Smart Meetings

MARCH 25, 2025

Beyond Parks & Rec Photo by Max Whittaker These students are preparing to be managers of people, projects and the design thinking that goes along with that, said Becker, who is a Cal Poly alum and on their advisory board. He also learned a thing or two from a student social media manager while at a session.

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DECEMBER 26, 2024

Read More: IAEE Womens Leadership Forum Created a Safe Space A marketing strategies track shared real-world stories about brand management, attendee acquisition and sponsorship sales. Chin-Hsun Tsai, associate professor and event management program director at Iowa State University. Poultry & Egg Association.

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 18, 2024

From the intimate but showstopping banquet to the mega-scale trade show, Oak View Group turns ordinary events into extraordinary experiences. When planning a meeting or event, location is just one piece of the puzzle. Finding the right venue, with the right team of thinkers, builders, and innovators behind it, can make all the difference.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2024

He later advised managing the influences that come at us every day in order to see situations more clearly and positively. If you dont manage your influences, your influences will manage you, he said. That could mean limiting news, social mediaand conflicts with spousesfirst thing in the morning.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Smart Meetings was there to release a white paper on “ Best Practices for Managing Event Risk ,” a survey of the planner community and industry experts that found many planners rely on their venues for guidance and resources to keep everyone safe with an increased use of X-ray detectors and shared responsibility for cybersecurity.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings. Fairbanks is appointed as catering sales manager.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Kathy Morgan, senior vice president of product management and distribution experience at Sabre Travel Solutions, told the press, “By listening closely to our customers and analyzing changes in the travel landscape, we realized there were unmet needs in the market.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Fox World Travel Launches AI-Powered Platform for Smarter Corporate Travel Fox World Travel has introduced Fox Connect , a new AI-powered platform designed to simplify the way companies book, manage and track business travel.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Today’s events incorporate sensory-friendly areas, quiet zones, and multilingual support, ensuring that each attendee—from the neurodivergent individual to the person managing sensory sensitivities—experiences genuine care. This shift moves us from uniformity to personalization, from “everyone welcome” to “welcome exactly as you are.”

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Before joining PHLCVB, she spent over two decades with Hyatt, where she rose through the ranks, from an assistant front office manager to a general manager. She earlier held the role of PHLCVB’s executive vice president, convention division.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Most meeting professionals manage the needs of a small subset of attendees who require food, wheelchair access, sound, language or sensory accommodations. DeWitt also managed her own congenital disability and then married into the military. “I I took a step back and my life became about managing their needs and requirements.”

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Enter the Event Architectwho, in fact, is the Destination Management Company (DMC)the designer, builder, and executor of unforgettable experiences. Like an architect coordinating with contractors and engineers, the DMC sources vendors, manages budgets, and ensures that all moving parts come together smoothly and effectively.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Marriott’s approach to reducing waste is designed to assist hotels within our portfolio in first preventing waste, followed by the disposal of waste in a responsible manner, in line with global waste management trends.

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The MICE Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Competitive advantage of an airport hotel I spoke with Rick Enders, General Manager of the Frankfurt Airport Marriott Hotel and Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, to discover what sets this dual-brand hotel apart. Although externally managed, it offers convenient access for both hotel guests. Guests can simply walk to the hotel.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 19, 2025

Bringing together two industry leaders committed to enhancing client experiences and bringing innovative event solutions, the industry is primed for a redefinition of what is possible in destination management.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hosts Global Forum convened in Athens to celebrate ferocious creativity Destination Management Companies (DMCs) embody a wealth of resources for planners, helping with access for everything from transportation and entertainment to decor and gifting. They are strategic partners who can help build a program based on client goals and budgets.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 11, 2025

Fox World Travel Launches AI-Powered Platform for Smarter Corporate Travel Fox World Travel has introduced Fox Connect , a new AI-powered platform designed to simplify the way companies book, manage and track business travel.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2024

İsmail Bütün, general manager of the Türkiye Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA), commented, “Hosting EMEC 2025 is a monumental opportunity for Türkiye to showcase its position on the global MICE stage.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2025

Canada Visit California Global Managing Director in Canada Julie Goergas shared trends in Canada’s $4.3 Visit California Global Managing Director in Canada Julie Goergas, said, Canadians feel home in California and that’s going to continue to be true even if there is going to be short-term pain.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 14, 2025

She joined Fidelity Hotel from Hotel Indigo, where she worked alongside Eric Conrad, who was recently appointed as Fidelity Hotels general manager, to implement various marketing strategies to attract business in new markets. Cathy Ruhling Cathy Ruhling, Fidelity Hotel Fidelity Hotel appoints Ruhling as director of sales.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2024

Scott Little Scott Little, Salamander Middleburg Little takes on the role of managing director at Salamander Middleburg. Most recently, Little served as vice president and general manager of Harbor View Hotel on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. Bottino takes on the role of general manager.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2024

Rogers takes on the role of general manager. Alexandra Marozzi Alexandra Marozzi, Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa has promoted Marozzi to the role of senior sales executive, in which she will manage the resort’s golf/sports segment. He brings 37 years of experience in public events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2025

She brings over 17 years of hospitality experience, having held several leadership roles throughout her career, including as director of sales for EVEN Hotels, and sales manager and director of sales and marketing for Crown Plaza Houston, Hyatt Regency North Houston and several Holiday Inn properties throughout the Houston Area.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 26, 2024

Bradley Cance Bradley Cance, The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Cance takes on the role of general manager at The Ritz Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara. Throughout his over three decades in luxury hospitality, he has managed a number of prestigious properties. He was also recently appointed as a board member for Visit Santa Barbara.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Rojas joins as assistant general manager. He brings over 25 years of experience across finance, events and facility management. He most recently served as general manager with Jackson Convention Complex and the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mitchell joins SCC as assistant director of event services.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 7, 2024

Stuart Levy Stuart Levy, The Singer Oceanfront Resort, a Curio Collection by Hilton Levy takes on the role of general manager at The Singer Oceanfront Resort, a Curio Collection by Hilton. Wells takes on the role of social inclusion manager. He most recently served as vice president, enterprise communications at Delaware North.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 8, 2024

Sam Newton Sam Newton, Louisville Tourism Newton is Louisville Tourism ’s first-ever Airport Welcome Center Manager. Most recently, he served as senior manager of operations at Frazier History Museum. Corinna Wenks Corinna Wenks, Park Hyatt Chicago Park Hyatt Chicago appoints Wenks as general manager.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2024

Duggan will serve as general manager. Alex Carvalho Alex Carvalho, PG&E After 11 years as senior event manager, national sales events at Kaiser Permanente, Carvalho joins Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) as manager of the corporate events team.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

He most recently served as managing director at The Brilliant Advice Company in Zanzibar. Chelsea Dunlop Welter Chelsea Dunlop Welter, Destinations International Foundation Welter is appointed to the role of managing director at Destinations International Foundation.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2025

Tim Oldfield has been named president and general manager of Niagara Falls Convention Centre. A 2011 ICON Award winner, he has managed multimillion-dollar budgets and large-scale teams while staying active in industry associations like ILEA, NACE, MPI and GSBA.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings. Fairbanks is appointed as catering sales manager.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This precarious balancing and juggling act perfectly encapsulates the challenge Destination Management Companies (DMCs) face in today's Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. Now, layer in the juggling act of working with clients’ champagne tastes and beer budgets.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

14 November 2024 WIMBERLEY, TX—13 November 2024—The Association of Destination Management Executives International (ADMEI) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025 ADMEI Awards , which honor outstanding achievements and professional excellence in the Destination Management industry.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2024

Nicole Okuna Nicole Okuna, The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort Okuna is appointed as general manager of The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort. Willison takes on the role of account manager and will assist corporate and association clients. She previously served as a global sourcing manager at Bishop-McCann.

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