Sandy Biback, CMP, CMM

Sandy Biback, CMP, CMMPrincipalImagination+Meeting Planners Inc.Toronto Do you find that your booking window is increasing or shrinking recently

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Fast Forward: What Planners Need to Know About the Future of Event Technology

  Fast Forward Season 1, Episode 2In this episode of Fast Forward, host Logan Pratt sits down with event technology expert

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Checking In

Having just returned from PCMA’s Convening Leaders event in Las Vegas, a couple things hit me—a Sin City epiphany. The meetings industry

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ASAE Board Adopts Diversity Initiatives

WASHINGTON, D.C.Before the 2016 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, August 13-

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Industry Leaders Deliver Inspirational Advice at MPI WEC 2020

To say the meetings and hospitality industry has suffered a catastrophic 2020 is not an understatement, with hotels closing, convention and

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Virgin Hotels Brand Unveils Nashville Plans

NASHVILLE, Tenn.Virgin Hotels, the lifestyle hotel brand created by Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, is gearing up for a fall 2016 opening in

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Walla Walla Welcomes New Marriott

WALLA WALLA, Wash.Courtyard by Marriott Walla Walla is scheduled to open its doors this December.Located at 550 West Rose Street, the 120-room hotel

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The Future of Meetings Is Here

With the in-person meetings and events industry hopefully exiting the debilitating “pandemic era,” many believe the nature of the business has

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Tier 1 Event Playbook: Pre, During & Post-Event

The large conference is back, but it may look a bit different than before. Attendees and sponsors have higher expectations for value, and hybrid

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Courtyard by Marriott Opens in Waterloo

WATERLOO, IowaCourtyard by Marriott welcomed the 166-room

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HSMAI Readies for Big September Show

MCLEAN, Va. Registration is now open for this year’s Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) MEET National,

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How Pacific Northwest Convention Centers Are Agents of Positive Change

Convention centers are created to make money and provide recognition for their host cities. Once in place, however, they can become agents of change

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Travel Buyers Aren't Sold on Videoconferencing

Videoconferencing still isn’t replacing face-to-face meetings. That’s the sentiment of 173 corporate travel buyers, who responded to a

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25 Ways to Future-Proof Your Meetings and Events Firm

Over the past 25 years, AKeynoteSpeaker.com has worked with dozens of event planning companies, hundreds of Fortune 500 brands and thousands of

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The Latest News From Hyatt's Senior Vice President of Events Steve Enselein

The Meetings Today team is coming to you from the IMEX America tradeshow floor! Taylor Smith sat down this morning with Hyatt’s Senior Vice President

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Take a ‘Dram’ Good Virtual Tour of Scotland

A few years ago Visit Scotland and ILEA (International Live

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The Dram Good Laddies transport their audience on a virtual, interactive tour of Scotland

New Chicago Hotel & CC Complex To Be Uber Eco-Friendly

CHICAGO A multi-hotel complex and convention center planned for development near Chicago's O'Hare International Airport aims to set the standard

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IBTM Presents American Meetings Research

BALTIMORE The IBTM global meetings industry research presented its first report on the Americas at AIBTM in Baltimore last week with the highlights

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Giving Back: The Hottest CSR Trends

How do giving and learning go hand in hand? Learn about the hottest virtual and live CSR trends from the guy who started it all.   In 1999

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Lubbock Welcomes Meetings-Friendly Marriott

LUBBOCK, TexasLubbock, Texas, has welcomed the brand-new Courtyard by Marriott Lubbock at Texas Tech University to town, a 103-room hotel that will

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