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Incentive Travel: Interactive Connection is the Name of the Game

Smart Meetings

One of the simplest ways to do so is by employing a local organized walking tour. Andrew Luan started ExperienceFirst Walking Tours in the wake of the 2008 financial crash. Andrew put together a tour for his friend centered around the 2008 crisis. The way to make that connection is through contextual understanding.”

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MeetingPlay and Aventri Merge as First Big Event Tech Deal of 2022

Smart Meetings

New CEO Eric Lochner, who was previously president and CEO of Steele Compliance Solutions, saw the combination as a benefit for meeting professionals looking for seamless solutions. “We He will remain with the company in an executive role. Former Aventri CEO Jim Sharpe will remain a shareholder and advisor to the new company.

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One10 Prioritizes Volunteering with Common Good Day Employee Benefit

One10 Marketing

At One10, we encourage and support volunteerism by offering an annual Common Good Day, which is eight hours of paid time off that team members can use to volunteer to share their time, talents, and energy supporting organizations and philanthropic causes near and dear to their hearts.

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Diversity In Events 2021 With William S. Matthews

Endless Events

. “In college, I did a lot of party promotions on college campus for fraternities, sororities, and different organizations. In 2008, he launched his very own event planning business, RSVP with Will. Sarah asks William what kind of events truly benefited from diverse thought leaders. ” He made the right choice.

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Colorado Convention Center to continue partnership with ASM Global

Travel Daily Media

The CCC operates under the Denver Alliance Partnership, which was established in 2008 as a collaboration between ASM Global along with VISIT DENVER, the City and County of Denver, the Denver Arts & Venues, Sodexo Live!, and the Hyatt Regency Denver at the CCC.

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Business Lessons from the Greatest Comeback in NFL History

Best Corporate Events

And if you’re a leader on any level, what happened that Saturday afternoon offers valuable lessons for your organization. High-performing organizations likewise build that culture through leadership, accountability, clear expectations, and practices like a regular cadence of team building and professional development training.

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Industry Advocacy During A Pandemic

Endless Events

In 2008, the financial crisis was equally huge, just without the global impact of the current pandemic. And one challenge we’re seeing right now is the government somehow sees us as white noise because we are not organized. The benefit is that it gives you the ability to scale up or down”, adds Shawn.