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Don’t Let a Weather Emergency Derail Your Event

SmartMeetings

Blizzard warnings are in effect for a large swath from eastern Pennsylvania to southern Maine. Corporate meeting planners generally choose their destination and book the venue a year or more in advance, making it hard to plan around monumental weather events, natural disasters or other citywide emergencies. and as far east as Ohio.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

First job: Server in a small German restaurant in Pennsylvania. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Heather Reid. Job title: Founder and CEO.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

First job: Server in a small German restaurant in Pennsylvania. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Heather Reid. Job title: Founder and CEO.

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Top Medical Conferences in 2019. Is it worth sending people to a healthcare summit?

Eventory

You can be sure that after the event you will look differently upon your career opportunities and will leave the venue with a fresh mind and lots of inspiration. Where: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Who is it for? You can also send your own research paper and become one of the speakers as the abstract submissions are still open.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of Contagious , Invisible Influence , and The Catalyst. Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. Where to Find him? Jonah Berger Who is he?

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Best in Show: Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Senior Event Manager, Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), Philadelphia. Convention Special-Event Venue Services.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Jonah Berger is a marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and internationally bestselling author of Contagious , Invisible Influence , and The Catalyst. Where to Find him? You can book an appointment with Douglas, here. Jonah Berger Who is he? What is he known for? Where to find him? Reach out to Mr.