Conferences that Work
APRIL 30, 2018
Stylists working on the look and feel of an event often use it to stimulate fresh thinking about the venue, the décor, the lighting, the food and beverage, entertainment, and so on. Rarely, however, is this tool used to design events that creatively incorporate, illuminate, and support core desires and outcomes for the meeting.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 21, 2021
The next morning, outside of the general session was another gathering where at least a dozen people probably handled the coffee and a display of fruit, pastries and yogurt before you plated your food. Bird Flu broke out in 1997, followed by SARS in 2003 and Swine Flu in 2009. You get the picture. Vastly different from today.
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Smart Meetings
MAY 19, 2023
He began working with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company in 2009 at The Ritz-Carlton Golf and Spa Resort in Rose Hall, Jamaica as travel sales industry coordinator. Lardo previously led food and beverage operations at Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya.
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
The last guide covered 2008-2009. Las Vegas, which strives to go bigger than anywhere else—and is in continual competition with Orlando for meetings and events business—used to have its restaurants rated by Michelin. And with so many celebrity-chef outposts, deservedly so. Yet apparently that guide sold so poorly it was discontinued.
PCMA Convene
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
That’s because Calgary participated in a Feeding the 5000 event, a global initiative to serve up meals made entirely from perfectly edible food that otherwise would have been sent to landfills, largely because it doesn’t meet aesthetic standards. Launched by Global Feedback Ltd. Volunteers prepared a lunch for 5,000 people.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 2, 2017
From the threat of tipsy attendees, to wrappers and discarded plates cluttering booths, serving food and drink samples on the exhibition floor can be tricky business. Since then, Herlitz has encountered directives that differ from venue to venue — but has also laid down his own rules in response to misadventures with food on the show floor.
Smart Meetings
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Fairchild brings extensive experience at Hyatt properties and almost 15 years of experience in food and beverage and sales and marketing management. Loomis brings over two decades of hospitality and food and beverage leadership experience, previously working for Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows as director of outlets.
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