Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2023

Before this, Middleton worked in the United Kingdom with Wolseley Hospitality Group, where he worked as head chef of several of its venues, Bellanger, The Delauney and Colbert. Savanna Brodar Brodar has been named executive pastry chef for The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection, Charlotte in North Carolina.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are more subtle benefits to be had, which can be used by the future-ready meeting professional wanting to explore a new way of conducting business. Augustine, Florida; Asheville, North Carolina; and Mountain Brook, Alabama, among others. The post What Are the Benefits of Using Crypto as a Meeting Prof?

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

The cultural and historical backdrop of western North Carolina is a subtle and unexpected surprise to visitors who are given the opportunity to learn about the expansive culture of the Cherokee Nation and the history that unfolded amid the gorgeous scenery beneath the Great Smokey Mountains. of pre-function space. The Birch Boardroom.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Read More : Essential List: Unique Destinations for Spring Meetings. Where meetings happen, Orlando and Miami were found to place first and third, respectively, in total number of flower shops per square mile. Read More : Urban Venues Seeing Return of Group Business. Orange, CA. Santa Ana, CA. San Diego, CA. Honolulu, HI.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 16, 2020

Venues surrounded by nature are a fantastic choice for event planners. Check out our Top Picks for Venues for Nature Lovers. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor, Maine provides a truly unique space for students, researchers, artists, for group conferences and meetings up to 125 in its 8 rooms.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The battle between in-person meetings and the now-waning Covid pandemic is the source of many comeback stories around the globe. The North Carolina-based Special Event Company ( TSEC ) is another case in point. The post How an Event in Boston Is Making an Impactful Return appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

The Wyboston Lakes Resort team has returned from North Carolina with the highly prestigious IACC Americas Innovation Award. The award was presented at the International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) Americas Knowledge Exchange Conference held in the USA at Durham, North Carolina.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 7, 2021

Take a break from the ordinary and check out our list of the Top Outdoor Spaces to meet. Western Carolina University. Found in Cullowhee, North Carolina less than 25 minutes from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Cherokee Indian Reservation, guests can enjoy all types of exceptional outdoor activities.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

CWT M&E, the global meetings and events division of CWT, today announced the appointment of Cristina Scott as Vice President of Global Operations. She will report to Derek Sharp, CWT Meetings & Events’ Senior Vice President and Managing Director, and will be based in Southlake, Texas. . “I Areas of interest. Brand Events.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2023

From Palm Springs to Albuquerque, venues celebrate First Nation people When the tides of history recede, the cultural energy in some regions remains palpable. Thanks to some exciting new spaces opening across the country, meeting planners can host events at cultural centers that provide educational experiences that will have a lasting impact.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 18, 2018

When it comes to Charlotte event venues , there's plenty of options. Keep reading to discover the 20 best locations for your next event in North Carolina's Queen City. Charlotte, North Carolina—the Queen City—is one of the South's prized jewels. They also have access to some amazing event venues.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 17, 2023

Public art creates desirable destinations for meetings for its contribution to cultural representation, urban functionality and beautifying a visitor’s overall experience. The open lot and the covered roof area together give meeting professionals 137,977 sq. of art for their outdoor event.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 3, 2020

Check our latest list of unique venues…with unique experiences. Just minutes from the Atlantic Ocean and the historic downtown riverfront, University of North Carolina Wilmington's picturesque campus offers the perfect location for your next big event. Big Time Service Meets Big 10 Campus Environment.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

There’s a lot of information out there about how to better your career as a meeting professional. Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings. What makes content compelling?

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 28, 2019

Security Day in Raleigh, North Carolina. While there has been progress toward creating safer meetings and events, headlines of terrorist attacks in nightclubs, summer festivals, and crowded entertainment districts are a reminder of a sad reality: With any public gathering comes the need for well-considered protective measures.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Meeting planners will feel equally pampered. Harrah’s Cherokee has 115,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and a variety of one-of-a-kind venues set against a backdrop of spectacular mountain scenery with 1,800 deluxe guest rooms and suites. Unique Venues. What’s New. Mandara Spa.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 19, 2017

This should be music to planners ’ ears, as there are many ways to embrace the seasonal spirit at a meeting or event. Booking a meeting at one of these ultra-dreamy venues is a great way to start planning. Fearrington Village (Pittsboro, North Carolina). Its cutting-edge meeting spaces support all technology needs.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bringing over 20 years of tourism and hospitality experience to his new role, Trokey most recently worked for Visit Charlotte in North Carolina as national sales manager. Runyon brings 10 years of venue administration and events experience. Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans promoted Babe to hotel manager. Melea Runyon.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Meeting planners will feel equally pampered. Harrah’s Cherokee has 115,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and a variety of one-of-a-kind venues set against a backdrop of spectacular mountain scenery with 1,800 deluxe guest rooms and suites. Unique Venues. What’s New. Mandara Spa.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Meeting planners will feel equally pampered. Harrah’s Cherokee has 115,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and a variety of one-of-a-kind venues set against a backdrop of spectacular mountain scenery with 1,800 deluxe guest rooms and suites. Unique Venues. What’s New. Mandara Spa.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Meeting planners will feel equally pampered. Harrah’s Cherokee has 115,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and a variety of one-of-a-kind venues set against a backdrop of spectacular mountain scenery with 1,800 deluxe guest rooms and suites. Unique Venues. What’s New. Mandara Spa.

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Event Leadership Institute

MAY 6, 2021

She will present an overview on the current status and how meeting and event professionals can use data to chart their course ahead. Venues and event organizers now have options through apps and other solutions, but in some cases the issue is being decided for them at the federal, state, or local level.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. We work with planners to find the right venue and team-building activity to connect them with the destination.”

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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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SmartMeetings

MARCH 17, 2020

In North America, the reality is that the inventory of full-service hotels capable of hosting meetings is not growing fast enough, forcing planners to reach out to more cities, and more hotels, in initial searches. See also : Meeting in Paradise Added Woo-Hoo to RFP Process. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Cvent’s annual hospitality conference brings together professionals from the hospitality, meeting, and event industries that are interested in engaging with the latest in hospitality technology. Exchanges focus around meeting face-to-face with a wide array of vendors, buyers, and mountain tourism suppliers from around the world.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 6, 2017

They’re all great places for companies and associations to meet. As a destination for meeting planners , Indianapolis offers the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, which has 566,000 sq. of gaming space, new restaurants and entertainment venues. of meeting and event space with ballrooms and a 2,500-seat theater.

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Eventinterface

JULY 27, 2017

Sharon Fisher is the CEO and Chief IdeaSparker of Play with a Purpose, a company devoted to creating more fun, participatory, creative and hands-on meetings. As planners, it is not only important to be good at logistics, but we also need to be able to bring new and fresh ideas to our meetings. Stay curious.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2018

Bring your ap-PIE-tite to meetings today! of meeting space and 1,254 guest rooms. of indoor/outdoor meeting space. Meeting professionals can order the hotel’s iconic dessert to be delivered anywhere nationwide. Meeting professionals can order the hotel’s iconic dessert to be delivered anywhere nationwide.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

These are the 10 reasons you should choose to have your next meeting in the Roanoke Valley in Virginia’s Blue Ridge. With over 250,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, the Roanoke Valley in Virginia’s Blue Ridge is full of facilities that can meet your needs. Transportation. Facilities. Hospitality.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

When Valarie Coyle, meetings director at Health Professions Network, starts mapping out her next event, a destination marketing organization (DMO) is always her first stop. Without question, the CVB is the destination expert when it comes to planning meetings,” said Gary C. Gintzig, spoke about facility design and patient care.

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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. Why go from Portugal to North Carolina’s eighth-most-populous city? They fall across the spectrum.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 12, 2017

Rather than focusing on life’s strains, plan a meeting or event where free time provides an opportunity to recharge , relax and decompress. Carova Beach, North Carolina. Destinations appeared first on Smart Meetings. From serene lakes to charming towns full of friendly locals, there are many places offering just that.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

It was to consist of multiple exhibition halls, a 24,000-square-foot ballroom, 18 meeting rooms and Centre for Dialogue, which would accommodate meetings in the round. of meeting space. New exhibition halls, meeting rooms, an outdoor terrace, banquet space and cafe and bar were also added. After adding 215,278 sq.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2017

Charlotte, North Carolina. In addition to giving planners fresh choices for backdrops to meetings, the surge in new space can also lead to a decline in occupancy rates and hoteliers hungry to negotiate with planners who are willing to be flexible. Not Luxury, but Not Economy, Either. markets in 2017.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

As meeting planners, you have a unique opportunity to inspire a more balanced lifestyle by choosing destinations and venues purposefully designed to inspire and decompress. Its Southeast collection comprises hospitality gems in New Orleans; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Charleston, South Carolina. In 2016, U.S.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 17, 2018

There’s obviously the shock and craziness of it,” says Trask, CMP, CMM, president of Strategic Meeting Tech in Orange, California. I have friends in Vegas, one of whom could hear the sirens and shots from his house,” says Trask, a 30-year meetings industry veteran and longtime live music fan. Plan For Security.

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