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Marriott Plans to Win War for Talent by Emphasizing Culture

Smart Meetings

The human resources team is back in colleges talking about the benefits of the hospitality industry and some new perks, Pallotta shared. The road to staffing-up looked very different than in the past. After the mass of retirements over the last three years, a renewed push to recruit millennials and Gen Z is in the works.

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How Is the DEI Backlash Impacting the Events Industry?

Convene by PCMA

In the association world, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), made headlines earlier this year when it announced that it would drop the word “equity” from its diversity and inclusion program. The business case,” the report said, “is the strongest it has been since we’ve been tracking diversity” (since 2015).

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

In this new role, Brumagim will lead Choice’s sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives, championing the pillars of environmental sustainability, human rights, diversity and inclusion, philanthropic and community engagement, and corporate governance.

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Thailand adopts new standards for MICE venues

Travel Daily Media

Launched by the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), the Thailand MICE Venue Standard (TMVS) 2015-2020 will measure the quality of the country’s conference facilities. Thailand has embarked on a new initiative aimed at improving the quality of its MICE venues. These certified companies operate a total of 114 meeting rooms.

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How Convention Centers Are Evolving in a New Events Landscape

Convene by PCMA

When planning began in 2015 for an expansion of the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle, the assignment given to the project’s designers, LMN Architects Seattle, was to build the convention center of the future, said Kelly Saling, Visit Seattle’s senior vice president and chief sales officer. Courtesy of LMN Architects).

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Women-in-tech Conferences: The Best Events for 2023

Bizzaboo

The Girls in Tech Australia Conference welcomes everyone — software engineers, product marketers, human resources pros, investors, uni students, data scientists, digital marketers, startup founders and more. WiDS started as a one-day technical conference at Stanford in November 2015. Girls in Tech Australia. Paris, France.

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62 Great Ideas for Celebrating Work Anniversaries

Motivation Excellence

A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Globoforce, now Workhuman, found that most companies celebrate work anniversaries per each five years of service. They draw attention to the person’s accomplishments, acknowledging what they have contributed throughout their tenure and how they have grown.