Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Patriot One’s SmartGateway is currently used at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, and Moody Center in Austin, Texas and is available for OVG-owned and -operated venues, OVG360-managed venues and Arena Alliance members. Sustainability Is the GOAL. Read More : Sustainability Is Center Stage in Greater Phoenix.

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Exhibitor Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

HOUSTON, Texas  Houston First Corp. continues to lead the charge in building sustainability as the George R. Brown Convention Center (GRB) recently a.

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Smart Meetings

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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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.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 13, 2022

Ulta’s annual Beauty Field Leadership Conference presents sponsors with a prime opportunity to get their products in front of more than 2,000 general managers, field leadership teams and business partners, and Paul Mitchell arrived at this year’s event, April 27-30, in San Antonio, Texas, prepared to grow partnerships—and trees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. Read More : Sustainable Hotel Certification, Explained. “As Our ESPC sets a new standard that elevates the profession, which is needed today more than ever.”.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

In July, roughly 100 million Americans came under an extreme heat warning issued by the National Weather Service as states stretching from the south-central region to the Northeast were hit with blistering triple-digit temperatures, encroaching on daily records in the states of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Vuong previously worked as director of operation for Informa Markets, managing event logistics, transportation, security, sustainability and signage for Florida Boat Shows. AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas, named Delgado director of sales and marketing. Josh Delgado. He has also worked for John Q.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Climate justice means a global transition to zero carbon while simultaneously enabling the developing world to adapt to climate change and grow on a sustainable pathway.”. Climate justice means a global transition to zero carbon while simultaneously enabling the developing world to adapt to climate change and grow on a sustainable pathway.”.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2022

Visit Greater Palm Springs in Rancho Mirage, California, appointed Bruggemans director of sustainability and community engagement. With over three decades of hospitality leadership experience, Turcotte joins the Texas property after holding the role of director of operations at Dallas Renaissance at Plano Legacy West Hotel in Plano, Texas.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 7, 2024

“It is actually a tool that will get some of that ‘drag stuff’ out of the way to focus on the things that you really want to do, the reason you got into the events industry in the first place,” he explained at Smart Meetings Innovation Experience in Irving, Texas, last week. How can you refine the question to get what you really need?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2022

Since then, that number has reached more than 50 , the bulk of which remains in Europe, including Hamburg Airport in Germany, Gatwick Airport in London and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, which became carbon-neutral in 2021 , only one of four in North America.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. The concept has already taken off at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and three other Texas locations. The hotel has partnered with local, sustainability focused Counter Culture Coffee to bring guests a selection of freshly ground beans delivered to their hotel room each morning.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Cody joined the company as director of golf operations at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin, Texas, where, in 2019, he hosted the PGA Cup, the Inaugural Women’s PGA Cup and the Senior PGA Professional Championship with Professional Golfers’ Association of America.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Here in Texas, I’ve been excited to see the huge uptick in organic farms and responsibly raised livestock making it easier to get the best quality ingredients every day. For example, we recently hosted an event which featured a “Taste of Texas” experience. Another showcased handcrafted cocktails infused with Texas-grown Tito’s Vodka.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Venues Management 91

Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Creating eco-conscious experiences throughout the tour was another essential element of the campaign, and part of Coca-Cola’s broader sustainability strategy. All 20-ounce products were served in the brand’s 100-percent rPET (recycled plastics) bottles, an offering that is typically exclusive to Texas markets.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

Wunderman Thompson offers several examples of the trend, including the installation of beehives on a terrace at investment company Nuveen’s midtown Manhattan headquarters and an office at the Springdale Green development in Austin, Texas, that is “more outside than inside,” according to The New York Times.

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2021

Zamora graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of science degree in advertising. And she is also certified as a meeting professional (CMP) with certificates in meeting management, sustainable events, event design, virtual event & meeting management, and pandemic on-site protocol.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

With 342 acres on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the waterfront property partners with Hoopers Island Oysters, a locally based company dedicated to a globally thriving and sustainable oystering industry. See also : Maryland: A Breath of Fresh Air. Bonus: Simulated Swings. More : New Golf-Adjacent Venues Emerge.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

After the Mid-South Atlantic Regional Conference, the HFTP will host their annual Club Summit in San Antonio, Texas. The event will also highlight the expo hall’s DesignWell Pavilion , where attendees can learn about the importance of wellness, sustainability, and how to incorporate sustainability into their products and projects.

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Hospitality 2022 Conference Tourism 158

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 52

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 30, 2023

Dallas, Texas–based Better Block is an organization that works with one foot planted firmly in urban development and the other more loosely in the events industry. This is the first in a series of stories from the January/February issue of Convene.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Coming in second — after “our love of good food and drink won’t change” — was to “expect to see a greater respect for, and interest in, local culinary cultures and sustainability.”. Twitty, a food writer and culinary historian who focuses on African-American foodways and the Antebellum South, was often eaten during Juneteenth celebrations.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

For Tina Wehmeir, president and CEO of AMC Institute at Bauder College in Arlington, Texas, the solution to rapidly changing restrictions across the country was to adhere to all CDC guidelines strictly. Snapshot from a Quick Recovery in Texas. What do you do when no rides were provided for a celebrity gala in a freak Texas snowstorm?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Most recently, she was vice president of partnerships at Solus Sustainable Hydration and before that, was director of global sales at Canyon Ranch, a hospitality brand with several resort locations across the U.S. Visit Salt Lake welcomed Rogers as director of convention sales, West Coast office. Jane Cunningham.

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Hospitality Hotels 2013 Education 52

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

The report also outlines what four cities that improved their racial and economic inclusion during their economic recovery — Columbus, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; Lowell, Massachusetts; and Midland, Texas — share in common. ” Sustaining this progress requires “intentional effort, transparency, and policies.”

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2013 Financial Education Sustainability 59

Kennedy

MAY 19, 2020

The layout and style of Star Hill Ranch allows event attendees to feel as though they’re at an old-fashioned “Main Street” town gathering, with historic buildings in every direction and an open-air communal space underneath the big Texas sky. Container Bar.

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Kennedy

MAY 19, 2020

The layout and style of Star Hill Ranch allows event attendees to feel as though they’re at an old-fashioned “Main Street” town gathering, with historic buildings in every direction and an open-air communal space underneath the big Texas sky. Container Bar.

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Venues 2014 Fashion Hospitality 52

Kennedy

MAY 19, 2020

The layout and style of Star Hill Ranch allows event attendees to feel as though they’re at an old-fashioned “Main Street” town gathering, with historic buildings in every direction and an open-air communal space underneath the big Texas sky. Container Bar.

Venues 52

Venues 2014 Fashion Hospitality 52

PCMA Convene

APRIL 7, 2023

It was taking place around the time that Texas Gov. We’ve identified our key focuses for this year: racial justice, reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ equality, environmental sustainability, housing security, and hunger relief,” Surmont said. I was conflicted about being there,” Surmont told Convene.

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Travel 2022 Transportation Financial 105

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A little more than two weeks ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas as a Category 4 storm. None of the airports sustained any significant damage. Brown Convention Center ended up housing nearly 10,000 people for close to a week. Photo © 2017 The Washington Post. Did Houston’s meetings infrastructure suffer any major damage?

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2017 Hotels Hospitality Sustainability 78

Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sustainability Is Part of the Plan. With this in mind, here are some of the top US locations for bleisure travel : Austin, Texas. Sustainability Is Part of the Plan. Sustainability came hand-in-hand with diversity in the previous years’ trends, but now it has become more urgent than ever due to ever dwindling resources.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Chefs gather in Texas’ culinary capital to feed festival-goers, show off their meat smoking skills and compete against each other in the Rock Your Taco competition. New this year, Friday evening’s Lone Star Nights event invites guests to sample Texas-tinged global street food creations while mingling with chefs and enjoying live music.

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2017 Food and Beverage Banking Tourism 40

PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 1, 2017

And it’s also our industry’s physical infrastructure — convention centers and hotels — that shelter and sustain evacuees and first responders. In this issue, Associate Editor Casey Gale shares how Houston’s GeorgeR. military, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency since Hurricane Maria hit the island.

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Transportation Government Hospitality Sustainability 40

Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Grapevine, Texas. Examples include the innovations in ticket purchasing, the technology that helps trade shows monitor and analyze their visitors, and the new generators that make an event greener and thus more sustainable. World Education Congress. CMP Conclave 2015.

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Capterra Event Management

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Location: Sheraton Hotel – Austin, Texas. GMIC Sustainable Meetings Conference. While many conferences are only focused on event attendance, technology, and management practices, the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) Sustainable Meetings Conference is dedicated to finding ways to make meetings and events more, well… green!

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Conference 2017 Corporate Events Sustainability 40

Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

While at AT Kearney, we hosted 100 international executives at Texas Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys used to play. Also, it’s a good thing more planners and venues are looking at food and beverage differently – sourcing ingredients locally and sustainably, or selecting menus with allergy or dietary restrictions in mind.

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Food and Beverage Education Healthcare Conference 100