Doug Baarman, ConferenceDirect’s Senior Vice President/Team Director, was honored with ConferenceDirect’s Alliance Award for 2015. He was recognized and presented the award at the ConferenceDirect Awards Dinner during its Annual Partner Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday, March 6, 2016.

The Alliance Award is presented to the Associate who best embraces all aspects of hospitality business services in order to better meet his or her customers’ needs.

Doug joined ConferenceDirect in 2007, and has over 25 years of career experience on both sides of the industry, nearly 20 of which were with Marriott International.

“Doug is the perfect choice for this award, because he so exemplifies what ConferenceDirect has grown to be: a full service meetings solutions company. He represents the best of what we can offer on so many levels, and we’re so very happy to have him honored with this,” said Brian D. Stevens, ConferenceDirect’s Chief Executive Officer.

Based in Los Angeles, California, ConferenceDirect is a full-service global meetings solution company whose portfolio of services includes: Site Selection & Contract Negotiation, Conference Management, Housing & Registration Services, Mobile App Technology and Strategic Meetings Management Programs. Our 325+ Associates manage over 9,800 meetings, conferences and events annually for more than 2,500 customers. For more information, visit ConferenceDirect at www.conferencedirect.com ###