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Amazing experiences are around every corner in Alberta. Majestic mountains, beautiful city skylines, cultural centers and unbelievable landscapes are all close at hand. Meet in the cosmopolitan gateway cities of Calgary and Edmonton, both experienced in hosting large international events. For inspiration you only need to set your meeting or conference in Alberta’s Rocky Mountains including world-famous Banff and Jasper National Parks. |
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F&B Can Make or Break A Meeting
What we know: if the food at meetings and events is good, meeting participants are happy; if it's not to their liking, even if all other aspects of a meeting or event are great (for them and others), bad or unattractive food will be the only thing discussed and remembered...
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5 Steps to Smarter Meetings
Some of the following five steps to smarter meetings will be 'old hat' to some; others will be known to but not practiced by many; and some will be new to your meeting planning process...
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Fun exercise to begin to create better meetings.
It seemed the comments made on my last blog and in other outlets where it was posted didn't calm me down much. Too many folks are still asking me to be patient and wait for changes...
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Bytes: Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
It doesn’t get more star-studded than the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills during awards season, and planners looking to experience Hollywood glitz—and hoping for a celebrity siting or two—will appreciate the property’s various tech offerings...
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Green Scene: Kimpton's Hotel Wilshire
Hip event spaces aren’t hard to find in Los Angeles, but The Hotel Wilshire, now operated by Kimpton Hotels, has a unique history. The hotel is located in a former medical office building and was recently LEED Silver certified after an extensive transformation...
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| March 5, 2013 |
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Melissa Chinchilla
W Los Angeles - Westwood
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What service can you provide to groups that they normally might not receive?
For groups that want to stay on property I work with our spa Bliss to provide a tailored spa day. They have a list of spa services that their group can choose from as well as where they would like to have the spa day. Such as the pool area, in-room, at the spa, etc.
Or I just curated a night for a group that wanted to attend the Lakers vs. Celtics game at Staples and was able to secure them tickets to the game as well as VIP service to Hyde Lounge at Staple Center...
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Mobile: The New
Oxygen for Events
Wed. March 6, 2013
Join Meetings Focus and Kevin Long, Director of Marketing with CrowdCompass, and Melissa Nielsen, Manager of Print, Online and New Media Communications at the Society of Critical Care Medicine for a thought-provoking, one-hour webinar on mobile apps for corporate meetings and conferences. Like oxygen, incorporating mobile apps into your strategy is not optional – it’s a necessity.
Exclusively Sponsored By:
CrowdCompass by Cvent |
Upcoming Webinars:
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Negotiating: The Basics
3/13/2013 - 1:00pm EST |
Negotiating: Advanced
3/27/2013 - 1:00pm EST |
Social Media Strategies
4/24/2013 - 1:00pm EST |
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| Planning Virtual Events |
| • Identify event platform or virtual event service provider. Chose a partner that offers a virtual environment with an engaging user interface and functionality, a powerful platform and hands-on production services. |
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