Unique Venues

JUNE 10, 2020

We’ve scoured the region – check out our choices for Top Picks for Meetings in the Midwest! Beautiful Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is a go-to venue for any kind of social or professional business event. Kansas City, MO. Louis, it is easily accessible by 3 major interstates. Illinois State.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Whether you have to plan for a concert, a business meeting, or something else, you need to find a venue you can trust with events of this magnitude. All have state-of-the-art technology, delicious world class culinary options to meet all of your attendees’ desires. Kansas City, MO. The University of New Brunswick.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Unique Venues is loaded with amazing locations across the United States and Canada to host your 2021 Corporate Holiday Party, and below are some of our Top Picks to host this year’s gathering. Arrowhead Stadium is quickly becoming more than just a venue for football games. Kansas City, MO. Arrowhead Stadium. Villanova, PA.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 2, 2021

Unique Venues Guide To: Top 10 Fan Experiences at Stadiums Across the U.S. Stadiums are not always thought of when planning an event or meeting even though they offer several versatile options and unique experiences. Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO | Request a Quote. Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a great venue for soccer fans!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

*TWT means “This Week in Travel”: a curated selection of stories specially chosen for meeting planners and meetings professionals. JetBlue is waivering four airports: Chicago (ORD), Kansas City (MCI) Milwaukee (MKE) and Minneapolis/St. Winter Drops a Weather “Bomb”.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2022

Newly opened Thompson Austin is tailored to the needs of meetings and events professionals. The indoor venues each have spacious 20-foot ceilings with floor-to-ceiling windows showing off downtown Austin. of event space, Origin Austin’s Flight Room can accommodate up to 49 guests for small to mid-sized meetings. With 799 sq.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In fact, for meeting planners that want to create memorable conferences, events, and tradeshows, it’s game on to utilize these championship venues in a new way. Arrowhead Stadium, where the Kansas City Chiefs play home games, has more than 20 spaces for 10 to 1,000-plus guests. Kansas City, MO. Pittsburgh, PA.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 18, 2021

PCMA Convening Leaders 2021 attendees were among the first to experience the meeting space Jan. 13, when it was the backdrop for a session with Kansas City Chiefs right guard, medical professional, and Montrealer Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Duvernay-Tardif was filmed there for a pre-recorded session, as well as during a live Q&A.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Members of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) are among them. Henry and vice president Nicholas I.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And the meetings and events industry is taking the lead when it comes to creating sustainable events. Check the website, interview past clients and ask to speak with some of his/her suppliers to ensure that they all meet the green targets you’ve set for the function. Networking for the “Green” Party Planner.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

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. Many visitors and meeting planners impressed with GH and Texas will return to build future tourism,” the study states. Indianapolis.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Everywhere you looked, there was a football visual in sight, whether it was a ginormous projection display of Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers players on the side of Caesars Palace or a replica Lombardi Trophy in a hotel lobby. Agency: Dorothy) INVISALIGN Invisalign offered meet-and-greets and star sightings—and signings.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

It used to be, planners could focus their efforts solely on the success of the meeting or event. Severe weather, earthquakes, protest demonstrations and, yes, acts of terrorism or mass violence must concern every meeting planner now. Miller, CSEP, owner of Unbricked Communications in Topeka, Kansas. Keep calm and carry on.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 28, 2022

Featured experience at Smart Meetings Incentive Experience Mexico. The venue was a Kansas City brewpub and it was my birthday. How do you explain the experience to meeting professionals considering incorporating it into an agenda? Live painting artist. Mission : To move people. People like watching things happen.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

The Convene editors have each chosen three trends from Wunderman Thompson’s report and connected them to meetings and events. Convene previously reported about a Second Home co-working and meeting space in Los Angeles that includes 6,500 trees and plants in what was once a parking lot. I want to meet the farmer.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 18, 2017

Venues along its path are hosting special events and hotels are offering promotional rates for this astronomical phenomenon. Although reservations are already booked for the big day in August, many of these sites are also great places to hold meetings another time. Pop the cork on a great meeting held at Brooks Winery.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

Populous, the Kansas City–based architecture firm where Michael Lockwood heads up the convention center practice, has long incorporated flexible meeting spaces in and around the traditional convention center elements of ballroom, meeting room, and exhibit hall, the architect said. Michael Lockwood.

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EventUp

AUGUST 16, 2019

From the venue to the food choices to the time of day, learn what questions you should answer before the final run-through. Because the definition of a rehearsal dinner is the meal that takes place directly after the wedding rehearsal, it only makes sense to have it within close proximity of the actual wedding venue. Take Photos.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

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). The post Smart Moves in Houston, Las Vegas, and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

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). The post Smart Moves in Houston, Las Vegas, and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Beyond the convention center, Minneapolis is home to eye-catching venues for both tight-knit and sizable groups. Mill City Museum , for example, was once a flour mill and is now not only an architecturally aesthetic venue, with brick, steel and wood facades, but is also a place where groups can learn the history of the milling industry.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2018

But why wait to pair a meeting with a band-fest? Here are some great venues in rocking music cities for creating your own club vibe. Kansas City. High Noon Saloon—rustic venue, variety of music (nightly). Limelight Eventplex—state-of-the-art new concert venue built by and for musicians (all genres). buddyguy.com.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Here’s our report from September 29, “ Hurricane Ian Damages Florida’s Peak Meetings Season.”. 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. Gating level.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2023

When I take bus or train routes in a city, I can use these map applications to know what stop to get off at to get to the venue, or where is the nearest place to get a pint of Guinness or authentic Kansas City Barbecue. The post Helpful Technology for the Organized Traveler appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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All Seated

APRIL 10, 2020

Articles of Interest From Around Event Industry: Tips For Slaying The Quarantine from Smart Meetings. Feel free to email emily@allseated.com with your questions in advance so that we are sure to cover them during the webinar! Register here. Sustainability Steps For Event Pros During COVID-19 from Meghan Ely/OFD Consulting.

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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. After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus.

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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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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2017

There is no lack of meeting space at this resort. 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 Booking one of these venues is just a few simple mouse clicks away.

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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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SmartMeetings

JULY 13, 2017

The network also has presence in near Kansas City Crown Plaza, Houston Galleria, Denver Convention Center, downtown Dallas and the Boston waterfront and convention center. Booking these venues has been made easier as well. The post 100 Destinations and Counting: Marriott’s CRN Continues to Grow appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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 The post was the No.

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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.

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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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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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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

These top-tier cities are meetings hotspots, with enough convention space and hotel rooms to accommodate thousands of attendees at any given time, plus the cultural amenities and intangible cachet to keep them around. Convene recently spoke with representatives from three such cities that recently have hosted renowned international meetings.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2018

by Loews in Arlington, Texas, will open in summer 2019 and feature 302 rooms and 35,000 square feet of meeting space. 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. The hotel will be adjacent to the new Texas Live!

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