Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2024

It is a place that is expanding its airport, convention center (reopened in 2016) and its downtown while preserving its history and amenities such as the famed San Antonio River Walk. He pointed to global profiles that will allow planners to draw on deeper data sets to deliver personalized event follow-up and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A flexible wall system allows suite layouts to be modified for meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) planners to accommodate specific attendees. They will feature private terraces, multiple dining venues, tech-enabled meeting room space and, of course, Wi-Fi. Luxury on the Rise.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 25, 2023

1 in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Nashville was named No. With a state-of-the-art convention center, an abundance of hotel rooms, ease of accessibility, award-winning dining and world-class entertainment, Orlando offers everything meeting planners need to create memorable experiences for their attendees,” she said. “We billion).

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2021

Diamond holds a certificate in virtual event and meeting management and is a member of MPI, PCMA, Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) and Senior Planner Industry Network (SPIN). He’s also owner of and worked as CEO for Big White Dog Events in Washington, D.C. Doug Bennett, CASE.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 16, 2019

The Freeman Company sold its Encore Event Technologies unit to national event production company PSAV while its Freeman brand experience division is focusing on a problem many planners and companies have struggled with—event data analysis. Data Design , a team that grants event planners insight on how to drive growth.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. This is a win-win for both attendees and planners. As planners we are responsible for the impact our events have on the earth. Tailored Break Out Session Paths .

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

He will collaborate with the group sales team to create memorable experiences for meeting and event planners during Site Inspections and FAM tours, as well as for their attendees during meetings and events. Zavier Jones Zavier Jones, Visit Myrtle Beach Jones joins Visit Myrtle Beach Group Sales Team as experience coordinator.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2022

Sands built Wyebot in 2016 after noticing a gap in the Wi-Fi industry. Not only can this be inconvenient for planners and attendees, but factor in traffic and the general complications of travel that can happen, and the potential for issues multiply. A Common Issue Planners Face. That’s what makes it so difficult.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Martin also spent four years as a senior specialist meeting planner and administration and governance specialist at American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta. Stacey Kokosinski. ADERO Scottsdale, Autograph Collection hotel in Arizona has named Kokosinski its director of sales and marketing.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Are planners—and everyone else—who has booked at Starwood properties since 2014 taking a collective gulp or merely shrugging over the news from Marriott International that as many as 500 million guest records have been breached? Marriott says it inherited Starwood’s compromised data when it bought the competitor company in September 2016.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 13, 2018

They solve a problem that event and meeting planners have to deal with every day. Event planners and meeting planners crave to be in the know and want to be ahead of the curve on what is trendy and new. It was fun looking back and putting this list together of our top event blogs, and we hope it’s helpful for you as well!

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Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2021

Many stadiums have been left to sit and decay, such as the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro , which hosted in 2016; Beijing, in 2008; and Athens, in 2004; others, such as that in Lake Placid , in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, and Munich Stadium, are being used to host more sporting events and meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Despite her doubts, in early 2016, she began studying for the exam anyway. At her first event for which she was lead planner, a 200-plus person conference in Louisville, she says, “I was a nervous wreck, and I probably held my breath through the entire three-day event.” In 2017, she passed on her first try.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2023

Hosting at a National Landmark Renwick Gallery Hosting at the Smithsonian provides planners with limitless possibilities surrounded by the historic grandeur of the nation’s capital. Reynolds Center, located within the National Historic Landmark building, offers event planners access to 12,000 sq. has to offer, SAAM’s Donald W.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 29, 2019

Event planners know this world well, as what’s expected of them from attendees is no different. IKEA, which opened its first hotel in 2016, is arguably one of the pioneers of the hotel-to-hospitality trend. As consumer’s expectations for quality products and service continue to heighten, so is their demand for an engaging experience.

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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! Planners can also “scent an event” by creating a custom candle to put in swag bags or as a welcome amenity. Planners can rent areas of Huntington Park to bring groups to games. Yes, planners, a group’s-worth full!

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

But, something event planners can overlook is that in addition to security team members having the right skills and knowledge – they also need the right attitude. As an event planner, you can better gauge safety measures needed by turning to those in the know. Security should form a visible presence.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

” And so yeah there was a lot discussion going on and we’ve seen a lot of discussion going on in the planner community about how this is going to affect. And then 2016 they acquire Southern Audio Visual. 2016, one year later. Oh my, God, did you see? Oh my, God, did you see?” Brandt Krueger: Exactly.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2023

Thanks to some exciting new spaces opening across the country, meeting planners can host events at cultural centers that provide educational experiences that will have a lasting impact. We collected all the resources you need to plan an event that is respectful and enlightening. Read More: How to Honor Native American Tribes.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S. These personas make industry planners’ lives easier — even for Experient. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S.

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MeetingPool

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The #IMEXPitch competition is an annual opportunity for event technology startups to showcase their products to an audience of event planners and a panel of knowledgable, expert judges. with Last year Loopd, the two way beacon device for networking at events, was the big winner selected from a pool of promising startups.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

From more engaging, holistic experiences to the the bold new expectations of “bleisure,” event planners and suppliers are racing to adapt in an industry that’s as dynamic as it’s ever been. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 31, 2022

In a 2017 white paper, “Demand for Extended Stay,” by BTN Group Content Solutions and Extended Stay America, Mark Skinner, a partner with the Atlanta-based hotel investment advisory firm Highland Group, said about 30,000 extended-stay hotel rooms opened between mid-2016 and mid-2017.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

New Foundation President Hamish Reid, MICE Consultant with Hills Balfour, shared that between 2016 and 2022 alone, more than $1.7 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.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Most recently, he served as general manager at Hyatt Regency Andares Guadalajara, successfully overseeing the hotel’s 2016 launch. Moreno has held general manager roles with Hyatt for over 20 years.

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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. Attendees will also expect that planners are thinking ahead about the impact the event will have in the future. Are you doing your part to lighten the carbon load?

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

She told Convene Deputy Editor Barbara Palmer in 2016 that as an early supporter of PCMA, she wanted the association to grow and “grow up” and she saw the magazine as being part of that. Nichols was an early Convene editor when the magazine was first published 38 years ago.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2023

I planned an event with (computer scientist) Ray Kurzweil to talk about what is now AI in 2016,” she recalled. “We’re AVoice4All inclusivity content will be integrated in the programming to start a larger discussion for association and other planners that includes neurodiversity, conscious and unconscious bias.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 29, 2019

The post Preferred Hotels ‘I Prefer Planner’ rewards MICE planners in APAC appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. Preferred Hotels & Resorts has launched the ‘ I Prefer Planner ‘ to incentivise and reward meeting and event planners in the Asia Pacific. .

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 23, 2021

Proposed water restrictions in big meeting and incentive destinations underscore the need for planners to research conservation strategies at host properties as part of their sustainability efforts. One thing planners should not do, even in the aftermath of a pandemic, is use individual plastic water bottles.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Let’s face it, even the most accomplished and experienced planner can find it difficult to deal with the social, cultural and legal barriers that would simply not occur at home. A simple search for DMCs in the exhibitor listing of the recent IMEX America 2016 returns 732 results from all over the world. Meet Face to Face.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Discussing the 2016 expansion of Henry B. of event and meeting space, carried a total budget of $325 million, she says, “We have booked 68 major meetings with planners that otherwise would not have considered San Antonio. Gonzalez Convention Center. While the expansion itself, adding 726,000 sq.

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BizBash

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 21, 2024

In partnership with local food banks, they safely divert unserved food to food insecure members of the community—upwards of 5 million meals and counting since 2016. This commitment extends to our meetings clients with a portfolio of unique venues and creative ideas to help enhance the social and environmental benefits of their events.”

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Travel Daily Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

The post European MICE spending to increase in 2016: report appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The European MICE sector is set to grow strongly in 2016, according to the American Express Meetings & Events 2016 Global Meetings Forecast, which has been released at this week’s IBTM World in Barcelona. .

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Travel Daily Media

MAY 3, 2016

The post ITB Asia 2016 to feature new MICE Day appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily. The ninth instalment of the Asian travel trade show will take place from 19-21 October 2016 at Singapore’s Sands Expo & Convention Centre. The post ITB Asia 2016 to feature new MICE Day appeared first on Travel Daily.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

That could be why more than two-thirds (71 percent) of respondents to our meeting planner survey say free-flowing alcohol at events now concern them from a duty-of-care perspective. Several respondent planners offered tips and techniques. Others planners say they have found surprising acceptance for serving only beer and wine. “So

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