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Doing Good: The Juice is Worth the Squeeze!

Smart Meetings

In 2013, I had the opportunity to check off the item in the top spot on my Biker Bucket List; a 32-day, 34-state, 13,000-mile solo motorcycle ride along the perimeter of the United States. In his book “Team of Teams,” General Stanley McChrystal, former Commander of U.S.

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Which meeting design books should I buy?

Conferences that Work

Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. In an outrageous display of chutzpah , I wrote three of these books. [If In 2013, Eric de Groot and Mike van de Vijver published this unique, extraordinary, and important book on meeting design. Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).

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Sustainable event ideas in Lucerne

The MICE Blog

The pass can be booked for durations of 3, 4, 6, 8, or 15 days, offering significant savings in both time and money. That same year, the association ‘Verein Netzwerk Neubad’ was established, and the venue reopened on 1 September 2013. Arrival The biggest travel hack for Switzerland is the Swiss Travel Pass.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More

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He previously worked for Visit Cincy as national manager of diversity sales, during which time he booked numerous large conferences and conventions. She recently celebrated ten years with the company, having joined in 2013 as a catering sales manager.

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Get to Know ME with Amy Rose

Motivation Excellence

A recently new, unofficial term has been floating around: AuDHD , as it wasn’t until 2013 that you were able to be diagnosed with both Autism and ADHD. The inhibition and inability to explain that was highly vexing — often resulting in silent screams in group settings and uncontrollable tears behind closed doors.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Half Moon Bay and More

Smart Meetings

She began with the Marriott brand in 2007 at Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club and excelled in a number of positions before moving to Tampa Marriott Water Street in 2013. Leslie Bloznalis Ellis Leslie Bloznalis Ellis, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Bloznalis Ellis is director of group and catering sales at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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3 Tips for Shifting to an Architectural Model for Meeting Design

Smart Meetings

In fact, de Groot feels so strongly about the importance of making content chosen by attendees the center of the event, he wrote the book, Into the Heart of Meeting Design, Basic Principles of Meeting Design with Mike van der Vijver in 2013. The power of meetings depends on the human dynamics they are capable of unleashing.