SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

From create your own poke bowl stations to event app polls, 2017 was the year we stopped telling people what to do and let them decide for themselves how they wanted to learn, participate and eat. A Smart Meeting survey in October showed most attendees are not just using the greener alternative to a conference book, they are asking for it.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

If you’re a meeting planner and you happened to book your next gathering in a small village in France, you’re in sync with the top meeting trends for 2017, according to Pacific World’s 2017 Annual Destination Index. ” The post Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017 appeared first on Smart Meetings. ” 9. .

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

When Kimberly Smith was reviewing attendee feedback following the 2016 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference & Expo, she kept coming across the same complaint: The event’s F&B options had left attendees with a bad taste in their mouth. What conference doesn’t have cheese?

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Social Tables

JULY 25, 2018

So much so that the idea was the theme of IMEX America 2017, arguably the pinnacle of events for the industry at large. The annual user conference in San Francisco brings together industry pioneers, thought leaders, and IT professionals from all over the world — all with an experiential spin on the traditional conference format.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Alison Milgram, CMP, DES, Senior Events Manager, PCMA, which held PCMA Education Conference 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis — “It was a little after 10:30 p.m.on Conference Services Manager, Westin Cleveland Downtown. Conference & Touring. Eddie Cook. approached to introduce himself. Rachel Van.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2018

For example, grouping alcohol and food together might seem to make sense but may cause some problems. Say you wanted to add an extra $100 to the food and alcohol line item. Don’t stop at just the big-ticket items like your venue, food and beverage, and AV (although these do make it on the list). Don’t lump items together.

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Canadian Special Events

JANUARY 18, 2018

According to the International Association of Conference Centre’s (IACC) recent report “ Meeting Room of the Future ” which surveyed venue operators and suppliers the most important element in venue selection will be flexible meeting space. AGO’s Massive Party 2017. In fact, some conferences today are more like rock concerts.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

A post shared by EverBlockSA (@everblocksa) on Nov 16, 2017 at 9:52pm PST. Food is a crowd pleaser, particularly for long exhibitions and trade shows. You needn’t sell cookware or food to use a booth like this. A post shared by “WOODEN STYLE” – Surabaya (@woodenstyle_interior) on Apr 29, 2017 at 7:00am PDT.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Watch for us to follow up on the ways our industry makes futuristic elements part of the meetings landscape in 2017. Attendees have already shifted their preferences for beverages at evening receptions to microbrews and locally distilled spirits. Meetings Will Matter More Than Ever . Chris Durso, Executive Editor.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

rely on industry observations, international travel, discussions with industry leaders, meetings with hotel and restaurant clients, industry conferences, media interactions and thousands of hours of research in hotels and restaurants around the country to compile their 2017 hospitality trends. 2017 Hospitality Trends Predictions.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The year 2017 will be here before you know it, along with new trends , so make sure your events aren’t stuck in 2016. Kindred Resorts & Hotels has compiled a list for meeting planners to find out what’s in and out in 2017. In 2017, this trend will be more popular than ever. Healthy, local food and beverage.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Close to one-fifth of respondents reported that one or more of their attendees faced a challenge obtaining a visa in 2017, but 82 percent — vs. 58 percent in last year’s survey — said it was more challenging to obtain visas last year than in the prior year. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 percent in the 2016 survey.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

Doughnut walls are one of the latest food trends to take over Instagram and Pinterest in 2017. Australia-based The Candy Buffet Company did just that at the 2017 Australian Open by artfully crafting the MasterCard logo. A post shared by The Candy Buffet Company (@candybuffetco) on Jan 29, 2017 at 2:17am PST. Sushi Donuts.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The Hyatt headquarters in downtown Chicago, known as the Hyatt Hub, was awarded LEED Platinum certification in 2017, the same year that it opened. They should be equipped with access to water to promote hydration and healthy food options that sustain energy levels. Photos courtesy Hyatt). Are the stairs open for moving between floors?

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

Open since May 2017, Shadybrook offers tastings and cooking demos in their tremendous kitchen. Artesa is known for food and wine pairings. CANVAS participants experienced “Taste of Artesa,” a sampling of finger foods and sparkling, white and red wines. Food Truck Festival. Food” trucks aren’t just for food anymore.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2018

Like many culinary professionals, master chef Josef Huber — who oversees culinary operations for five hotels in Grand Rapids, Michigan — has learned to adjust to evolving food preferences and restrictions, from vegetarianism and gluten intolerance to shellfish allergies or aversion to pork. We had not served this food before.”.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2017

They stayed at Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel , which has eight conference rooms that can accommodate 800 attendees. Throughout 2017, they’ll also be rolling out a new food and beverage menu to please all palettes and dietary concerns, and a Magic Box to keep participants stimulated. Copenhagen.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2017

They stayed at Scandic Holmenkollen Park Hotel, which has eight conference rooms that can accommodate 800 attendees. Throughout 2017, they’ll also be rolling out a new food and beverage menu to please all palettes and dietary concerns, and a Magic Box to keep participants stimulated. Copenhagen. Sciez-Sur-Leman, France.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 16, 2019

From being one of the first to achieve the industry ISO 2012:1 standard back in 2012, we launched our Grand Plan in 2017: our vision for continuing to improve, build on and share the inspiring work developed by our team.”. Single use plastic and food waste are two of the biggest sustainability challenges at the moment.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 25, 2017

This would make it difficult to transport items between floors for a conference. In anticipation of Hurricane Harvey, Texas Trophy Hunters Association (TTHA) proactively postponed the 2017 Hunters Extravaganza Hunting and Fishing Show that was set to take place at the American Bank Center this weekend. “We Food & Beverage.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

Jamie Blick, 35, works in Pittsburgh as m arketing and conference administrator at Association for Iron & Steel Technology. As a 2017 40 Under 40 honoree, Blick discusses her passion for the events industry. I started working at AIST as a conference planner in January 2005.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 12, 2024

The market started as a way to connect local makers and entrepreneurs with the buying power of the events, tourism, and hospitality industries, but when the first marketplace — held in 2017, with about 50 businesses participating and 1,000 visitors in attendance — went well, the founders opened it up to the public. Jennifer N.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The agency work with a range of sectors from luxury, telecommunications and food and beverage to banking and insurance, automotive and retail. increase from the 2016 event and a 2% increase from our Limitless event in 2017. Case Study: Virgin Media Business. Top Banana absolutely nailed it.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

But for the two three-course lunches that PCMA plated up during Convening Leaders 2017 at the Austin Convention Center last month, the menus called out everything that wasn’t there—namely, the “big eight” food allergens : milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans. We put it in registration. Absolutely, yes.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

It provides more than 10,000 hotel rooms and nearly 300 restaurants and major conference venues, including Georgia World Congress Center and Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart. city for conferences for the second straight year, citing its large number of event spaces, affordability and warm weather. of event space.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Workshops cover everything from career development and event tech to trends in food and beverage. On Smart Monday alone, you can earn your Event Design Certificate , participate in a PCMA Business School session and network with your peers at SITE Nite for a good cause. Be ready to take it all in. Thoughts and prayers.

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Brown Paper Tickets

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Hygge made our 2017 event trends list and we’re happy to report the phenomenon of knits, candles, and fireplaces is still going strong. Fika is the perfect theme for networking events and conferences and sounds a lot cooler than “coffee and pastries.”. Kick it off right with our annual trends list. The Ultimate Experience.

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Connect Your Meetings

MARCH 27, 2019

She joined the third-party planning giant in 2011, rising to vice president, North America, in 2017. If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be … New York pizza. At an industry conference or event, you can typically find me… spending time with my team members and our customers.

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Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Planning to host a business conference, fundraiser gala, or personal get-together in Baltimore? July 14, 2017. And second, every conference, business meeting, or private function you host at the Library helps to preserve the historic building, which was first erected in 1878. The George Peabody Library. Source: Twitter.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 25, 2016

This week, I blew in and out of Houston for 16 hours to participate in a panel session during the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) 2016 Travel and Tourism Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. We spent a few minutes talking over some possibilities, and then the luncheon got underway. We were then invited to open the boxes.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

What we do,” Thiemo Gillissen, the event’s co-founder and partner, told Convene, “is a business conference done differently.”. As for the “festival” part, he thinks that’s what a modern business conference should feel like. FOOD AND BEVERAGE. But once you’d spent, say, 15 seconds on the fifteenseconds.co

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The typical conference attendee will throw away over 4 pounds of waste per day, according to Event Manager Blog. For a small three-day industry conference of approximately 1,000 attendees, that translates into over 12,500 pounds of discards — about the same as four compact cars producing 530 metric ton equivalents of CO 2.

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Planning Pod

MARCH 1, 2017

In fact, it is estimated that 26% of all meetings in 2017 will be hybrid events, and with the rapidly growing popularity of Facebook Live , this number will undoubtedly jump in the next year or two. Gift bags, drink tickets and amazing food-and-beverage options are also appealing extras. How tech savvy is your audience?

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

An example of this type of event was one held by General Motors in November 2017. And in November 2017, when General Electric held its investor day, new CEO John Flannery sought to prepare investors for a course correction. Food and beverage, entertainment, and premiums: Again, nothing over the top.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

It may, however, surprise many to learn that Ireland is also a food lover’s paradise. A post shared by The Shelbourne Hotel (@theshelbournedublin) on Mar 3, 2017 at 3:59am PST. Built in 1832, the five-star K Club boasts 18 meeting and conference rooms, the largest of which is the newly renovated Inis Mor. Located at 27 St.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Pasadena , California’s growing reputation as a hospitality leader for domestic and international meetings and events saw a major transformation between 2017 and 2018, when several of the city’s hotels underwent multimillion-dollar renovations.

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