Awards

Melissa Patruno – Bishop-McCann

Melissa Patruno

Executive Producer, Bishop-McCann

Las Vegas, Nev.

Describe your job.

As an executive producer for Kansas City, Mo.-based Bishop-McCann, I produce live, virtual, and hybrid show productions for our corporate clients. I work closely with our clients, production, and creative team to ensure that the productions meet messaging …

Maggie Thrasher – ASM Global/Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

Maggie Thrasher

Director of Sales, ASM Global, Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center

Mobile, Ala.

Describe your job.

As director of sales for the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center, I am responsible for promoting and booking events. I work with our clients to convey their needs to our …

Jamel Taggart – Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant

Jamel Taggart

Director of Beverage, Choctaw Casino & Resort—Durant

Frisco, Texas

Describe your job.

I am the strategic leader of beverage operations for 15 bars, a 3,000-seat concert venue, and a resort pool with 50 cabanas at the 1,700-room Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla., just over …

Lisa Zent – Maritz Global Events

Lisa Zent

Senior Event Strategist, ESN, Maritz Global Events

Lexington, Ky.

Describe your job.

I live up to the words in my bio on the company website. As a contractor for Maritz Global Events, I oversee key clients and build relationships on dependability. My clients know they can rely …

Meet to the Beat: Get in tune with these toe-tapping towns

Music brings people together, keeping the beat of a gathering humming. The South is filled with rich musical heritage—from blues and rock to jazz, country, and Latin—enough sound to start any gathering on the right note.

2023 New or Renovated Award Winners Announced

The editor’s picks are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Top New or Renovated Awards for 2023.

After hundreds of nominations and an editorial review, this is our elite list of the top 52 new or renovated meeting sites and destinations in the South.

Congratulations to our winners and remember to look …

2022 Readers’ Choice Honorable Mentions Announced

In addition to the winners of RCA awards, we received a number of write-in recommendations for this year’s ConventionSouth Readers’ Choice Awards.

While we receive write-in votes every year, the properties listed below received multiple write-in votes, which qualified them for our Honorable …

2022 Readers’ Choice Award Winners Announced

The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Annual Readers’ Choice Awards. 

After more than 8,500 readers and fans voted, this is our elite list of the top 416 meeting sites and destinations in the South.

Congratulations to our winners and remember to look for them within our 2022 December …

ConventionSouth Magazine releases the 2022 list of Radiant Resorts

GULF SHORES, Ala. (February 21, 2022) — The results are in for ConventionSouth’s Radiant Resorts, and 15 fabulous Southern properties took top spots. In February, ConventionSouth editors compiled a Facebook ballot of 75 visually stunning resorts with abundant amenities. From those resorts, ConventionSouth readers and Facebook fans voted for …

Alison Kieckhafer – The Event Lounge

Alison Kieckhafter

Owner and chief event officer, The Event Lounge

Dallas, Texas 

Describe your job.
Since I started the company 11 years ago, my talented in-person and virtual event team has produced more than 5,000 meetings, conferences, events, and activations around the globe. We offer live and virtual …


Register

Sign-up for your account with Convention South.
Please check the box below to confirm you would like to be added to Kenilworth Media’s various e-mail communications (includes e-newsletters, a survey now and then, and offers to the Convention South industry*).

Leave this empty:

*We do not sell your e-mail address to 3rd parties, we simply forward their offers to you. Of course, you always have the right to unsubscribe from any communications you receive from us, should you change your mind in the future.