ATLANTA: AC Hotel Atlanta Airport Gateway opens on Friday. The 222-room lifestyle hotel has five meeting rooms, the largest of which holds 110 guests theater style.
LOS ANGELES: The Peabody Awards—an annual celebration of the year's most powerful broadcast and digital media stories—is moving to Los Angeles for the first time. The event takes place June 18 at the Beverly Wilshire.
For information on upcoming events in Los Angeles, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA: On February 6, Rebuilding Together Broward County will host its inaugural “Black Dresses & Blueprints” event to celebrate women in construction. The event will be held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
NEW YORK: Five Two A, an event space with 10,000 square feet and a view of the Manhattan skyline, is now open at Brooklyn’s Industry City in New York. Available for events from weddings to corporate events, the venue can hold 400 guests.
Adventure travel brand Baboon to the Moon is hosting a dog-centric event January 26 at Naked’s pop-up retail space at 224 Mulberry Street in Nolita to launch its latest print, dubbed Dog Dreams. Dogs are welcome at the event, which will include treats, live dog portrait paintings, and more.
For information on upcoming events in New York, visit Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
PHOENIX/SCOTTSDALE: The Phoenix Convention Center has added Mamava Pods—private lactation suites available for nursing mothers—to its downtown campus. Guests use the Mamava app to locate the pods, check their availability, and unlock the door using a Bluetooth-enabled SmartLock. (Those without the app can ask the building's staff for assistance.)
SEATTLE: Seattle Airport Marriott has finished a full-property renovation that included its 462 guestrooms, public areas, and expanded meeting and event space. Overall, the property has more than 24,000 square feet of event space.
WASHINGTON: Catherine Chaulet has been promoted to president and C.E.O. of Global DMC Partners, where she has been president for the past six years. The company has a footprint of more than 65 DMCs worldwide.
The conference and meeting venue company Convene has opened its fourth D.C.-area location at 600 14th Street and will host a grand-opening party on Thursday.
With contributions from Ashton Pike in Atlanta, Claire Hoffman in Los Angeles, and Rayna Katz, Beth Kormanik, and Michele Laufik in New York.
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