Smart Meetings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Proposals have been approved and dreams have been shattered on the convention center circuit. In March, the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Tourism pumped the brakes on a new convention center that was proposed to be built in Australia’s capital city. Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) proposed a $1.2 California.

Proposal 170

Proposal Booking Trade Show Meeting 170

Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed a nation-wide environmental teach-in, hiring activist Denis Hayes to serve as national coordinator. New Haven, Connecticut is home to Hotel Marcel , which not only holds LEED Platinum certification, but is the country’s first 100% electric, solar-powered hotel, operating completely fossil fuel-free.

Sustainability 246

Sustainability Planner Proposal Meeting 246

MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

has enough solar panels to power the entire building. And the more that planners push for these figures, the more it will become standard for properties to include such information in proposals, marketing collateral, and other communications. For instance, the Hotel Marcel in New Haven, Conn., Some are already doing this.”

Planner 105

Planner Certification Site Selection Consulting 105

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2024

Citing a list of pros and cons, Nguyen proposed that for smaller gatherings it’s worth doing away with badges, not only to reduce costs and waste but to encourage a more natural flow of conversation. Liz Lathan Panel Discussions “There could not be a more useless session in all of conference-dom (the way most of them are run).

Panel 98

Panel Events Speakers Conference 98

DCI

MARCH 21, 2023

Put DEI Into Terms Everyone Understands One thing the panel agreed on was that increasing representation and outreach to underrepresented groups makes financial sense. Among the proposals are developing KPIs related to social impact to help measure and demonstrate the power of diversity in events.

Certification 52

Certification Meeting Panel Proposal 52

Convene by PCMA

APRIL 8, 2024

Nearly all the conference presentations came directly from the association’s call for proposals, Mesmer said during a presentation she made at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2024 in January. There were a lot of manels.” Fast forward to WorldatWork Total Rewards ’24, which will be held in May at Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati.

Speakers 52

Speakers Proposal Human Resources Audience 52

Travel Daily Media

MARCH 11, 2020

That the Royal Cliff Hotels Group pulls all this off while still being at the forefront of conservation– the property was the first hotel in Thailand to receive ISO 14001 certification — in the region since it first opened in 1973 is all the more impressive.

Speakers 52

Speakers Events Tourism Tourism 52