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

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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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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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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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

JUNE 9, 2023

He also worked on the opening team at Houston’s Texas Medical Center, as well as director of sales at Omni Fort Worth Hotel and director of sales and marketing at Omni Richmond Hotel in Virginia, where he was awarded Director of Sales and Marketing of the Year in 2008.

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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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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

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

APRIL 28, 2023

What can meeting planners do: Strongly encourage meeting goers to subscribe to push notifications in case of cancellations and delays. Add in “chaos” wait time before major aspects of the meeting starts. However, forewarned is forearmed. Have someone on a hotline to help navigate rebookings to other airlines. supply increase.

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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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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

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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Smart Meetings

APRIL 8, 2022

He is also presently diversity, equity and inclusion chair for Meeting Professionals International (MPI) Global. Flint first became a leader at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami in 2008 as its general manager, a role in which he served until 2014. The post Smart Moves in Chicago, Miami and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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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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Redfin

JANUARY 9, 2025

Since 2008 after our founders were trained by the originators of Permaculture, we have educated over 300 Permaculture designers, given countless workshops, installed dozens of food forests and forage gardens, and provided tens of thousands of native and rare, disease resistant, edible, perennial plants from our Growing Value nursery.

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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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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

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

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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Convene by PCMA

MAY 9, 2022

citizen who emigrated from Venezuela in 2008, comes by authenticity the hard way. When you wake up in the morning, when you choose what to wear, when you walk into any room — even a virtual [meeting] — or when choose how to pronounce your name. 1 at the JW Marriott Nashville in Tennessee. Atencio, a naturalized U.S.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The post US meetings demand to fall appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Meetings, conferences and conventions in the US in the coming months may get smaller and less lavish with airlines trimming domestic flights, amid rising travel costs rise and a slowing economy, a USA Today report said.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 24, 2014

The post Meeting segment strengthens for Middle East appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The Middle East is the fastest growing international association meeting market in the world according to an International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) study. GIBTM opens for business.

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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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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 25, 2011

The post Meeting trade show targets new frontiers appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Led by the 2008 theme - “New Frontiers - Optimise Returns”, the 16th IT&CMA and 11th CTW will be held at the Bangkok Convention Centre from 7 to 9 October.

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Travel Daily Media

MARCH 20, 2018

Marriott cuts strategic meetings and corporate travel commissions in North America appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The North American corporate travel, meetings and events industries alike all heaved a collective groan recently after receiving an email from Marriott International.

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Best Corporate Events

APRIL 18, 2023

People want to work for those companies, and they will often put forth extraordinary efforts to meet goals, because they believe in the mission. When they all came to the Celtics in 2008 and won the championship, every one of them had lower average points per game. But they played on different teams.

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Travel Daily Media

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

A destination where history and culture meet exceptional technology and modernism, Prague has undergone a radical change over the last two decades. The Prague Convention Bureau was founded in April 2008. Prague meetings industry was extremely successful last year in its international ranking too. billion (USD 52.37

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 18, 2022

Add the increased cost of staffing to increased cost of food, services, and supplies, and eventually either the venue or the meeting planner is the one absorbing those costs. The meetings and events industry has taken many twists and turns over the last two years.

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