Hilton Head, Savannah, Charlotte, Birmingham and Hawaii Island’s Kona Coast. Booking these venues has been made easier as well. Swan Ballroom photo from Marriott’s press release. “We

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Unique Venues

JULY 9, 2020

Striking and Memorable Events At Scottsdale Private Event Venues. Your event at Scottsdale Private Event Venues is only limited by your imagination. The special events department of the Kansas City Chiefs football organization is focused on making Arrowhead Stadium an entertainment destination that serves the entire Midwest region.

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Decibel Management

DECEMBER 27, 2021

If your organization is in the market for an event to mark the long-awaited return to pre-COVID times, Decibel Event Management has you covered! Officially, $15.4 billion, although estimates put the actual price tag at closer to $25 billion. . Watch: The most emotional moments at Tokyo 2020. Superbowl LV. Well, there you have it.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. We don’t always have the time or budget to look at all the venues.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Creative Cities Austin, Texas, and Iowa City, Iowa, were also there, representing UNESCO’s Media Arts and Literature sub-networks, respectively, as were three Creative Cities candidates — Carrara, Italy; Kansas City, Missouri; and Lexington, Kentucky. It was a great illustration of our venue’s highly flexible floor plan.”.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2018

Loews Kansas City, opening in the first quarter of 2020, will have 800 guest rooms and more than 60,000 square feet of meeting space. by Loews in Arlington, Texas, will open in summer 2019 and feature 302 rooms and 35,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel will be adjacent to the new Texas Live!

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson, however, the region’s flourishing startup culture was a story that needed telling, which is why, in 2008, they founded an online publication called Silicon Prairie News (SPN) — taking its name from a tech-friendly area that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Rethinking Destination Marketing. Kansas City’s American Jazz Museum. Closer to the meetings industry: Five CVBs in Midwest destinations — Des Moines, Kansas City, Omaha, Minneapolis, and Sioux Falls — teamed up earlier this year to gain strength in numbers. Michelle Russell. Jennifer N. Rethinking the Event Experience.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. By the beginning of 2014, Cleveland and seven other cities were in the running: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. TORRES   I do love a challenge.

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