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ENGAGE! 2020 Is A Wrap!

ENGAGE! 2020 Is A Wrap!

by | Feb 20, 2020 | News, The American Meetings Network

We are eagerly planning for planning for ENGAGE! 2021. Enter to Win an all-expense paid trip today! Click Here.

Want to see what all of the excitement is about? Click on the video below!

It was wonderful to see so many of AMI’s trusted Prime Supplier members networking and planning for the year ahead.

Thanks to all of our amazing Prime Suppliers, Meeting Planners, Sourcing Managers, Partner Planners, Clients, all our wonderful Sponsors and the entire AMI Team, who made ENGAGE! 2020 such a success!  We are already in the planning stages for ENGAGE! 2021 and have some exciting news in store for you over the next few months!

Please Note: For information on transitioning a live meeting to virtual on to one of our enterprise platforms, Click here, or email us at virtual@americanmeetings.com to schedule a capabilities presentation

AMI Awarded into Coveted Capital One Catapult Program

AMI Awarded into Coveted Capital One Catapult Program

by | May 10, 2019 | Accolades, News

 

Each year 10 suppliers are selected from top applicants across the country to participate in a ten-month intensive educational program to better their organization through a variety of digital strategies. Capital One’s best-in-class program selected AMI for the innovation of their supplier network of tier 2 suppliers supporting their clients’ meetings and event needs.

Out of 180 companies, AMI is excited to announce it captured one of the 10 coveted spots in the 2019 Capital One Catapult program.

CATAPULT is designed to be an intensive seven-month transformational journey that will assist diverse business owners in developing solutions to a critical business challenge – whether it is solving a complex business problem or creating a new product or service – by leveraging learnings from the program.

The program we submitted was for our Prime Supplier program within Meetingsoft with the goal of creating the greatest value for our planners, our sourcing managers, and our Prime Suppliers. Take a second to watch our 1-minute submission video:

Delivered through the use of instructional courses in Dallas, Texas, collaborative thinking workshops, one-on-one meetings with Subject Matter Experts, and dedicated advisers for each participating company, the program will provide AMI with the building blocks needed to develop a solution to your business challenge. In short, Capital One will be providing AMI with the resources to take our Prime Supplier program to the next level.

Thank you Capital One!

AMI wins Supplier of the Year.

AMI wins Supplier of the Year.

by | May 8, 2019 | Accolades, News

American Meetings, Inc. (AMI) is humbled and proud to accept the Global Supplier of the Year Award. The Global Supplier of the Year Award is chosen from over 1,000 member organizations and recognizes the company’s growth, exemplary service, the superior development of supplier diversity initiatives, and overall positive corporate feedback. In addition, the award recognizes the company whose documented growth demonstrates a real benefit of adopting and furthering the mission of the NGLCC. AMI has shown a sustained and ongoing commitment to supplier diversity. AMI’s CEO Andy McNeill points out that “AMI’s win is a testament to the diversity of The American Meetings Network and we’re proud the committee members recognized the 50% increase in active diverse suppliers we’ve experienced”. Along with strength of the network, AMI was able to document success in several major areas to win the coveted Supplier of the Year award. These accomplishments include:
  • $3.4 million in documented Tier 2 spend through the thousands of active suppliers on The American Meetings Network.
  • 4 Major multi-year corporate contracts secured since certification.
  • 40% growth in corporate headcount since certification.
The American Meetings team will accept the award on November 17th at the National Dinner in Washington DC in front of 1000 friends, allies and peers. 2017-NGLCC-National-Dinner-Awards-Gala-AMI
AMI Ranked #23 as one of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned by Florida State alumni. #Seminole100

AMI Ranked #23 as one of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned by Florida State alumni. #Seminole100

by | Mar 2, 2019 | Accolades, News

The Seminole 100, hosted by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at the FSU College of Business in partnership with the FSU Alumni Association and EY, recognized the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned by Florida State alumni.

Alumni from Florida State University are responsible for some of the most innovative and profitable businesses in the world. The Jim Moran Institute For Global Entrepreneurship at the FSU College of Business in partnership with the FSU Alumni Association and EY are proud to recognize these incredible entrepreneurs through the Seminole 100 awards program.

Seminole 100 recognizes the 100 fastest-growing FSU alumni-owned businesses at a celebration on FSU’s campus each year, during which each company learns their numerical ranking and receives their award. This event honors FSU’s entrepreneurs and allows them to share valuable business insights with each other. Honorees and their businesses will also receive increased publicity and visibility via national, local and industry media exposure.

“The remarkable success of these business owners reflects well on the university, and we are incredibly proud that they are Florida State alumni,” said Melissa Roberts, managing director of the Jim Moran Institute. “Seminole 100 is our way of recognizing entrepreneurial excellence among our alumni, and it helps fulfill Florida State’s goal of becoming a preeminent university that embraces entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation across campus.”
Prime Supplier Member News: Caesars Entertainment Begins $375 Million Expansion Plan in Las Vegas

Prime Supplier Member News: Caesars Entertainment Begins $375 Million Expansion Plan in Las Vegas

by | Jul 19, 2018 | News

Great news for Corporate Meeting Planners!

The American Meetings Network, Prime Supplier Member, Caesars Entertainment, held a groundbreaking celebration to mark the beginning of construction on an impressive 550,000-square-foot conference center in Las Vegas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Dow, president, and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association served as the event’s Master of Ceremony. The ground-breaking event was live-streamed to more than 7,000 viewers online.

Caesars Forum will feature two, 108,000-square-foot pillarless ballrooms, the largest in the world, and will have direct access to 8,500 hotel rooms. The center will have an outdoor event space, Caesars Plaza, and will be able to host more than 10,000 event attendees. Mark Frissora, President and CEO of Caesars Entertainment, announced that Caesars Forum already has $70 million worth of contracted business for the conference center – and this is before any construction has begun!

Clark County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani spoke about the ways Caesars Forum will positively impact Las Vegas. Giunchigliani said the city appreciated  Caesars Entertainment’s goal of achieving LEED Silver certification for the construction and applauded  Caesars Entertainment for taking “the lead on gender equality and LGBT+ [rights].”

“Caesars Forum is setting the new standard for Conference Centers. With a contemporary design, massive pillarless ballrooms and prime location at the center of the Las Vegas strip, Caesars Forum promises to be a Meeting Planners dream venue. We are excited to welcome Caesars Entertainment as a Prime Supplier Member in The American Meetings Network and look forward to seeing this impressive project debut in 2020!”  Said Paul Steinmetz, Director of the American Meetings Network.

Join Caesars Entertainment and other leading meetings with industry suppliers at AMI’s Global Procurement Day on September 19th-20th. Gain access to this exclusive procurement event by becoming a Prime Supplier Member of The American Meetings Network.

American Meetings, Inc. has made the Inc. 5000 List!

American Meetings, Inc. has made the Inc. 5000 List!

by | Jul 16, 2018 | Accolades, News

American Meetings, Inc. has made the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.

We are ranked according to innovation, employee satisfaction, our clientele, and the percentage revenue growth over a three-year period.
This achievement puts us in rarefied company. The elite group we’ve now joined has, over the years, included companies such as Microsoft, Timberland, Vizio, Intuit, Chobani, Oracle, and Zappos.com.

Congratulations and thank you to our 52 Full-time employees and contractors, as well as the hundreds of other contract corporate meeting planners, travel directors and partner suppliers who help make AMI a success every day!