Canadian Special Events

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Today, I wish to honour the memory of two remarkable women in our industry: Marion Clifton, founder of the Northwest Event Show, and Marin Bright, the visionary behind Smart Meetings. Their recent passings have created a profound void in our community, a testament to the significant legacies they leave behind.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Bimbo Bakeries USA-owned baked goods company partnered with non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest to engage consumers in volunteer-led cleanup events honoring National Public Lands Day on Sept. Thomas’ is serving up its English muffin brand’s “Wake Up to What’s Possible” campaign messaging in the great outdoors.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

United , which hubs in Chicago has offered four winter weather waivers: Midwest, Texas, East Coast and Central and Northwest U.S. Delta issued travel advisories for Midwest and Central Plains, Atlantic and Northeast and Northwest Mountains. Many flights that depart or connect at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) may be cancelled or rescheduled.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2024

to the Pacific Northwest, bringing with it a rare blizzard warning in place for Oregon and Washington, where some areas haven’t seen a blizzard warning in over 10 years. Flood watches are in effect is several places along the East Coast, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston.

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The Planner's Lounge

APRIL 17, 2024

In 2013, she founded the Skagit Wedding Society, a networking group for wedding professionals to meet and collaborate on weddings and styled shoots and to promote Skagit County, WA, as a premier wedding destination in the Pacific Northwest. The SWS also produced the annual Skagit Wedding Tour.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 17, 2024

The more formal restaurant, The Marc, debuts a new Inland Northwest theme, built on a vision of cuisine that is sustainable and relevant to the region. The renovation also includes the addition of the hotel’s new dining concept, The Marc Café, accessible via the lobby.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2019

Attendees at Smart Meeting Northwest at the year-old Hotel Interurban in Seattle learned how to shift from a victim mindset to that of a thriver by adopting the attitude of and being a powerful giver. Dan Diamond, MD – NogginStorm, Keynote Speaker at Smart Meeting Northwest 2019! We’re here at Smart Meeting Northwest 2019!

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Skift

JANUARY 15, 2020

The W Xi'an in northwest China is shown here. Marriott has a joint venture with Alibaba. Marriott International Skift Take: China has become a hot spot for global business travel and its secondary cities are evolving to accommodate larger conferences and conventions. What should event planners know?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The highly-celebrated Lodge Kitchen , Sunriver Resort’s signature dining experience, offers a fresh take on Pacific Northwest cuisine with ingredients from local ranches and an impeccable wine selection from Oregon’s Willamette Valley and beyond.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Type ‘Portland’ and ‘vegan’ in your search engine and you’ll see that the Great Northwest city offers an abundance healthy food options. Much like its Northwest neighbor, Portland, Seattle has considerable options for Vegans. Portland, Oregon: A Vegan Paradise. There’s a reason why WalletHub placed Portland at the top of the list.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2021

Record hot temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. Strange clouds in Warsaw, Poland. The Earth’s climate keeps surprising its inhabitants with anomalies—and the hotel industry isn’t happy. MGM Resorts. homes annually and produce up to 90 percent of MGM Resorts’ Las Vegas daytime needs.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2021

Canada’s northern Yukon and Northwest Territories have the country’s highest share of fully vaccinated residents, at over 59 percent. The latest data show 55.7 percent of European Union residents have gotten at least one dose of vaccine; its fully vaccinated rate lags at below 43 percent.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Blackpool is right at the heart of the Northwest region we serve, and we are proud to continue to invest in the town and the local environment while supporting local businesses.” To learn more about the MeetBlackpool ambassador network click here.

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Dancing Spirit Ranch is a gorgeous family-owned retreat center and vacation rental property in Northwest Montana. Flathead Lake Lodge is a family-owned and-operated dude ranch in northwest Montana. Experience true peace during your next gathering at the Samaa Retreat Center. Dancing Spirit Ranch | Whitefish, Montana.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The Pacific Northwest is a nature lover’s paradise with ample parks, trails, forests and mountains to hike and explore. Tapping into this community’s passion for the outdoors, Thomas’, a brand of English muffins and bagels owned by Bimbo Bakeries USA, returned to the region to engage consumers during two trail cleanup events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Michele Zurlo Michele Zurlo Zurlo joins Meet Chicago Northwest as partnership and service manager. He is passionate about ongoing education and enrichment as a means to create well-trained teams that build strong relationships with guests and clients alike to develop a leading hospitality atmosphere.

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Unique Venues

MARCH 22, 2023

Looking for a memorable event space in the Pacific Northwest? So kick back and enjoy the breathtaking views of Elliott Bay as well as access to its unique collection of over 330 species of fish and aquatic animals from the Pacific Northwest region. Look no further than the Seattle Aquarium in Seattle, WA.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Christina Henshall and Misty Sparks Christina Henshall (left) and Misty Sparks (right) Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) appoints Henshall as regional director of convention sales for the Northwest.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Seattle and thePacific Northwest, “all up and down the coast and certainly up into Alaska, the entire Salish Sea area as we call it, is really, really rich in that cultural heritage,” Norwalk added. And so we just didn’t want to not bring that up.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

In northwest England, Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village will open with more than 220 guest rooms. More than 300 properties are in opening in destinations such as London , Doha, Indonesia, Denmark and Panama City.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 14, 2018

Thirty-four years ago, a group of artists in Bellevue, Washington, known as the Craft Cooperative of the Northwest (CCNW), were fed up with the city’s fine-art fair culture. The founding ideas of the Craft Cooperative of the Northwest were simple: Give any proceeds collected from the booth fees back to the community that supported them.”.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 21, 2017

Northwest based technical production supplier, Sterling Event Group, has continued its dedication to investing in its equipment by purchasing the latest lighting paraphernalia from Clay Paky.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Location : Auraria, Northwest. Location : CBD, Northwest. Location : CBD, Northwest. Location : Five Points, Northwest. Location : Lodo, Northwest. Location : Northwest. Mile High Station. Source: Here Comes the Guide. Capacity : 1,200. As you can tell from the capacity size, the venue is huge. Source: Yelp.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

A first for LXR Hotels & Resorts in the Pacific Northwest, this 120-room property is located in the center of Seattle, providing photo-ready views of the city from every angle. of meeting space, which includes a rooftop terrace and The Clubroom on the property’s mezzanine level. Hotel 1000 , LXR Hotels & Resorts, Seattle.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

In the Northwest we are delighted to welcome the MTC Events Centre in Liverpool, sister venue to the MTC Events Centre in Ansty, Coventry who has been in membership for over 4 years. We’re excited to welcome more delegates through the door and share our unique surroundings with them.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Jessie Malpica and Stephanie Lapsley Jessie Malpica (left) and Stephanie Lapsley (right) With 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry, including nearly a decade at Ritz-Carlton hotels, Malpica looks forward to serving as the director of operations of the first Ritz-Carlton property in the Pacific Northwest, The Ritz-Carlton Portland.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 8, 2020

The Covid-19 virus had a devastating impact on the events industry and its suppliers in the northwest. Many companies have had to postpone or cancel their events and the industry has come to a halt leaving thousands of suppliers, service providers and freelancers out of work.

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BizBash

JULY 2, 2018

600 "KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER" MARCHES TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE U.S.: Thousands of people gathered for marches across the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 11, 2019

Cultural organizations including the Pacific Northwest Ballet , Seattle Art Museum , the Pike Place Market Foundation and FareStart all are helmed by women. James Beard nominees including Rachel Yang, Renee Erickson and Zoi Antonitsas continue to define the city’s culinary scene.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

The tribes of the Pacific Northwest are famous for their artistry. We’ll look at how some communities celebrate the beginning of July and what they have to offer meeting planners. Washington. Tulalip Resort and Casino. Distinctive, layered ovals take the form of orcas, salmon, bears and other native species in carvings and drawings.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Before this, she was account director of group sales, Northwest, for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Barton is area director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino at Squaw Creek in Incline Village, Nevada; Barton previously worked as the property’s director of sales and marketing. Melissa Stanley.

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

“Our partnership with Golf Canada started back in 2019, and our goal was to engage new audiences that are interested in golf that happen to also align with demographics for Hilton’s core audience,” says Jennifer White, director-destination marketing, Northeast, Midwest, Pacific Northwest & Canada, at Hilton. It’s the No.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The Emerald Coast escape of Destin in Northwest Florida capitalizes on Gulf of Mexico breezes with a beach sanctuary and Destin Harbor Boardwalk to make breathing in the fresh air easy. Get attendees involved by taking them to a Cajun dance hall, such as Mulate’s , for French-inspired gumbos and accordion-fueled zydeco. Sea Air Capital.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 11, 2024

Karamat explained that the goal was to integrate partners into the meeting so instead of a booth with salespeople talking about rates and dates, Visit Seattle built a pickleball court and staged grudge matches to highlight that the game was invented in the Pacific Northwest. Orlando brought the citrus vibe with swing slices.

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Meeting Tomorrow

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The new elements we’ve added feature a canopied entrance with an outdoor patio at the northwest corner of the building, complete with space for greenery in the spring and summer seasons. . The skylight will create a greenhouse effect for the future oasis of indoor plants and herbs in the center of the space.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 26, 2023

Homelessness and property damage made headlines on national news, casting the Pacific Northwest in an unfavorable light as a tourist and meetings destination.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The 45-story property in downtown Seattle is the largest hotel in the Pacific Northwest. There are 1,501 rooms, 485,000 square feet of convention center space and an extensive indoor/outdoor water park on a sprawling 85-acre site overlooking Denver’s skyline. . Hyatt Regency Seattle.

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