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10 Top Literary Oases for Groups—in Hotels!

Smart Meetings

Featuring everything from bedtime storybooks to digital books and new titles, library rooms are popping up at high-end properties. Some have transformed a classic room into a book suite, while others have turned the lobby lounge in a literary club or have teamed up with specific companies to offer books for bedroom reading.

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Atlantis Bahamas: A Leader in Environmental Stewardship

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings spoke to Liu to learn more about Atlantis Bahamas’ environmental stewardship, ocean preservation and conservation initiatives and how planners can get involved when meeting there. These programs can be booked through the group sales team upon request.

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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Write a book? Outwardly, I’ve succeeded.

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What Does the Cvent-Choice Hotels Agreement Mean for Planners?

MeetingsNet

Online hotel-research and -booking engine Cvent has finalized an agreement with Choice Hotels to offer Instant Book functionality across the entire Choice portfolio, Cvent’s first such arrangement with a hotel company’s full roster of properties. Cambria, a brand launched in 2005, now has 72 properties around the country.

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Meetings Due Diligence in the Aftermath of a Disaster

MeetingsNet

Seven steps you need to take to safely decide whether or not to cancel when your meeting destination is hit by a hurricane or other devastating event. Virgin Islands, meeting professionals with future events booked in affected areas are grappling with a tough question: Should we stay or should we go? Poll your stakeholders.

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The job you’ll be doing in the future hasn’t been invented yet

Conferences that Work

2005: I realize that the conference process I invented and since improved is incredibly popular with participants. I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. This is something new.

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The Ultimate Guide to Conferences for Event Planners in 2024

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Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. The IPEC program for independent planners provides the perfect mix of education, networking and meetings with suppliers, with options for hosted and nonhosted buyers. Connect NYC 2024 Feb.

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