Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2021

Many stadiums have been left to sit and decay, such as the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro , which hosted in 2016; Beijing, in 2008; and Athens, in 2004; others, such as that in Lake Placid , in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, and Munich Stadium, are being used to host more sporting events and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2021

Anaheim, USA – July 29, 2008: people visit disneyland and walk over commemorative bricks with names in terracotta in Anaheim, USA. The post Following California’s Reopening, Visit Anaheim Confirms 55 Events in 2021 appeared first on Smart Meetings. The bricks with individual names were sold for 150 USD a piece.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Meeting professionals can relate. Many associations and other organizations have established protocols against crossing union picket lines at meetings and conventions, and Unite Here has asked that tourists and groups support its cause by not staying at hotels on strike.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Read More : Marriott’s ‘Meet with Momentum’ Creates Community Like None Other Andrew Casperson Promoted from executive vice president of operations, Casperson now holds the chief operating officer position for Coury Hospitality. The post Smart Moves in Miami Beach, Denver and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2024

The city’s main hubs for meetings and conventions, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, has acquired several certifications showcasing the city’s commitment to eco-friendly, sustainable practices, including the Santa Clara County Green Business and California Green Business Innovator certifications. of meeting space.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Smart Meetings has compiled a list of hotels domestically and around the world famous for their innovative art installations and collections. of both indoor and outdoor meeting/event space and can accommodate up to 200 guests at a time. The post Stay In an Art Gallery—Best Hotels for Art Lovers appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Trimmer, who became the city’s agricultural director in 2008, parallels the city’s agricultural education with how the city and many other states have been showing and continue to show off their wineries. “We She’s heavily involved in the process with the meeting planners and letting them know what we already do. Trimmer asks.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2008, Nostrand was named one of the Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in the industry by HSMAI. The post 8 Smart Moves at Destinations International, Travel Santa Ana and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Before Omni, he was director of full-service brand development for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. Wendy Haase, CDME.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 7, 2022

“International Man of Memory” Chester Santos offers four steps to follow to help you remember the names of people you meet at an event. The answer was yes, and in 2008, Santos won the memory championship. Courtesy Chester Santos). citizens over the age of 10 that organizers bill as “an Olympiad for mental athletes.”

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Techsytalk

JULY 26, 2016

James Spellos from Meeting U. James Spellos is the President of Meeting U., In 2015, Jim was named one of the Meeting Industry’s trendsetters by Meetings Focus magazine. They released their first CD, “Welcome to the Neighborhood” in late 2008, and is back in the studio recording new songs for a new release.

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The MICE Blog

AUGUST 17, 2020

You had an event management agency during the 2008 crisis and lost 50% of your business in one week. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 30, 2020

The post MEETINGS 2021 to return to Christchurch appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The countdown for MEETINGS 2021 in ?tautahi MEETINGS 2021 will be held this time next year, on 30 June and 1 July 2021, at Te Pae Christchurch, the city’s new world-class convention centre. tautahi Christchurch in 2008.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 18, 2019

A decade after the 2008 recession, the industry appears to be stable, with steady growth on the horizon according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events (M&E), a division of American Express Global Business Travel (GBT). Related: Market Trends Point to Strong Growth for Meeting Venues. Global Growth.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. The post Smart Moves in Las Vegas, Florida and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Chandra Allison.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

TDM provides an Apprenticeship Program for inspiring Black professionals pursuing a career in the tourism and hospitality industries, providing hands-on experience, which includes three tracks: a Destination Track, a Sports Track, and a Meetings & Events Track.

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The Abbi Agency

AUGUST 18, 2021

For instance, a resort that creates a personally guided hike into the Sierra wilderness above Lake Tahoe will deliver an authentic experience for Millennial travelers while meeting their expectations for a vigorous, wellness-oriented experience. They often have children, and they may be keeping a close eye on aging parents as well.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For meeting professionals tasked with answering questions about the security concerns when sourcing a city such as Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler has answers. Next-level Meeting Venues. of meeting space across a total of 33 meeting rooms, boasting the 14,144-square-foot Oregon Ballroom—expanding the options of hosting east of the river.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

He’s been with the company since 2008 when he started as a bellman at Kimpton Hotel Madera while he was in college. The post 7 Smart Moves at Kimpton Goodland, Grand Velas Los Cabos and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Zachary Jellson Kimpton Goodland in Goleta, California, welcomed Jellson as general manager.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

11, 2001, and during the 2008 financial crisis, the aviation industry suffered and airlines merged. appeared first on Smart Meetings. As a result, nearly 800,000 pilots will be needed—twice the number in the current workforce. Why aren’t there more young pilots? After the terrorist attacks of Sept.

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Endless Events

MARCH 23, 2021

In 2008, he launched his very own event planning business, RSVP with Will. But when you’re about ten years too late, I wonder why didn’t you do this possible when the US elected its first Black president back in 2008. When I graduated grad school, I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do. And that’s great!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

Cinnabon is a 99% franchisee company that stations most of its business in malls and airports, and during the Great Recession of 2008, when traffic slowed to most public spaces, a couple of activities that almost immediately come to a halt are shopping and traveling. Cinnabon suffered greatly as a result.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

AlUla is the site of Hegra, which in 2008 was inscribed as Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rich cultural landscapes are being revealed, including funerary avenues, mustatils, ancient cities, inscriptions in 10 languages, rock art and complex agricultural practices.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

LinkedIn’s growth spurt is evident in the business events industry as well: When we asked meeting organizers what new social media channels they were using to promote events in Convene ’s 2023 Meetings Market Survey , the leading response — chosen by three out of five respondents — was LinkedIn.

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 7, 2024

Her portrayal of Hilary Clinton during the 2008 Presidential Election on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (SNL) received widespread acclaim, leading up to her final season as the beloved co-anchor of ‘Weekend Update’.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Department of Homeland Security’s initial implementation date was 2008, but that has been reset several times. Once the policy goes into effect, the Transportation Security Administration will be prohibited from accepting driver’s licenses and identification cards that do not meet the Real-ID standards for access through airport security.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2022

Over the last 20 years, Perry has become experienced in catering, meetings, events and hospitality sales and marketing. Bruno has been in events since 2008, remains a publisher at Event Tech Brief in Salt Lake City, Utah and has worked for GEP Utah as director of operations, where she managed event managers for the DMO.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 20, 2024

IslandWood is an environmental nonprofit on Bainbridge Island in Washington state that hosts residential educational programs for young students as well as corporate meetings and retreats. According to the research, education and other methods used to motivate behavior change were useful, just less so than social influence.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the 3,300 attendees of the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders conference, held January 8 to 11 in Columbus, Ohio, the message could not have been more clear: The business world is not the same as it was when in-person meetings were last happening at full speed.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 10, 2024

Considering how deep fakes and AI hallucinations are on the rise, it makes sense why meeting in person is being seen as a more trustworthy channel for knowledge exchange. What is concerning is that 86 percent of large exhibitors said they are adding meeting rooms. At-Risk Exhibitors That said, the events industry faces challenges.

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Travel Daily Media

JUNE 4, 2023

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering in Istanbul, Türkiye, for the 79 th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit, with Pegasus Airlines as the host airline. In a few days, Istanbul will become the aviation capital of the world.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 31, 2023

The CCC operates under the Denver Alliance Partnership, which was established in 2008 as a collaboration between ASM Global along with VISIT DENVER, the City and County of Denver, the Denver Arts & Venues, Sodexo Live!, CCC aims to be the most high-tech, user-friendly meeting and event space in the country. “We

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2016

For those of you who don’t already know, that’s Certified Meeting Professional. Those with the CMP designation stand out in the crowd and are recognized as individuals who understand the needs and responsibilities of the meetings & events industry. Christine King, CMP – Meeting Consultant, Site Solutions Worldwide.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2016

For those of you who don’t already know, that’s Certified Meeting Professional. Those with the CMP designation stand out in the crowd and are recognized as individuals who understand the needs and responsibilities of the meetings & events industry. Christine King, CMP – Meeting Consultant, Site Solutions Worldwide.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 8, 2020

In 2008, the financial crisis was equally huge, just without the global impact of the current pandemic. Every industry needs some sort of meeting or event to connect. However, COVID-19 is far from being the first challenge our industry has faced. So we are producing something concrete. We are kind of blending into every industry.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 11, 2022

Of note is the XVII International AIDS Conference, which brought more than 22,000 attendees to Mexico City in 2008, as well as the joint 2016 Soccerex Americas Forum and 66th FIFA Congress. The meetings and events industry has taken many twists and turns over the last two years.

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PRA

JULY 13, 2021

With over 20 years of experience in corporate meetings and events, most of which were in the Southern California DMC market, Matusiak is well-versed in all facets of the events business, from operations to creative product development and sales. She earned her Destination Management Certified Professional (DMCP) certification in 2008.

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