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Mike Dominguez’ Predictions for 2019

Smart Meetings

From 2007 to 2018, transient room growth increased from 123 million to 173 million rooms, a 50 million room increase. An experiment by Volkswagen proved this by painting a staircase in a train station to resemble piano keys, thereby increasing the number of stair-takers by 66 percent. percent in the United States. “We

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START Summit injects innovation into Europe’s startup conference scene

The MICE Blog

START Summit was later established as one of the Global Projects and had its first event in 2007. It requires equipping them with all the necessary information quickly and training them for the tools that will be used during the planning process. They initially organised the START Forum. Gallen for new team members.

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7 Smart Moves—at Hilton, Teneo Hospitality Group and More

Smart Meetings

Part of her job will be training, recruiting and overseeing how the team operates. He’s been part of the staff since the hotel opened in 2007, initially serving as assistant rooms division manager. She was most recently interim director of meetings and events at The Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter.

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15 Years Of Endless Events: Let’s Celebrate!

Endless Events

In June 2007, I made a website.” But if we’re talking about internal training meetings, a lot of times those responsibilities get relegated to the marketing team.” Will tells the audience a quick recap of Endless Events’ path over the last 15 years. They were revolutionary at the time.

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Destination guide for sustainable venues in Stuttgart 

The MICE Blog

That includes adapting and anticipating changes in education, vocational training and research. Transport in Stuttgart Stuttgart has excellent connectivity, with an international airport, train routes to domestic and international cities. Attendees can easily reach the venue on foot or by public transport from the main train station.

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Why All Event Planners Need An Entrepreneurial Spirit

Endless Events

“I have been in events since 2007 and in hospitality since 2000. You can look in the education space and those who are working on curriculum design and training. First off, Deanna talks about how she ended up in the events industry and the experience she gained along the way. Events are a back seat to that skill set.

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Business Lessons from the Greatest Comeback in NFL History

Best Corporate Events

But what business leaders can learn from this amazing comeback is less about the messages delivered during that 12-minute halftime talk and more about what O’Connell and his staff did over the five months between the start of training camp in July to that painful walk to the locker room at halftime on December 17.

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