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Remote-Work Movement Changing Downtown Atmospheres

MeetingsNet

Should planners add this factor to their site-selection research? For meetings that take place over a Monday or a Friday in a first- or second-tier city, planners might want to consider hosting an on-site evening event rather than scheduling a free night for attendees to roam around the host city.

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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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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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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

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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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Tarsus Connect announces acquisition of BizBash

Event Industry News

The acquisition of BizBash adds four premier events — including the BizBash Live in New York and L.A. Chris Collinson, president and founder of Tarsus Connect, echoed Adler’s enthusiasm: “BizBash brings a new perspective to the Connect portfolio, rounding out the tools that event organisers use to make their events more effective.

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AV Advice from the Experts

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“It offers incredible flexibility for doing custom-sized projections, and you can have a lot of fun with it, like adding curves in the screen,” says Scott Frankel, president of Animatic Media based in Hicksville, New York. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

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Associations Hit It Big at Gaming Properties

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This is a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the $240 billion gaming industry, according to the American Gaming Association , as they court meeting planners with renovations, world-class dining options and amenities important in the site selection of other properties. 3 Casino Resorts Betting on Meetings.