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MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge as First Big Event Tech Deal of 2022

Smart Meetings

New CEO Eric Lochner, who was previously president and CEO of Steele Compliance Solutions, saw the combination as a benefit for meeting professionals looking for seamless solutions. “We He will remain with the company in an executive role. Former Aventri CEO Jim Sharpe will remain a shareholder and advisor to the new company.

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Incentive Travel: Interactive Connection is the Name of the Game

Smart Meetings

Andrew Luan started ExperienceFirst Walking Tours in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. Andrew put together a tour for his friend centered around the 2008 crisis. Walking Tours for Groups When it comes to meetings, walking tours can provide a host of benefits. It’s also benefitting your employees and making them feel valued.”

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Portland’s Most Livable City Designation Reflects Steps to Ensure Public Safety

Smart Meetings

Those efforts led to the convention center to being the first in the United States to achieve the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, rising up to LEED Silver level in 2008 and then leveling up to Platinum—the highest level of certification. We think all conventions can benefit from this.”.

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Industry Advocacy During A Pandemic

Endless Events

But rather because we’re such a complex mix of professionals that span everything from production to catering, venues, planning, and more. In 2008, the financial crisis was equally huge, just without the global impact of the current pandemic. The benefit is that it gives you the ability to scale up or down”, adds Shawn.

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Answering Hybrid Event Production Questions We Hear the Most

Meeting Tomorrow

Although we’ve been producing hybrid events since 2008, they’ve exploded in popularity since 2020. How do we sell a hybrid event to our stakeholders, who don’t yet see the benefit of going hybrid? But there are increased benefits, too. Hybrid events have the benefit of in-person connection. We’d love to learn about it!

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One10 Prioritizes Volunteering with Common Good Day Employee Benefit

One10 Marketing

Entire departments at One10 frequently choose to volunteer together for an added teambuilding experience – it’s a rewarding, meaningful, and productive way to have a big impact in a short amount of time. The Community Food Pantry was born in 2008 with one shelf of non-perishable food items.

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One Order by IATA: How It is Going to Impact Airlines

AltexSoft Travel

The distribution of airline products has always been a challenge. This led the whole industry to seek for new ways of selling their products. NDC is a data exchange standard intended to replace the old EDIFACT protocol used by GDSs to allow for direct distribution of travel products. How airline distribution works in a nutshell.