Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2022

One of the non-profit organizations K&N supports is Invisible Cities. Smart Meetings sat down with Zakia Moulaoui, founder and CEO of Invisible Cities, to talk about the organization, the effect it has on both the employees and tour groups and the importance of corporate support to make it all happen. What Is Invisible Cities?

Tourism 49

Tourism Tourism Training Publishing 49

Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

Before pitching potential event sponsors, event planners and organizers need to know them well. Include your sponsors in the event planning process and make them an organic part of your event rather than an afterthought. It might take more time, but it will pay off. Source: Sponseasy. Step 2: Pitching A Potential Sponsor.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Wenks holds over 20 years of experience in executive hospitality leadership, most recently serving as vice president of the sales organization for Omni Hotels. Bauer, born and raised in Philadelphia, has been with the property since 2007, most recently serving as director of sales and marketing since 2016.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 16, 2019

Our Brand Marketer/Event Marketer research study released in November coupled with Freeman Show Organizer Data Pulse Survey released at PCMA Convening Leaders 2019 confirm the enormity of the demand for these offerings, “said Ken Holsinger, vice president of data solutions for Freeman. “As More : 6 Ways to Drive Success with ROI Technology.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Despite her doubts, in early 2016, she began studying for the exam anyway. Samuels would schedule peer-to-peer interviews with individuals outside her organization to hear different perspectives and tips that would be helpful as she built her career. In 2017, she passed on her first try. She joined a virtual study group to prepare.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2024

ARVO does provide a letter that states, in Cowan’s paraphrase, “This person is supposed to speak on this date and it’s important that they come,” but that is the extent of intervention the organization can offer. “It’s It’s hard because we have 16 international chapters organized as loosely affiliated groups of members.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The global professional organization officially launched 50 years ago in 1973 in that very city and has since grown to include more than 2,000 members, delivering research, education and networking. New Foundation President Hamish Reid, MICE Consultant with Hills Balfour, shared that between 2016 and 2022 alone, more than $1.7

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Smart Meetings

MAY 15, 2023

Since we started in 2016, we have offered up 22 million meals through this program. Our CSI program has a number of organizations like the North Texas Foodbank which we work with. We hear that you are already actively participating in Omni’s Say Goodnight to Hunger program. This will remain a pillar of our company for some time.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

The winemaker since 2016 has been Philippe Bascaules. Experiences include tours of the chateau, the Infinity caves, the vineyards, barrel tastings and culinary offerings by Winery Chef Alex Lovick, who pairs the estate’s wines with the seasonal, organic bounty of the expansive estate farm and orchards. And sparkling.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Before moving to the California hospitality and wellness scene, Flora was owner and operator of The Retreat Day Spa in Birmingham, Alabama, which she opened in 2016. She joins Squaw Creek from Auberge du Soleil in Napa County, California, where she served as spa manager. Rachel Kaiama. Kevin Croke.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2022

In 2016, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) was the first airport in North America to become carbon neutral, at the time it was one of only 23 airports, most of which were in Europe. Together with our partners at CWT, we have made a giant leap towards delivering this for business travelers around the world,” he said.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

As an organizer, you can toggle between light and dark mode and enable or disable randomized or table-like speed networking. . As an organizer, implement beacon badges for automated session check-in, and even a scavenger hunt to entertain guests and promote specific points of interest. Building events since : 2016. Albert’s Aha!

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Morascini, who has sat on the board of Island County tourism since 2016, takes on the role of marketing and public relations director. He will pursue meetings with 200-2,000 attendees from organizations based in Arizona, New Mexico and the upper Midwest.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

In 2016, ASAE presented him with the Key Award, which honors CEOs who demonstrate exceptional leadership and a commitment to voluntary membership associations. He will lead all advertising, promotions, marketing, market intelligence, digital, communications and social media efforts for the organization. Pete/Clearwater.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Sands built Wyebot in 2016 after noticing a gap in the Wi-Fi industry. Most IT organizations are overloaded,” Sands says. “Things can be working well for a week or a month, then all of a sudden, there’s performance issues. That’s what makes it so difficult.”.

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Events Networking Manufacturing Healthcare 264

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

At the Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel in San Francisco, she successfully led a full re-positioning of the hotel through its 2015-2016 renovation. His experience in sales surpasses a decade at destination marketing organizations and hotels, and before Choose Chicago he serves as national account director for Destination DC.

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Hospitality Promotion Public Relations Consulting 241

Techsytalk

JULY 28, 2016

28 July 2016 — Yesterday morning, via various outlets, a heavily promoted industry conference scheduled to take place 22-24 August announced it is cancelling the show just one month before the conference. Media Alert. Liz King – liz@lizkingevents.com. Aaron Kaufman – aaron@fifthelementgroup.com. Dahlia El Gazzar – dahlia@dahliaplus.com.

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Global Events Sponsors Social Media Speakers 145

Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2023

The AIANTA network of organizations and destinations helps meeting planners host an event or find accommodations at a tribal property in every region of North America including Hawaii, Alaska and Canada. Her organization regularly connects groups with local representatives to find ways to add cultural elements to any program.

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Culture Hospitality Tourism Tourism 246

Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

According to Hotel Tech Report , which uses statistics from organizations such as American Hotel & Lodging Association and Statista, 833 hotels opened in the United States, 29% of which were extended-stay properties. A resilient market, the segments U.S. Wyndham has been working on Echo since summer 2021.

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Hospitality Platform Trends Preparation 246

Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. Orlando has retained its #1 spot this year, after being named the “Top Destination” in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. This is the first time Cvent has generated the list since the pandemic halted events. 1 ranked meeting destination in the U.S. after being named No.

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Crowdriff

JUNE 23, 2016

We’ve just returned from beautiful Philadelphia where we spent two action-packed days at the 2016 Tourism Academy conference which we were proud to support as a key sponsor and as a presenter with our client Visit Stockton. A post shared by CrowdRiff (@crowdriff) on Jun 8, 2016 at 7:50am PDT. View this post on Instagram. Find It Here.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Before joining The Palm Beaches, Cavers worked with other destination marketing organizations, such as Choose Chicago, where she worked as vice president of intermediary sales, and San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, where she worked as national sales director. Sabine Schanzenbach.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The organization announced this first-time host city all the way back in July 2016, for cryin’ out loud! The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress was the first organization to rent the space in 2016.

Fashion 203

Fashion Affiliate Venue Planner 203

Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Let’s start at the beginning and take a look at some standard considerations for safety and security for event organizers. Due diligence for the safety of your attendees is the highest priority when organizing an event. However, from a security perspective, it’s important to purge data after each event you organize.

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Vendor Events Planner Certification 265

Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

Without question, personalized content is more effective a Demand Metric Study from 2016 found that 80% of people found personalized content more effective than content that hasn’t been personalized.” . Collaboration tools such as Trello and GDrive make staying organized and sharing documents a cinch! .

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Meeting and event planners need to be aware of the values their organizations, companies, and clients want to demonstrate to their stakeholders. A 6,500-panel solar array launched in 2016, generating approximately 25 to 30% of the center’s annual electrical use. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load?

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Will this improve the quality of the event you’re organizing? Editor’s Note: This was originally published in August 12, 2016 and has been completely revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. You may have been led to believe that by just downloading an app you’re ready to gamify an event. But, does this really work?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 22, 2018

Dining is the third largest expense for business travelers—some $77 billion in 2016 in the United States alone—behind only lodging and airfare. The research findings really highlight the significance of understanding the spectrum of travelers within an organization. That’s a large piece of the pie!

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Social Media Publishing Consulting Travel 150

Motivation Excellence

DECEMBER 27, 2022

One Up One Down is a professional mentor matching organization for “kick-ass entrepreneurial women” in business and technology. Our VP of Sales, Rhonda Brewer, helped start a two-way mentoring program in 2016 for the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Women in Leadership committee and their Young Leaders program.

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Online Website Incentives Communications 130

Social Tables

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

According to the 2016 US Catering Industry Report compiled by IBISWorld Inc., More customers are demanding healthier options and locally sourced or organic foods, [and] as competition rises, it will become even more important for operators to find a way to differentiate themselves from competitors.”

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Attendee Trends Events Production 146

Social Tables

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Local knowledge from a professional organization will easily make or break an event. The best place to start is the destination’s Convention Visitor Bureau (CVB) or Destination Marketing Organization (DMO). A simple search for DMCs in the exhibitor listing of the recent IMEX America 2016 returns 732 results from all over the world.

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Event Planning Social Media Events Trade Show 138

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Discussing the 2016 expansion of Henry B. Funds will come from the property tax increment generated by the development, and reallocation of tax increment financing (TIF funds) already dedicated to downtown for the Capital Improvement Board of Managers, the organization managing the project. It is essentially booked to capacity.

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Solimar International

AUGUST 5, 2021

These funds raised are then directed to a destination marketing organization/destination management organization (DMO), and must be used on programs that increase paid nights spent in the destination. A 2016 survey of tourism districts revealed that most districts took between six and twelve months to form.

Tourism 98

Tourism Tourism Advertising Destination Management 98

Crowdriff

JANUARY 19, 2017

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refresh your Instagram strategy, it can be tough to get more users to click ‘follow’ – especially for smaller brands and organizations that are still growing their customer base. It should have a distinct style that shows people, at a glance, what your organization is all about.

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Crowdriff

JULY 25, 2016

People’s Organic Cafe. Specialty: Organic, fair trade salads, sandwiches and coffee. Specialty: Local, organic, seasonal breakfast foods. Speciality: Winner of 2016 Best Twin Cities Seafood Award. Specialty: Nepali, Indian food made with organic ingredients. People’s Organic Cafe (Also Listed Above).

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 4, 2022

The journal’s scientific research publishing company introduced a code of conduct for the approximately 30 events it organizes, which included commitments against holding sessions with manels — all-male panels — and all-male organizing committees. A simple intervention made a difference, they added.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Bob Lander, who served as president and CEO of Visit Austin from 2001 to 2016, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Lander was active in a number of industry-related organizations, including Destinations International, PCMA, ASAE, and he served on the U.S.

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