Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Summers most recently worked for Optoro, a sustainable retail company in Washington, D.C., Before his present positions, Croke held the role of vice president of sales and marketing at The National Conference Center in Washington, D.C. as chief marketing officer.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The return to The Center for Association Leadership’s (ASAE) Annual Meeting & Exposition brought almost 5,000 people to Nashville in August after two years of virtual experiences. When we leverage our platform to allow groups to meet like that, it creates a richer experience,” she said. Community First. Community is powerful.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Legrand is the founder and CEO of LaJoy Plans , a Washington, D.C. As the events industry continues to evolve, she imagines the CMP will drive further growth in sustainability efforts and professionals’ understanding of how to use emerging technology tools like AI. The industry remains courageously committed to DEI.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Most recently, she was vice president of partnerships at Solus Sustainable Hydration and before that, was director of global sales at Canyon Ranch, a hospitality brand with several resort locations across the U.S. Zabloudil joined American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) in Washington D.C. Jane Cunningham.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 31, 2020

The American Hotel & Lodging Association has been very active in Washington D.C. This article from FoxBusiness.com outlines the dire situation many hotels face, especially full-service properties that rely on business and social groups to fill their meeting and event space.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2018

Five winners of PCMA’s Education Foundation’s 2018 Professional Excellence Awards were announced May 2 at 2018 Visionary Awards at the Marriott Marquis, in Washington, D.C. Hope, CMP, senior vice president, meetings and expositions, Kellen Company, named Event Designer of the Year. Community Advocate of the Year. Jeff Chase.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2023

PCMA’s Convening Leaders gathered 3,300 meeting professionals in Columbus, Ohio, for three days of education, networking and some transformative ideas. Smart Meetings was there for a backstage view of what went into the production and brought back tips for planning even more intelligently in 2023. Discomfort, Don’t Dos and Uncertainty.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Travel Association and The Downtown DC Business Improvement District, has seen that associations are getting 30% or more attrition and it is more difficult to have in-person, one-on-one meetings when many are working from their kitchen in the suburbs and some from second homes in the Caribbean.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Rather than leaving it solely up to governments to take action on climate change, associations representing industry and professional sectors that are not directly related to environmental health are declaring climate emergencies in an effort to encourage their members to lead the charge for a more sustainable future. Laura Kate Bender.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2017

The Washington, D.C., The contemporary, riverfront ballroom in National Harbor, Maryland, is designed to provide event-goers with a private venue outside of Gaylord National’s main hub of meeting space. Gaylord National, operated by Marriott International, is located eight miles from Washington, D.C.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A quartet of new and newly refreshed hotels in tried-and-true meetings metropolises…. of meeting space to the entertainment and convention district of McCormick Square. InterContinental Washington D.C.-The The Wharf is a contemporary, sustainably designed property on historic Washington Channel.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 9, 2017

When, as part of Convene ‘s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey , we asked meeting planners to name the biggest challenge that the meetings industry faces this year, this response came up more than once: “The perception of what we do outside our industry.”. Evolve from a meeting planner to a business-event strategist.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 13, 2017

T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip has gone green in a big way, earning LEED Gold certification for its sustainability practices. T-Mobile Arena goes big and small on meetings. T-Mobile Arena also has smaller meetings in mind. And Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., But it’s not alone. Green Building Council.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

At the National League of Cities (NLC) Conference , held May 23 in Washington, D.C., Our connection: The Meetings Mean Business coalition has done the work of quantifying the economic impact of the events industry — $325 billion in direct spending in 2016. mayors from across the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 22, 2018

Three events — a brutal storm, a dozen tractor-trailers filled with conference waste, and an awareness of a crime taking place under the meetings industry’s radar — brought this year’s PCMA Community Advocate of the Year finalists to causes that fired their passion, and clinched their company’s commitment. Here are their stories. Jeff Chase.

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Unique Venues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Seravezza will craft a food and beverage identity grounded in the museum’s rich history of inquiry and discovery that guests will experience at the museum’s café and Eatery as well as through the meetings and events hosted at the museum. The Seravezza name comes from a noted marble-producing region of Italy.

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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. Washington D.C.

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Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2019

PCMA Foundation celebrated the business events industry and honored 21 outstanding professionals for their dedication, innovation and passion at the 2019 Visionary Awards in Washington, D.C. Seasholtz, CMP, director of meetings and events, Talley Management Group Inc.; Finalists for the award: Heather M.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 7, 2018

Even if you travel often for meetings and conferences, you may still not have perfected the art of packing. Want a sleek suit for a meeting or gown for a reception, but experiencing sticker shock? Rent the Runway also has retail stores in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.,

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2016

I am neither an art nor a festival person,” said Jamie McDonald, co-chair of the Light City Baltimore Steering Committee, speaking at the Sustainability Innovation Conference, one of four Light City U conferences on innovation. I arrived by train from Washington, D.C., How do we become a more responsible and equitable society?”.

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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

JULY 2, 2018

Human resources departments need to be a priority for companies in order to retain good employees and sustain growth, she added. Companies could consider using a third-party app to collect anonymous complaint reports, said Kimberlee Gee, a Washington, D.C.–based Johnnie White , CAE, CMP. Hoekstra said via email. “It

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

If you are seeking private label programs, to meet growers, producers, and more, this expo is the place to be. Washington Auto Show. expo happens just a couple of weeks before the New York International Auto Show in Washington, D.C. Washington Convention Center. The second-largest U.S. at the Walter E.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 20, 2023

April 22 is Earth Day, a time for those in our industry to consider the substantial environmental impact of holding meetings, conventions, and trade shows. Here are eight recent sustainability developments around travel and meetings that planners should have on their radar. • Every effort counts. Green” began in Portland, Ore.,

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 9, 2019

Not Miami, or Atlanta, or Washington D.C. Rent one of five spaces for your next business meeting. They also come to attend a wide range of events including business meetings and anniversary parties. The stadium offers boxes and meeting rooms for both corporate and private events as well. but Jacksonville.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 30, 2018

Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. International Conference Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. That is why AMLE has created a multifaceted conference to meet the needs of every educator—no matter how they learn. Honolulu, HI. Pittsburgh, PA.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges. Washington, D.C., What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Heading home from our annual meeting a few years ago. It was so much fun just relaxing and visiting with everyone, knowing that the meeting had been such a success.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Conversely, meeting attendees want to encounter the character of cities they visit in genuine ways, according to Ken Maher, a fellow and former principal at HASSELL. “I Meeting the critical functional needs of a convention center isn’t easy. WASHINGTON, D.C.: ‘An Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2022

The Washington, D.C.-based Read More : Virtual and Hybrid Meeting Tech Updates You Need Now. “As The post EIC-VSef Merger to Simplify Virtual Event Data Collection appeared first on Smart Meetings. VSef has recently launched a second version of its software, VSef 2.0,

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

New York-based Convene is quickly taking over the United States with a database of tech-enabled meeting spaces in major cities across the country. Billed as a flexible way for companies to meet their growing need for workspace solutions, founders Ryan Simonetti and Chris Kelley offer properties with all the bells and whistles built in.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 31, 2017

Add a heap o’ meeting space—34,000 sq. A multi-million-dollar transformation added a fresh design scheme, all-new plush furnishings and tech in the 802 guest rooms, and enhancements to its 38 versatile meeting and functions rooms. of indoor meeting space. The new meeting and event space offers 37,500 sq. of meeting space.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 21, 2017

The center, which offers 250 meeting rooms comprising 265,000 sq. of event space, is celebrating Earth Day 2017 by encouraging meeting planners to go green. Located about 40 miles from Washington, D.C. , the conference center has 917 guest rooms and is devoted to sustainability best practices.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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Cvent: Event Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Home to the country’s most educated population, Washington, D.C. , is where great minds gather for meetings in the technology, biotech/pharmaceutical, education, and medical sectors. There are copious reasons why hosting your next meeting in D.C. And in June, the World Gas Union took advantage of D.C.’s

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

So we expanded our guest list and invited meeting professionals of all kinds to reflect on how the business of events has gotten even better over the past few years. But another strong thread ran through the responses — for many, what has gotten better is how the role of meeting planner has fundamentally changed. “We Productions. “We

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JULY 2, 2018

Not literally, of course, but in a demonstration that would snap the 2017 Siebel Scholars Conference attendees awake as the event — which addressed cyber security — got underway in Washington, D.C., After the 2017 meeting, 100 percent of attendees said they would attend another Siebel conference. on March 3.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 28, 2016

Travel’s summer board meeting today. Travel’s 75th anniversary, attended by more than 100 travel industry leaders on November 16th in Washington, D.C. Nassetta appeared first on Smart Meetings. Travel’s CEO Roundtable, was announced at U.S. Leven, chairman and CEO of the Georgia Aquarium, and W.

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