The Pinnacle Q3 2019
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San Diego Cart Restoration Project The Smart City San Diego team recently completed a restoration project on their electric carts. All three of the team’s carts were repainted, reupholstered, and rebranded. The carts are used by their technicians to quickly navigate to a client in need of assistance. Keep an eye out for these fancy blue carts on your next trip to the San Diego Convention Center!
Miami Beach Carl Fisher Clubhouse Undergoing Renovations
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HE Carl Fisher Clubhouse is about to undergo a $2.5 million restoration to accompany the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center. With almost 5,000 square feet, the Carl Fisher Clubhouse will be a part of the convention center campus. The campus has open green space, a bicycle and pedestrian pathway along the edge of the canal to Convention Center Drive, with sculptures and sitting areas. It was designed to be independent with its own
Long Beach Amy Blackman Visits Long Beach Earlier this year, the Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) invited consultant and strategist, Amy Blackman, for a visit to the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center. Blackman had recently presented the findings of a year-long study in a report titled “The Future of Meetings & Events” at the 2019 PCMA Convention in Pittsburgh. The results of the report highlighted five trends that conference attendees wanted for the future of conferences. Joseph Jenci, Senior Vice President of the Long Beach CVB, immedi-
kitchen and can comfortably host 140150 guests. The Carl Fisher Clubhouse is the oldest public structure in Miami Beach. The building was designed by architect August “Gus” Geiger and constructed in 1916 as the Miami Beach Municipal Golf Course Clubhouse. With Carl Fisher, Geiger worked on various projects; including Fisher’s residence in 1925. The City of Miami Beach purchased the golf course in 1939. The clubhouse was designated as a historic site/landmark in 1983. The Smart City Miami Beach team looks forward to providing internet services to guests of the clubhouse upon completion of the restoration project. ately recognized that Long Beach was already ahead of the curve on the five highlighted trends which are:
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Emotional Intelligence Orchestrated Serendipity Multimodal Design Bigger Than Oneself Clear Sense of Place
Blackman agreed to visit Long Beach and was “blown away,” she stated that “Long Beach is simply ahead of the curve on all five of the trends” as reported by the Long Beach Business Journal. She specifically highlighted Long Beach’s ability to create Orchestrated Serendipity which is underlined by the numerous conversation pods throughout the entire Convention & Entertainment Center. The conversation
pods are meant for attendees to sit and converse, which is a crucial interaction for successful events. She also felt that Long Beach’s ability to adapt to the idea of Multimodal Design made it stand out among other centers. The Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center can customize its different rooms and facilities, giving planners the ability to create their events to reflect different personalities and tastes, especially in the new Pacific Ballroom. Check out video report of Blackman’s trip to Long Beach at: https:// w w w.yo ut u b e .c o m / watch?v=9rWplOSx7_U
