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MARCH 6, 2024

Hold a Meeting in Destinations Known for Warmth As spring draws near, many are eager to get outside and enjoy the increasingly sunny days. of flexible, customizable meeting and event space feature new and enhanced amenities, and groups have access to unique catering options. After a meeting across the property’s refreshed 6,374 sq.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We researched the top meeting venues in each of these destinations. If you’re planning on hosting your next event in Texas this winter season, you can leave your mittens at home. of meeting space. The Convention Center offers clients 72 meeting rooms totaling 204,000 sq. of exhibit space and over 70 meeting rooms.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Sustainability and accessibility are now essential ingredients for a meeting menu. For meeting professionals looking for places that can accommodate this growing population, WalletHub recently released a survey ranking the most vegan-friendly cities in America. Los Angeles: Meetings Meets Foodies.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

Cvent has just published its list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for 2023: Nashville and San Diego moving up to the second and third spots after Orlando. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. Newcomers to the Top 10 include Austin, Texas (No.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, June 10-14. We asked Rachel Andrews, senior director of meetings and events, what 3,500 anticipated attendees can expect in the new location and expanded agenda. The evening event promises Texas-style fun. Spend the day meeting vendors and attending sessions.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. We invite you to submit an idea for an informative session, sharing meeting expertise or research that can help event professionals to succeed.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Sharp held multiple executive positions at Travelport before joining CWT in 2018 as senior vice president and global managing director of meetings and events. She remains a member of Meeting Professionals International and was president of its New Jersey chapter from 2022 to 2023. Glaucia Canil. Kelli Donahoe, CMP.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 19, 2021

The trail back to meeting F2F has to start somewhere. And for the 75 meeting professionals who attended Smart Meetings Mid-America Experience this week, the ideal place to get back in the saddle turned out to be the brand-new Hotel Drover in Fort Worth, Texas. Smart Meetings founder and CEO Marin Bright.

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APRIL 11, 2023

For example, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists moved its 2023 annual clinical and scientific meeting out of New Orleans, not wanting to meet in a destination where members might face punishment for providing abortion care. RELATED READING: A New Kind of Meeting Offset Grimes, Esq.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Meeting Industry Leadership: Paola Bowman, CMP, CMM (MPI Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter), director of client services and events, Arlington (Texas) Convention & Visitors Bureau

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

As the importance of wellness offerings in meetings and events continues to rise, so does the expectation from attendees. By continuing to design meetings with purpose and intentionality, we can discover the many opportunities all around us to elevate wellness in meetings in a new and fresh way.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Whether you find yourself in Denver, Colorado, Irvine, California or Little Elm, Texas, you’re certain to have your pick of a variety of outdoor adventures; and you can rest easy knowing your meeting needs and relaxation space have everything you’ll ever need. of lobby-level meeting space to the property’s existing 39,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Haute, the marketing, sales and event services company in Cedar Park, Texas, is taking 80 professionals to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas for a week-long event on a brand-new industry metric. Smart Meetings is taking California’s business and event professionals south for a stay at The London West Hollywood on Feb.

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APRIL 18, 2017

A new upscale hotel is being built in Allen, Texas, to accommodate meetings and events. of flexible convention, ballroom and meeting space, along with a 1,000-space parking facility. The post New Hotel and Convention Center in Texas to Target Meetings appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 13, 2022

Corporate meeting attendees often harbor inner geeks. Visitors must check out the Alamo located in downtown San Antonio, which serves as a representation of Texas Liberty. San Antonio is also home to the largest collectible shop in Texas: Heroes and Fantasies Collectible and Comic Book Store. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Marketer

JANUARY 25, 2024

West Texas-native Katie Beal Brown, founder and ceo of Lone River Beverage Co., and while the brand had transported the spirit of West Texas to both coasts with its events, the recent “A Night on the Ranch” in Nashville was a totally different experience for Lone River. Texas-based Bumble and Brim Hat Co.

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JUNE 14, 2023

46 Texas $23.43 The post Meeting Profs Travel Report: Who Travels for Business? appeared first on Smart Meetings. Finally, the survey saw that health and safety is the biggest threat to business travel: over inflation, budget cuts or travel freezes. Ranking States Average nine-mile taxi Costs 1 Maine $35.92 3 New Mexico $35.11

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JULY 13, 2022

Corporate meeting attendees often harbor inner geeks. Visitors must check out the Alamo located in downtown San Antonio, which serves as a representation of Texas Liberty. San Antonio is also home to the largest collectible shop in Texas: Heroes and Fantasies Collectible and Comic Book Store. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

JUNE 14, 2018

Just 30 minutes from downtown Dallas, Allen, Texas , boasts premier shopping, engaging entertainment, more than 250 delectable dining options, and top-notch meeting space — so it’s easy to see why is a preferred choice for meeting planners. Consider it Pyles’ love letter to the delicious food and big personality of Texas.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The solution for easing fears of breakthrough Covid cases and holding the attention of Zoom-fatigued attention spans may be as simple as stepping outside the ballroom for meeting inspiration. Following are stirring ways to breath fresh air into meetings and a bonus idea for when Mother Nature has other plans. Bonus: Simulated Swings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Meeting profs across the United States are being tasked with increasingly difficult decisions about requiring and enforcing mask wearing after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suddenly updated guidance for face coverings and physical distancing in Mid-May. Some already did away with public mask requirements months ago.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2023

About the CMP Events Industry Council launched the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) Program in 1985 to provide meeting industry professionals with specialized continuing education. A meeting planner earns their certification through a course of study, an exam and a comprehensive professional evaluation.

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JULY 12, 2023

of customizable meeting spaces, on a combined 1600 sq. Bring your guests to a whole new adventure, offering them a meeting in a space that invigorates and refreshes the mind. 200 guest rooms boast a design inspired by the West Texas Frontier. of flexible meeting space, including an 11,600 sq. Nearly 23,000 sq.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

He will help Thompson Hotels to enter the Texas market with a band, and to establish the hotel as a stylish destination. She will help to further the Thompson brand legacy and introduce the new hotel to the Texas market. She will also be in charge of managing accounts, preparing and presenting proposals and generating business.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independent destination management companies and event service providers, has recently unveiled its 2022 Global Destination Index , which highlights the most popular meeting and incentive destinations around the world, according to booked and pending business across its worldwide partners.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 13, 2017

Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Arlington Convention Center sits in the heart of the Entertainment District alongside Six Flags Over Texas and the Dallas Cowboys’ stomping ground, AT&T Stadium. of meeting rooms. You can even meet in the Cowboys Locker Room—if the ‘boys aren’t in town, of course!”. Hixon says.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

He also worked on the opening team at Houston’s Texas Medical Center, as well as director of sales at Omni Fort Worth Hotel and director of sales and marketing at Omni Richmond Hotel in Virginia, where he was awarded Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year in 2008. He also served on the board of the North Texas Hotel Association.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

If you’re in Plano , Texas, for a business meeting or convention, chances are your free time is extremely limited; there are people to meet and connections to be made! Pearl Cup Coffee offers Texas-roasted espresso drinks, coffee, snacks, and pastries, as well as wine and light bites in the afternoons and evenings.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Group gatherings in conference meetings spaces are great. Group gatherings in meeting spaces with a haunted, scary story behind them are better—or, at least, more adventurous. Meeting profs need not deal with spiritual maids or gamblers when planning an event in the property’s 11,000 sq. Congress Plaza Hotel. The Stanley Hotel.

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JULY 11, 2023

Meeting planners who seek to maintain the morale of their team may research local team-building activities to boost the energy and mood of their group. Home Runs in Katy, Texas For planners who find themselves near Katy, Texas, may want to check out Home Run Dugout.

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MARCH 27, 2017

The city of Irving just took a big Texas step toward completion of its modern convention center. of meeting space and a 10,000-square-foot ballroom. million in bond proceeds for the construction of city-owned public meeting facilities. The post Westin Hotel Breaks Ground in Irving, Texas appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

He comes from Westin Dallas Stonebriar Golf Resort & Spa in Frisco, Texas, where he worked as general manager. Woody previously worked as chief tourism officer for Visit Galveston in Texas. Delamore is sales enablement manager for Array , a content engagement solution for life sciences meetings based in Denver.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Plus great places for planners to meet nearby For meeting planners on-the-go, airports are usually the starting point of the journey. of meeting and event space and 100,000 sq. of event space, 12 meeting rooms and 369 guest rooms. for meetings, and 50 meeting rooms. Check out the top U.S.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Evolution Dome is thrilled to announce the successful deployment by its US distributor of two temporary structures at the Society of Hematologic Oncology’s (SOHO) eleventh annual meeting in Houston, Texas, from September 6 – 9, 2023.

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JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Hardesty is managing director for Thompson Austin and Tommie Austin in Texas. He was most recently CEO of Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau in Texas and currently serves on the board of directors and executive committee for U.S. The post Smart Moves in Orlando, Austin and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a church in Texas that killed 26 people just a month after an attack at a concert in Las Vegas killed 58 attendees, the responsibility of event planners to keep people safer became even more urgent.

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