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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

Convene by PCMA

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In 2012, Angry Birds was the most downloaded app, the iPhone was five, and Zoom was only a year old. All meeting rooms will have technology in them permanently to save on sets and resets.

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Smart Moves in Qatar, London and More

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Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. Read More: Non-stop London Events: All Roads Lead to ExCel Liliana Dale Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas named Dale director of national accounts of its international market.

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More

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Kranzle joined the Hilton Hotels team in 2012, serving as general manager for Hilton Mexico City Reforma; most recently, Kranzle was the opening general manager of Hilton Guadalajara Midtown in Mexico. Boyett is director of sales and marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Cynthia Boyett. collection.

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Beauty and Business Below the Equator

Smart Meetings

South America offers modern convention centers with cultural experiences International travel is trending for incentives, executive retreats and corporate meetings. “American readers would be surprised that we prioritize sustainability in our meetings practices. With 19 event rooms and 3132 sq.

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PSAV Acquires Encore Event Technologies: What It Could Mean for Event and Meeting Planners

Endless Events

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. By acquiring arguably their biggest competitor in the United States there is no question they stand to dominate the market. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. October 2012. Will this merger change that?

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Smart Moves in Little Rock, Oakland and More

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Louisville Tourism has promoted Morgan and Lundy to marketing manager roles and hired Clements as convention sales assistant. Morgan now handles promotion and initiative marketing for tourism in the organization. Lundy now handles marketing for the convention sales and destination service departments. Matt Connelly.

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Smart Moves in Atlanta, Dallas and More

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Tipota previously worked across Oahu and Maui as director of sales and marketing for event rental company Accel Events & Tents. Garner joined LRCVB in 2012 as administrative coordinator at the River Market, and went on to become event coordinator in 2016. Garner is LRCVB’s senior director of event operations.