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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--iConvene today announced the launch
of the company as an online resource for planning
and booking small and medium size meetings. Starting
operations in Central Florida this quarter, iConvene
dramatically reduces the time and frustration
it takes to setup a meeting. Just like Travelocity
and Expedia revolutionized the process of booking
travel online, iConvene can streamline the process
of finding and booking meeting space and meeting
related services...all online with a click of
a mouse!
iConvene’s easy to use portal can allow users
to book venues and event services including catering,
audio/visual, graphics, promotional items, professional
speakers and entertainers. Venues and meeting service
providers benefit by quickly selling their services
online without capital investment and participating
in a focused marketplace for small event services.
The Company is working with a select group of development
partners and looking to expand upon its venue offerings
and meeting services.
“Setting up a small business meeting can be quite
time consuming and frustrating, which usually results
in having the meeting in the same place with the same
food choices,” said Mark Thomason, iConvene
CEO and co-founder. “iConvene helps users not
only find the right venue, but also offers a variety
of other services to make the meeting a success. It
is a one-stop online shop for planning, booking and
managing small and medium size events around Central
Florida.”
Mark has been instrumental in the development of iConvene
and acquisition of angel investments, which the company
is actively pursuing. In addition to Mark as CEO,
the company was co-founded by local entrepreneur David
Krinker who serves as iConvene’s Chairman.
Karen Whitaker is Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
An expert in planning, development and execution of
corporate events, Karen has more than 25 years experience.
Her wealth of knowledge and understanding of the meeting
planning space has been influential in the development
of the iConvene online marketplace.
D.J. French is the most recent addition to the iConvene
team as Sales Manager, to enroll and oversee the relationship
with its service providers. Through his experience
with Maison & Jardin and Church Street Station
for convention sales, marketing management and meeting
planning, he has earned a reputation for consistently
exceeding goals and customer expectations.
Rounding out the management team is Carlos Sanchez,
Director of Engineering, who has a long history of
leading web development teams at Pioneer Technology
Group and Sales and Marketing Technologies.
In addition, iConvene is in the University of Central
Florida Incubator program. The Incubator helps
iConvene through its network of experienced entrepreneurs,
professional service providers, economic development
partners, small business service providers, university
experts and a dedicated staff.
About iConvene
iConvene is an online resource for planning meetings,
starting in the Central Florida area. The Company
has secured top management talent, signed up prestigious
local meeting planning service providers and has been
accepted into the UCF Technology Incubator. When complete
in Q1, the site will efficiently enable users to find
and book meeting space and services including catering,
audio/visual, graphics, promotional items, professional
speakers and entertainers all online with a click
of their mouse. For more information, call 407-332-8887.
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