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Smart Moves in California, Oregon and More

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The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Portland, in Oregon appointed Lapsley director of sales and marketing. Most recently, she was director of sales and marketing at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua, in Hawaii. She has been an international leader in events for over a decade and has become an internationally sought-after speaker.

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CalSAE Seasonal Spectacular Brought the Festive

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It threw lubrication in the wheels of change and now labor markets have shifted permanently,” he said. CalSAE announced that it will be expanding to serve the members of Oregon Society of Association Management/OSAM through a collaborative agreement. “It — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) December 16, 2021.

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Caesars Launches Wellness Menu Ahead of IMEX

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“Caesars has long offered innovative wellness options for employees and accommodated clients; it was time to make the services easier to access by packaging it all up in a ‘menu’ that could start a discussion,” said Reina Herschdorfer, director of marketing, national meetings and events with Caesars Entertainment.

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20+ Cannabis Events That Are Shaping A New Industry

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Event marketers of cannabis events are undeterred by regional restrictions. Not only have ICBC speakers and participants helped shape our country's legislature, they've also made great strides towards shaping our cultural relationship to cannabis as well. Location: Bend-Redmond, Oregon. Location: Medford, Oregon.

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MPI WEC Inspired Action in San Francisco

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Each speaker was chosen with help from internal and external experts to advance that day’s message in a variety of delivery methods. Annette Gregg, MPI senior vice president of experience, explained that attendees could sort and choose their journey through the day based on the topic, level of interaction, speakers and even the location.

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Fundamental Event Planning Tips: These Never Go Out of Style

Guidebook

Here at Guidebook, we share a lot of strategies for planners from tech tools to try, sponsor package ideas , and specific event marketing timelines. Use your pre-event survey to get prospective attendees to vote on topics, speakers, workshops and more. Check in with sponsors and speakers. Mark Knowles. Co-Chair, Bend WebCAM.

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At-Home Perk: How the Specialty Coffee Association Made Its Virtual Event a Sensory Experience

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Our event has always had many multi-sensory components,” said Alex Bernson, SCA’s event marketing director. So when Re:co, originally scheduled for April 21-23 in Portland, Oregon, had to be canceled due to COVID-19, the prospect of recreating the event online was daunting. The in-person aspect,” Bernson said, “is super important.”.