SmartMeetings

MARCH 28, 2019

In a world filled with endless distraction and instant connectivity, planners today are looking for ways to capture attendee attention and keep them fully engaged during long days of meetings. More : The All-Inclusive Meetings Revolution. Device-free meetings are becoming more and more popular. Location is Key.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

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. One of Smart Meetings ’ 2020 Smart Women Rising Star award winners, Wirkler has spent over a decade in the industry. Erynn Torrenga.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

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. One of Smart Meetings ’ 2020 Smart Women Rising Star award winners, Wirkler has spent over a decade in the industry. Erynn Torrenga.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 9, 2021

Huddle Agency, tech focused meetings and events agency, announced that it has appointed Hayley Contegiacomo as chie technology officer. In this new role, Hayley will be responsible for leading the development of Huddle Agency’s technology focused suite of services for planning corporate meetings and events. .

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Eventmobi

APRIL 12, 2018

Today is Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID), which is an annual event that brings together leaders from across the meetings and events industry. Meeting professionals across the world participate in GMID’s international day of advocacy. EventMobi is taking part in two GMID events – GMID Mexico and MPI’s The Event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 28, 2021

A robust Latin American contingent includes Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico. The tech area has significantly increased with companies we hadn’t even heard of two years ago,” said Bauer. and accessibility; Innovation and tech; Business recovery, Contract negotiations, Personal branding and Sustainability.?.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. A premier B2B event in the Baltic Sea Region for the meetings industry that will accelerate the interest in, and demand for, holding meetings, incentives, and conferences in the area. Mexico City, Mexico.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 24, 2023

Exhibitors, industry professionals and other attendees will meet at the second annual SIAL America 2023 , organized by Emerald X at Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) to showcase food and beverage categories that are key to retailers, wholesalers, food service companies and distributors. Canada, Mexico and Oman will also be participating.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

IHG, which has hotels, resorts and event spaces spanning Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, Japan and China, is now looking to HBCUs to recruit educated and dedicated hospitality professionals to join their team. Those students that are in computer science may be going to Google or some of the tech companies. IHG Diversifies.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Esperanza An Auberge Resort, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Esperanza An Auberge Resort Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, New York City High-tech meets classic comforts with features including an indoor 75-foot lap pool bathed in natural light and surrounded by comfortable chaise lounges.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Melis has previously been director of North American operations at key4events, a French hybrid event and digital tech company, vice president of business development at Showcare event services and more. Regis Resort Punta Mita Resort in Mexico and more. Luis Arturo Aguilar. Deana Ivey. Sue Stemley, CASE, DES.

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Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

If you’ve been an event or meeting planner for a while, sooner or later, you will come across a corporate client that asks you to cut down on content so that participants will have more time “for shopping.” Here are some ideas for incorporating retail therapy into meetings, conferences and events. Mexico City: El Placio del Palacios.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Victoria Matey, cofounder of Matey Events and recipient of a Smart Women in Meetings award from Smart Meetings, argues that the best incentives are also planned with event psychology in mind. All events are also about meeting with other people. Yet why are some more successful than others?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

Could forever-remote tech workers fuel meeting boom? To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. “To To build trust and relationships and depth in remote-first teams, you’ve got to meet in person. We’ll gather for the moments that matter. There’s no way around that.”.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

And there will be growing use of cashless payments and livestreaming at meetings and events. What is one trend that meeting planners should be keeping an eye on in 2017 and beyond? The United States will continue to outperform the global exhibitions market. Airfares will be up 2.5 percent worldwide. EXHIBITIONS. and France.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 19, 2022

Prior to joining Visit Tucson in 2004 as its vice president of community affairs and Mexico marketing, Garcia was economic development specialist for the City of Tucson. Armstrong is now senior vice president of brand and community engagement at Encore , the event tech company in Illinois. Amanda Armstrong, CMP, CED. Travis Lunn.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a result, in this Event Tech podcast episode, the tech duo outlines how to work with translation, transcription, and captioning services in your events. . I was speaking at an event in Mexico, and they had a translator going from English to Spanish and Spanish to English,” says Will. ” Higher Cost Services.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 3, 2023

Italy, Australia, Mexico and Canada to roll out the welcome wagon for attendees. Intel is meeting the event industry’s high stakes with high-touch experiences guided by its subject matter experts for curated groups of customers. For the tech giant, adding value to events, particularly amid major trade shows, comes down to curation.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

San Jose’s Airport recently added new non-stop international service to London and Mexico and domestic service to Detroit, Tucson and New York City. Meeting planners can choose from one of seven Team San Jose managed venues and cultural facilities including the San Jose McEnery Convention Center and four historic theaters.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 16, 2019

As meeting planners and sponsors invest more into the overall experience for attendees, the demand for ROI is critical.”. PSAV, which is headquartered in Schiller Park, Illinois, is in 1,500 on-site venues and has 49 branch offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Releasing baby turtles into the Pacific from a hatchery or participating in numerous CSR activities at Posadas resorts in Mexico ? More business elements: Combining a meeting and the incentive to share business messages. Like meeting profs everywhere, they learned to improvise and innovate in the flash of an eye.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

Smart Meetings asked industry leaders from the front lines of hotels, event venues and creators, transportation, travel, networking, wellness and sustainability to share their commitments and challenges for keeping everyone safe and connected. Having said that, I think the return to meetings will be both slow and fast.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 27, 2020

Pre-pandemic, I traveled fairly frequently for my work as a consultant on meeting design and facilitator of meetings, and would try to run a couple of miles every day, wherever I was. France, New Mexico, and Texas. I’m a recent convert to high-tech fabrics for underwear, shirts, and tights. Environment. Underwear.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Dahlia has an OMG-attitude about all things tech and audience engagement solutions. Her mission is to untether the busy professional from their desktop and office and enable them to be more efficient and productive working from a beach in Mexico [umbrella drink in hand] through their mobile device utilizing smart solutions and apps.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Are you one of the more than 1,000 association meeting professionals attending the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE) Holiday Spectacular at Sacramento Convention Center this week? You can even go online to meet the farmer providing the eggs, tomatoes and lamb shanks that will end up on your plate. Trend Watch.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Smart Meetings asked incentive leaders what trends they are seeing out in the wild and found that event professionals in all capacities are getting creative about making travel activities more memorable—and therefore, more effective. In tech, Salesforce acquired Tableau, a data visualization company, in an estimated $15.7

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Canadian Special Events

JUNE 15, 2018

Venue rates are no longer the determining factor in deciding which hotel to pick for your next meeting or event. She explained that the owner’s vision was to take traditional Mexico, which is hacienda style and mix it with modern Mexico in a contemporary way. A welcome touch upon arrival.

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Canadian Special Events

JUNE 15, 2018

Venue rates are no longer the determining factor in deciding which hotel to pick for your next meeting or event. She explained that the owner’s vision was to take traditional Mexico, which is hacienda style and mix it with modern Mexico in a contemporary way. A welcome touch upon arrival.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Leff also worked in leading roles with Gaylord Hotels and Meet Minneapolis, and he also has worked with Hilton Minneapolis, the Hiltons of Chicago and Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport. Beaulieu is on the board of Zu, an association for creatives and tech entrepreneurs. Andre Aparicio, Alejandra Vela and Omar Sanchez. McClinton Heil.

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Eventory

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Then, you get the chance to meet fellow representatives of the industry. Are there any potential clients you’d like to meet with? In the platform, you can adjust the preferences regarding the event topics, people you’d like to meet at the events and so on. 6 IAB Annual Leadership Meeting. Where: Mexico City, Mexico.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2019

Mexico, India, Spain, Japan, Italy, China, Germany, Singapore, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Australia and Luxembourg. If you have been waiting to get something from Smart Meetings’ Smart Style column, this is a good time to check if Amazon offers deals on those products as well. on July 16. Canada, U.K.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

” Mexico, Central and South America preferred Lemongrass and Vanilla Bean. The post Wake up and Smell the Airplanes appeared first on Smart Meetings. Meanwhile, Asia Pacific markets prefer a scent called Black Orchid, a “sophisticated lush green floral fragrance.”

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Meet and network with the brightest minds from big banks, regional and community banks, commercial banks, credit unions and credit cards on 9 th and 10 th March in Miami. . So, all the tech enthusiasts attend the event from 24 th – 26 th March in Baltimore Convention Center. . Tech Day New York. Future Digital Finance 2020.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Meeting Planner | Stanford University | Stanford, CA. Meetings / Event Coordinator | Randstad | Lanham, MD. Event Solutions Designer | CWT Meetings & Events | Minneapolis, MN. Convention Management Lead | Ashfield Meetings & Events | East Hanover, NJ.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Learn as much as you can about the culture of the country where you are planning your meeting in order to understand how they prefer to do business. For example, Germans value punctuality, while arriving late is acceptable in Mexico. In others, such as tech-loving Scandinavia, email or Skype is an acceptable form of communication.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 30, 2017

Most of the travel remains within the United States, but Mexico and the Caribbean also remain top destinations. So look to technology as your box of tools to further engage with the audience through mobile, social, wearable, predictive and view-altering tech. The post 2017 Incentive Travel Trends appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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