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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Las Vegas and More

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He previously worked for Visit Cincy as national manager of diversity sales, during which time he booked numerous large conferences and conventions. She recently celebrated ten years with the company, having joined in 2013 as a catering sales manager.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Half Moon Bay and More

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She began with the Marriott brand in 2007 at Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club and excelled in a number of positions before moving to Tampa Marriott Water Street in 2013. Leslie Bloznalis Ellis Leslie Bloznalis Ellis, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Bloznalis Ellis is director of group and catering sales at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

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Get to Know ME with Amy Rose

Motivation Excellence

A recently new, unofficial term has been floating around: AuDHD , as it wasn’t until 2013 that you were able to be diagnosed with both Autism and ADHD. The inhibition and inability to explain that was highly vexing — often resulting in silent screams in group settings and uncontrollable tears behind closed doors.

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3 Tips for Shifting to an Architectural Model for Meeting Design

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In fact, de Groot feels so strongly about the importance of making content chosen by attendees the center of the event, he wrote the book, Into the Heart of Meeting Design, Basic Principles of Meeting Design with Mike van der Vijver in 2013. The power of meetings depends on the human dynamics they are capable of unleashing.

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Host a Halloween Meeting That’s the Talk of the Season

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A “Spell School” can be booked at leisure, on-demand, for groups to learn how to craft and cast spells. Planners can also book suites as meeting or event spaces. This Halloween season, professional witch and owner of Witchy Wisdoms , Shawn Engel, will guide groups in assembling their own spell sachets and manifesting intentions.

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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

Convene by PCMA

We recently came across a story Convene published in January 2013 reporting on a survey by the Watkins Research Group which asked meeting planners that very question: Imagine it’s the year 2022 and you’re still planning large meetings. What’s different? All attendees will be instantaneously locatable via GPS badges.

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

MeetingsNet

based company launched in 2017 offers a virtual-event booking platform focused on team building and corporate experiences. 1,365: Access This is the fifth time since 2013 that the San Diego-based, women-owned destination management company has made the Inc. Three-Year Growth: 6,545% No. 124: Confetti Boca Raton, Fla.-based