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Meeti= ngs Quest Offers Uniquely Oakland Experience Former Golden State Warriors President Andy Dolich, Technology I=
nnovator Larry Chao Meetings Quest, the nation’= s longest-running series of educational and networking events for meeting p= lanners, will be held July 22–23 at the Oakland Convention Center in = Oakland, California. Hosted by Visit Oakland and presented by Associati= on News magazine, Meetings Quest will offer a programming lineup featu= ring a distinguished sports executive with the rare distinction of having h= eld front-office positions in the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL; a standout member = of the Silicon Valley tech innovators circle; and a leading attorney in the= events and trade-show industry. On Wednesday, July 22, Meetings Q= uest attendees will have the opportunity to earn credits toward IAEE’= s professional certification program. The Certified in Exhibition Managemen= t (CEM) Learning Program—which leads to the CEM designation—emp= hasizes real-world learning to confront daily challenges. The day-long prog= ram, which will focus on trade-show floor-plan development, will be adminis= tered by IAEE and taught by CEM commission–approved faculty. The Meet= ings Quest Opening Celebration at Plank, located on Oakland’s flouris= hing waterfront, will include a greeting by the Golden State Warriors After= shock drum line. The following morning, the welcom= ing keynote address will feature Andy Dolich, the former president and chie= f operating officer of the Golden State Warriors. Dolich is the only Bay Ar= ea executive who has worked for Major League Baseball’s Oakland A&rsq= uo;s, the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers and the NBA’s Golden State = Warriors. Dolich will provide insights on how attendees can connect their p= rofessional lives to their passions in ways that will leave them whistling = while they work. Meetings Quest will also offer tw= o Learning Lab Sessions on legal issues facing meeting professionals and cu= tting-edge technology trends. The first Learning Lab Session will feature J= ohn Foster, one of the nation’s preeminent experts on meetings-indust= ry law. Foster will provide clear explanations of the legal issues confront= ing planners and suppliers in today’s meetings industry. In the secon= d Learning Lab Session, Larry Chao, vice-president of marketing at OneTract= ion, will examine how innovative social media and technology startups can h= elp events and trade shows increase attendee and exhibitor engagement, whil= e also increasing revenues. Meetings Quest is organized by Los = Angeles–based Schneider Publishing, publishers of SportsTravel and Association News magazines and organizers of the TEAMS Conf= erence & Expo. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing = generate 106 million hotel room nights annually. Meetings Quest has been he= ld in Mesa, Arizona; Cabarrus County, North Carolina; and Providence, Rhode= Island. Upcoming Meetings Quest shows will be held in Bloomington, Minneso= ta, and Atlantic City, New Jersey. For further information, visit MeetingsQuest.com or call (877) 577-3700. To watch the Meetin= gs Quest video overview, click here. To register for Meetings = Quest, click here. ### For further press information, please contact An= n Shepphird: Ann.Shepphird@SchneiderPublishing.com or (310) 577-37= 00. About Schneider Publishing:<= br> Schneider Publishing is the p= arent company of Association News, America&rsqu= o;s most-read magazine for association executives, and S= portsTravel, the sports world’s event magazine. In addition = to Meetings Quest, Schneider Publishing organizes the = ;TEAMS Conference & Expo, the world’s largest gatheri= ng of sports-event organizers, which will be held November 9–12 in La= s Vegas. TEAMS '16 will be held September 26–29, 2016, in Atlanti= c City. The group travel markets served by Schneider Publishing generate 10= 6 million hotel room nights annually. Association News, Meetings Quest, SportsTravel = ;and TEAMS are registered trademarks of Schneider Publishing. |
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