Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Johnston has worked for Union Pacific Railroad in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas and R.L. A 20-year hospitality tech optimization and sales veteran, Torrenga was previously senior vice president of sales at INTELITY, a global guest experience and management platform in the greater Miami area. Banks & Associates Inc. Erynn Torrenga.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2023

Here are a few of my favorite tech tools for making travel and organization easier. Show files can be easily shared either digitally or via USB with the appropriate techs. The post Helpful Technology for the Organized Traveler appeared first on Smart Meetings. This article appears in the July 2023 issue.

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CadmiumCD

MAY 24, 2018

CadmiumCD has been preparing for GDPR, and we want to assure you that if you use our services, you are absolutely prepared to handle data in a way that meets these new regulations. For example, if you’re holding a medical conference in Kansas and a German citizen attends, the data you collect in the United States would not be subject to GDPR.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2020

On May 7, the association announced Toy Fair Everywhere, a series of three digital market weeks to start in July, described as “an opportunity for toy manufacturers, buyers, media, and other key stakeholders to reconnect and refocus for a successful fourth quarter during these uncertain times when in-person meetings and events are not possible.”.

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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 had always also been working directly for an association or a corporation here locally [in Kansas City]. It was very stressful and it was a lot of hours.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Wherever you are hosting your next meeting, checking with the venue ahead of time for earthquake preparedness needs to be on your safety list. The Midwest has also seen heightened quake activity in recent years, and places like Tennessee, Kansas and Utah all have cities in possible danger from future quakes. Earthquakes as strong as 4.7

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This puts a lot of pressure on meeting professionals to wow the crowd with a big-name booking, such as Michelle Obama’s speaking engagement last week at Dreamforce in San Francisco. Hotel Phillips Kansas City, Curio Collection by Hilton will launch Cocktails & Conversation inside the hotel’s P.S. Speakeasy on Nov.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Participants could meet the roaster behind the coffee that they were drinking during interviews in the Silk Room. A Coffee Break room featuring recordings of SCA’s Fellows Talks gave participants a chance to meet and talk. In total, SCA produced 300 boxes for 450 registrants for the virtual Re:co, held July 16-17. Fabiana Carvalho.

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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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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

“On top of that, 63 percent of exhibitors said virtual events do not meet their goals,” she said. “We 4,400 exhibitors showcased tech innovations to 170,000 attendees in nearly 3 million net square feet of exhibit space in Las Vegas in 2020 — moved the event to a virtual platform in January. Overcoming Tech Issues.

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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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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Digital Summit Kansas City. Kansas City, MO. Collision is “America’s fastest growing tech conference” created by the team behind Web Summit, gathering CEOs of top startups and enterprises. Europe's leading tech conference for inspirational learnings and quality networking. Collision Conference. Toronto, Canada.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fostering an even better tech world in Wichita When FlagshipKansas.Tech was created in 2018, the creators behind the technology council recognized the importance of bringing together diverse voices within Kansas’ tech sector. Rodriguez says this is where the unique spirit of the people in Kansas and Wichita shine. “To

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

If anyone knows how important it is to start from the bottom and work their way up, it is new Visit Kansas City (Missouri) President and Chief Executive Officer Jason Fulvi, CDME. Here, we get to know Fulvi and see what the future holds for Kansas City. What would you do to entertain someone in Kansas City? Everyone has rallied.

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