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The creative event design tool that all #eventprofs should use

Conferences that Work

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.

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Will Constant Mask Wearing Save the Meetings Industry?

SmartMeetings

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. Meetings Could Look Like [Way Outside of the Box].

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Smart Moves in Florida, Wyoming and More

Smart Meetings

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.

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Michelin-starred Dining in…Orlando?

Smart Meetings

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. The last guide covered 2008-2009. appeared first on Smart Meetings. And with so many celebrity-chef outposts, deservedly so.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2

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Getting to the Root of Food Waste

PCMA Convene

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. Morial Convention Center. . ”

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A Guide to Serving F&B on the Exhibit Floor

PCMA Convene

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. He found this out a few years ago while managing a meeting of the American Wholesale Marketers Association. “I NO TOPPING OFF.

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