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Big news from Orlando! The Swan and Dolphin are adding 120,000 sq. ft. of event space! 🌴✨ The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin hotels have been all-in on meetings since they opened six months apart in 1990 in the Epcot area of Disney’s Florida theme park. Together they offer 333,000 square feet of meeting space, but those specs will change dramatically by late summer 2026, when 120,000 square feet of new event space is scheduled to open. Click the link below to read about this awesome event space 👇 https://lnkd.in/ewnCZRwb #MeetingsNet #EventSpace #OrlandoEvents Written by: Susan Hatch

Changemakers 2024: To Improve Meetings, Tiffany Reese Enlists Literally Everybody 👏 When Tiffany Reese came to Michaels Stores in late 2021 as manager of store communications, she inherited responsibility for a field leadership meeting that was “essentially three days of death by PowerPoint in a ballroom,” she notes. “I thought, ‘we can’t keep doing it this way,’ but then I saw the budget and understood the limitations.” She did not, however, accept those limitations. Click the link below to learn more from Tiffany 👇 https://lnkd.in/gWmxxzTU #MeetingsNet #ChangeMakers Written by: Rob Carey

Changemaker 2024: Hailey Turner 👏 At LEO Events, Hailey Warriner Turner has seen success revamping and streamlining F&B processes. But for her, the biggest reward lies in how those new systems empower her fellow planners. Click the link below to learn more about Hailey 👇 https://lnkd.in/e-TiZAsw #MeetingsNet #ChangeMakers Written by: Susan Hatch

Looking to finish the year strong or step into 2025 already ahead of the game? Connect Winter Marketplace is your chance to do both 😏 November 20-22, D.C. will become the hub for powerful one-on-one appointments with decision-makers in corporate, association, and medical events, along with intentional networking opportunities and game-changing education. This is where industry-defining business gets done. Stop waiting and start closing deals that will define the year ahead. Hurry, there are only a few spots left ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/evkVPRh5 #ConnectWMP #eventsindustry #meetingsandevents #hostedbuyers

7 On-Trend IMEX Exhibitors Making an Impact! 💡✨ Increasingly, events are becoming vital change agents within organizations. A recent Incentive Research Foundation study revealed that 27 percent of incentive-travel planners now report to marketing, while 24 percent report directly to the CEO. This shift aligns with IMEX America’s 2024 theme, “Impact,” which from October 7 to 10 provided business-event professionals with plenty of opportunities to expand their knowledge, resources, and contacts 👏 Want to learn more? Click the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/e439vMzr #MeetingsNet #IMEX2024 #EventInnovation

Join us for our Why You Need an Event Technologist on Your Team Webinar Sponsored by Cvent! Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 2pm ET!   This webinar dives into the evolving event landscape, emphasizing the critical need for event technologists to navigate the complex world of event technology. Attendees will understand the value derived from hiring event technologists and why you need this role on your team 💻   Click the link below to register now 👇   https://lnkd.in/d8Tb5xM8 #MeetingsNet #Webinar #Informative #whyyouneed #techtools

Honoring the legacy of a truly impactful educator in the meetings industry. A longtime authority on building and maintaining strategic meetings management programs, Betsy Bondurant, CMM, CTE, not only advised corporate clients but also wrote dozens of articles for the entire industry to learn from. Here is some of her best stuff. Join us in celebrating Betsy's incredible success and honoring her lasting impact. Click the link below to read more and pay tribute to her remarkable journey 💛 https://lnkd.in/eD--E7uA Written by: Rob Carey #MeetingsNet #LegacyOfLearning #MeetingsIndustry #NeverForgotten

Discover the key insights from Cvent’s 2025 Planner Sourcing Report! 📊✨ The 2025 Planner Sourcing Report, released in early October by event-technology giant Cvent, found that 66 percent of the 500-plus responding planners say they’ll handle sourcing for more meetings in 2025 than in 2024—but more than 70 percent are also involved in sourcing hotels for and otherwise managing their company’s preferred transient hotel program. Click the link below to read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/dAa-P3RC #MeetingsNet #EventTrends #CventInsights Written by: Rob Carey

Exciting upgrades at Houston's top meetings property! ✨ On the west side of Houston, next to Hermann Memorial City Medical Center and 14 miles from the massive Texas Medical Center complex—which calls itself “the world’s most comprehensive life-sciences ecosystem”—the 289-room Westin Houston Memorial City has completed a multi-million-dollar renovation of its meeting and event space, totaling 33,000 square feet. Click the link below to read more 👇 https://lnkd.in/em-AKyFS Written by: Rob Carey #MeetingsMadeBetter #HoustonEvents

We're still buzzing with inspiration from IMEX that we can’t get out of our heads! 💡✨ The 13th edition of IMEX America is a wrap. The booths and signage have come down at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, and the 15,500 participants, including more than 5,500 buyers, have headed home. Now comes the work of maintaining the connections and acting on the education and experiences delivered at the October 8-10 event 💻👏 Click the link below for ideas and trends from IMEX America that focus on thinking a bit differently about event planning 👇 https://lnkd.in/eYNeiZ5X Written by: Susan Hatch #MeetingsNet #IMEX #EventProfs #Inspiration #GameChangers