Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

Wellness in Action Throughout the three days of enlightening education and joyful connections, every moment reflected what wellness can look like in an event. All Aboard the Wellness Train From there, attendees took to the Santa Fe Sky Railway , a unique train that immerses riders in Santa Fes railroad history.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Black History Month is the defining collective of my professional and personal life as I represent many unheard voices in the struggle who were ignored for generations so that I could have the opportunity of higher education, progressive employment and be a respected event service professional among my industry peers.

Hospitality 52

Hospitality Education Vendor Training 52

Traveler's Q

JULY 25, 2024

Discover the Key to Successful International Events In today’s globalized world, corporate events are no longer confined to a single location or culture. To create truly impactful and inclusive events, it’s essential to expand your horizons and embrace cultural diversity.

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Culture Logistics Events Audience 130

Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2024

However, balancing the need to maintain productivity while addressing mental health concerns can be challenging, especially since managers are not trained therapists. This acknowledgment helps build a culture of positivity and appreciation. Celebrate Small Wins: Recognize and celebrate even minor achievements of your team members.

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Meeting Communications Communications Training 259

Traveler's Q

JULY 4, 2024

Uniting Through Diversity Imagine an event where every culture is celebrated, every voice is heard, and everyone feels included. The Importance of Embracing Cultural Diversity in Event Planning In today’s globalized world, cultural diversity is not just a buzzword—it’s a vital element of successful event planning.

Culture 130

Culture Financial Services Speakers Training 130

Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2023

Participating in this two-year process exposed me to fellow services professionals who seek to make change through the inclusivity movement while connecting with various cultures from our respective communities at large. DEI impacts the hospitality industry with the three pillars: education, inclusive marketing and supplier diversity.”

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Hospitality Vendor Education Trade Show 242

Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2024

A Citywide With a Purpose While the emphasis will be once again on empowering attendees with education about how to manage events more efficiently, it will roll out against the backdrop of a city steeped in deep cultural and historic heritage and a fun San Antonio Riverwalk option for getting out and about.

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Trade Show Networking Vendor Education 243

The MICE Blog

JULY 3, 2024

This collaboration also includes conferences and professional events, integrating economy, research, and education. Agriculture and Food Industry Driven by SMEs, educational institutions, associations and research facilities, this sector employs over 48,000 skilled workers. Gallen a prime location for healthcare companies.

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Seminar Healthcare Government Events 273

Solimar International

AUGUST 3, 2021

Protecting cultural heritage is one of our utmost priorities as well as a core development objective in all of our projects. When done right, building a strong tourism economy is a great way for local residents of any region to nurture their own cultural heritage and also provide meaningful educational experiences to visitors.

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Culture Tourism Tourism Sustainability 105

The MICE Blog

JULY 8, 2024

Just under an hour by train from Zurich, Lucerne offers a quintessential Swiss experience, complete with top-notch infrastructure for business events. If you don’t have the Swiss Travel Pass, you can get the Visitor Card Lucerne at the hotel for bus and train rides within the city, valid throughout your entire stay.

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Sustainability Transportation Events Training 259

ADMEI

JANUARY 3, 2024

Most industries have associations and organizations that do just that: provide community and belonging, offer training and support, and strive to improve industry conditions and culture. Continuing Education and Innovation When you join an association, you’re getting so much more than a social network.

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Benefits Destination Management Certification Training 213

Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Playing on the small-batch distilling and culinary legacy in Louisville, Kentucky, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is approaching its annual World Education Congress as a personally crafted experience that allows attendees to build a calendar of sessions that fits their career goals. Meet some new people.”

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Education Networking Sports Manufacturing 264

Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2022

“We understand the importance of connection; we understand the importance of culture,” said David Peckinpaugh, Maritz president and CEO, reflecting on meetings’ return to F2F (face-to-face) amid dawning young talent during our Smart Chat Live! Consider the values of other companies and their cultures.

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Meeting Prospect Training Preparation 264

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Professional Life Even before earning her CMP, Mahmoud was deeply involved in her professional education. Trade fairs like IMEX and IBTM World as well as other conferences that bring members of the global meetings industry together, put on by ICCA, PCMA, SITE Global and more, are incredible sources of education.

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Certification Seminar Education Trade Show 246

Smart Meetings

APRIL 18, 2024

Stephanie Turner Jamie Murdock, executive sales leadership culture creator with Maritz , tried to get to the bottom of the confusion over the broken Request for Proposals (RFP) process by asking what has changed about RFPs. Educating the executive team about the importance of booking early can be difficult without some hard lessons.

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Planner Incentives Proposal Education 243

Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2022

Editor’s Note : Smart Meetings reached out to San Diego State University alumnus Anthony Bollotta to discuss the benefits of furthering your career via education. . The training has proven extremely applicable, but if the last few years have taught us anything, it’s how fast paradigm shifts can occur.

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Meeting Entertainment Benefits Certification 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Becoming an Event Professional While her formal education background is centered around history, education and administration, which she originally studied with the goal of entering a career in academia and research, Legrand quickly found it was not her most authentic space. Work will always be there.

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Education Preparation Logistics Event Planning 229

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

– Katrina Kent, CMP, CMM, vice president of Meetings Management and Event Strategy at Liberty Mutual Insurance Read More : Unlocking the Secrets of a Corporate Planner Developing Team Time and Culture As many offices still utilize a hybrid working arrangement, inter-office interactions among colleagues can be few and far between. “It’s

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Insurance Meeting Sustainability Hospitality 246

Endless Events

JULY 18, 2020

Over the past few months, we’ve been focused on providing educational content about virtual events. July 16th – Will is doing another round of DES certification training – if you haven’t already, you need to sign up ASAP because the classes have already started! Upcoming events. ? Want To Work For Endless?

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Virtual Events Events Certification Trends 313

ITA Group

MAY 18, 2021

6 Ways to Change Your Work Culture. For organizations seeking to become more agile and innovative, culture change is often a must. But culture change can’t be achieved through a mandate. According to PwC, 43% of CHROs plan to focus on reinforcing corporate values to maintain or improve culture.

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Culture Communications Communications Organization 105

Smart Meetings

JUNE 10, 2021

Pre-pandemic (also known as the era in which I wore hard pants every day), I partnered with Packard Group to develop the six components of culture to assist organizations in improving their recruitment and retention efforts. Let’s take each component one at a time: Culture. Stay with me here. Jess Pettitt. It is our invisible guide.

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Culture Organization Insurance Communications 219

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The industry can anticipate the need for investment in education and skills as their workforce looks towards welcoming millions of graduates and adding 800,000 jobs requiring vocational training by 2030. They released three ways the tourism industry can contribute to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Tourism Tourism Sustainability Hospitality 246

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Culture Shift Finding enough accessible hotel rooms for the athletes wasn’t a problem — the Richmond Tourism Region has a database that tracks the number of accessible hotel rooms across surrounding counties in addition to Richmond, Taylor said. This is really a culture shift.” These are ways you can help.

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Sports Airlines Transportation Training 59

Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

This summer is looking at experiential travel—whether that be a relaxing health and wellness retreat, a culturally rich destination or an environmentally conscious and responsible gathering, summer 2024 trends are geared towards progressive practices.

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Trends Travel Travel Retreat 165

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

She brings a wide range of experience in visa services, having earlier led one of the largest J-1 visa programs at Cultural Visas. He is passionate about ongoing education and enrichment as a means to create well-trained teams that build strong relationships with guests and clients alike to develop a leading hospitality atmosphere.

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Hospitality Tourism Tourism Retail 243

ITA Group

JULY 27, 2021

5 Big-Name Organizational Culture Examples That Win the Talent War. As the war for talent escalates, an intentional and consistent focus on the culture of your company is the best defense to protect your most prized team members. Online shoe juggernaut Zappos might be more famous for their culture than their products.

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Culture Human Resources Financial Services Online 98

Motivation Excellence

JULY 10, 2024

As a leader in the performance improvement and incentive industry, David helped create an award-winning culture , as well as a competitive and long-standing company in a niche community. Motivation Excellence is 39 years old, with David being an integral part of it for the last 32 years.

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Healthcare Incentives Training Culture 130

Solimar International

JANUARY 16, 2025

The goal of the Activity was to use ecotourism as a catalyst to achieve conservation and development objectives and support an inclusive, healthy, and educated society, enhancing livelihood opportunities and protecting fragile ecosystems. A village cultural performance. Map illustrating the Greater Sundarbans region.

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Tourism Tourism Government Sustainability 52

Conferences that Work

AUGUST 31, 2020

The key cultural reason why broadcast methods remain firmly embedded in our children’s education is the sheer quantity of knowledge that society — for whatever reasons — is determined to cram into young heads during formal education. For example, school curricula invariably include the Pythagorean theorem.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

She worked at an ice cream factory, in chemical sanitation and at a financial advisory firm before she began working at a restaurant at 24, during her training as a glass sculptor. Chef Seo expresses just how advantageous diverse cultural backgrounds are to chefs. To me,” says Chef Seo, “that’s an example of what cultural awareness is.

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SEO Preparation Management Meeting 264

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 30, 2025

Pmies, who had spent his career in LGBTQoriented businesses, wanted Queer Destinations to help educate companies and destinations on how to provide safe and welcoming environments for LGBTQ+ visitors, Soto Borja told Convene. To earn the Queer Destinations Committed distinction, an organizations entire staff must take the training.

Certification 52

Certification Hospitality Meeting Training 52

Dana Communications

JUNE 20, 2022

Create The Culture. Take cues from Zappos and Trader Joe’s for successful corporate culture in action. Educate Employees. Educate Employees. Host official brand training sessions for your employees. Need inspiration? So make sure you provide each employee with clearly written social media standards.

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Social Media Training Advertising Communications 130

Traveler's Q

MAY 23, 2024

Embracing an eco-conscious travel management approach is not just about minimizing your environmental footprint; it’s about enriching your travel experience while preserving the world’s natural and cultural treasures for future generations.

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Management Travel Travel Sustainability 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

At events like IMEX America and MPI World Education Congress , we see this shift in action: virtual attendees aren’t just passive spectators but active participants, with real-time Q&As, curated meetups, and interactive content, creating a harmony across physical and digital spaces.

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Events Preparation Attendee Production 100

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Nicer will provide recruitment, onboarding and training of new advisors and employ the learning-management systems and training resources of Global Travel Collection. Recent research by HTF Market Intelligence analyzed the approaches of these companies, which included a focus on adventure, culture and luxury.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Nicer will provide recruitment, onboarding and training of new advisors and employ the learning-management systems and training resources of Global Travel Collection. Recent research by HTF Market Intelligence analyzed the approaches of these companies, which included a focus on adventure, culture and luxury.

Travel 130

Travel Travel Affiliate Retreat 130

Endless Events

OCTOBER 2, 2020

That’s really important to me because that’s something that a company cannot train. They cannot train me as an individual who I am at my core, right. Company culture is extremely important to me. . For me, it’s about continuing education. So everything in alignment culture.

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Events Remote Culture Training 177