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Get Ready for the Future of Events at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit

Event Leadership Institute

In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels like we’ve reached a turning point as major destinations like New York City announced plans to fully reopen by the summer and the vaccine rollout continues. So where does that leave you?

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

Connect Your Meetings

Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. Green Building Council, I pursued my life long dream of living in New York City and accepted a position with the Drug Policy Alliance. Connect with Clapes on Instagram. After nearly 8 years at the U.S.

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2019 40 Under 40: Natasha Stamper Pedigo, The Asphalt Institute

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From site selection with our meetings task force to contracting, logistics planning, execution and post-event wrap-up—if it has to do with one of our meetings, I am there. We are holding a gala at the Union League Club of New York City, where we were founded in 1919. I am responsible for every aspect of the event.

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What Amazon’s HQ2 Search Means for Business Events Industry

PCMA Convene

The company recently selected New York City and Northern Virginia as sites for its second, and split, headquarters. New York City and Northern Virginia — the eventual winners of the split headquarters — emerged on his shortlist. Amazon photo). Amazon map).

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Smart Meetings Celebrates 4 Folio Eddie/Ozzie Wins

SmartMeetings

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. About Smart Meetings 360, Inc.:

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AV Advice from the Experts

Connect Your Meetings

A lot of our clients are interested in virtual and augmented reality,” says Lindsay Meck, director of production at Sequence Events in New York City. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

Leslie Zeck, CMP, director of meetings for the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), worked remotely with suppliers and venues to sign contracts for groups that will meet in Barcelona and New York City in 2025. One area where Abbate thinks that virtual site inspections will be helpful is in cutting costs. “If

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