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How to Meet Authentically in Northern California

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Where your group meets matters, but so does the framing for the discussions that will happen in and out of the ballroom. It is the greatest meeting of land and sea.” We are at a pivot point as an industry and a destination and Smart Meetings is a beacon,” he said. Understanding people’s humanity is the first step,” he said.

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Reduce and Reuse: Meeting Spaces Go Green

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Smart Meetings spoke to event spaces within the United States that were ranked by WiseVoter as top recyclers in the country. of meeting space and also has a 19-year-old food compost program. Eventually, when the local farmer retired, Inn by the Sea started working with Garage to Garden, a community driven organization founded in 2012.

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Reduce and Reuse: Meeting Spaces Go Green

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings spoke to event spaces within the United States that were ranked by WiseVoter as top recyclers in the country. of meeting space and also has a 19-year-old food compost program. Eventually, when the local farmer retired, Inn by the Sea started working with Garage to Garden, a community driven organization founded in 2012.

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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. October 2012. So why should event and meeting planners care?What It could also mean a lack of choice for event and meeting planners and more. Kelso & Co.

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Longtime Chairman, J.W. Marriott Jr.,to Retire

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has announced that he will retire as executive chairman of Marriott International ’s board of directors, effective in May, following the company’s annual meeting. In 1972, he served as CEO before he stepped down and was succeeded by Arne Sorenson in 2012. to Retire appeared first on Smart Meetings. Marriott Jr. Marriott Jr.,to

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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

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One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In 2012, Angry Birds was the most downloaded app, the iPhone was five, and Zoom was only a year old. All meeting rooms will have technology in them permanently to save on sets and resets.

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The Power of Multi-Hub Meetings: Maarten Vanneste

Endless Events

Care to join us for some stimulating conversation about multi-hub meetings? Everyone who works in the event industry knows the power of meetings. And who says we have to stop at single-hub meetings? An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design.

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