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Sign of the Times? GE Sells its Famed Training Facility

MeetingsNet

A private group of investors has purchased Crotonville, General Electric’s management-training facility for nearly 70 years, for $22 million and will operate the suburban New York venue as a conference center—which means that business groups can meet in the same spaces that legendary GE CEO Jack Welch educated his management teams.

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Corporate Incentive Experiences By Train

BCD Meetings & Events

This article was originally published On The Collective's portfolio If you’re looking to deliver an exceptional incentive but without the added carbon footprint of a flight, then traveling by train is a great alternative.

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Robyn Domber’s Article on Talent Wars Published in Economic Development Journal

DCI

Robyn Domber, DCI’s Vice President of Research, was just published in the prestigious Economic Development Journal, in an article about our latest research study Talent Wars: How COVID-19 Reshaped the Battle. The article profiles DCI’s national survey of more than 1,000 working-age people across the U.S. who moved during the pandemic.

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Dream Vacations and CruiseOne launches Associate Onboarding Toolkit and Romance Travel Training Certification

Travel Daily News

Additionally, Dream Vacations and CruiseOne is unveiling a new Romance Travel Training Certification. The toolkit features an improved associate training manual, along with several activities that help associates explore different travel scenarios, research options, and seek feedback from franchise owners.

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Concerns about using facial analysis at events: part three

Conferences that Work

In her May 16, 2024 article in the Wall Street Journal “Think AI Can Perceive Emotion? Training algorithms on stereotypical facial expressions is bound to mislead.” Lisa Feldman Barrett is a neuroscientist, psychologist, and the Northe astern University Distinguished Professor of Psychology. Think Again. Think Again.”

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No More Detours: How Traffic Management Keeps Your Special Event on Schedule

Smart Meetings

In this article, we will explore the benefits of traffic control planning that helps to ensure a positive experience for all attendees. Hire Trained Professionals While some events use volunteers for traffic control, there are plenty of reasons to hire professionals for the job.

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Flight Price Predictor: Training Models to Pinpoint the Best Time for Booking

AltexSoft Travel

Read our article Preparing Your Dataset for Machine Learning to avoid common mistakes and handle your information properly. In this article, we’ll focus on a narrower task of finding and organizing airfare-related features. We used even more features to train our price predictor for FareBoom. Preparing airfare datasets.