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Q&A: How One Event Speaker is on a Mission to Support Sober Lifestyles

Event Marketer

The book is available free to download or purchase via Amazon. For Nelson, its all about starting the conversation among event planners, attendees and, most importantly, venues to rethink how we orient networking and food and beverage. And with sober-curious Gen Z rapidly influencing the landscape, its a timely topic.

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Super Bowl LIX: The Sights, Sounds and Flavors We Took in Around the Big Easy

Event Marketer

Local food, music, architecture and traditions shined through the events and experiences presented around the city ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Feb. This year marked New Orleans 11 th time hosting the Super Bowltying with Miami for the most NFL Championship gamesand, as expected, the Big Easy certainly showed it knows how to party.

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Sponsorship Needs to Be More Than Banners and Clings

Velvet Chainsaw

Recently I’ve received invitations to attend webinars and download industry research reports and articles all aimed to help conference and show organizers grow sponsorship revenue. Mattering can include attendee experience enhancers like a charging station, free Wi-Fi, food and beverage offerings or a give-away that attendees value.

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Event Budget Basics: Everything You Need to Know

Eventmobi

Food & Beverage ($35/person). According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey , 36% of all in-person event expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone. They do, however, care about an overall great experience, and food and beverage is a large component of attendee satisfaction.

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Tips for Streamlining Vaccine Verification from Marriott’s The Exchange

Smart Meetings

We can still have creative food and beverage offerings that are enjoyable without hampering the quality and service; we can still be creative,” he said, pointing to the 5,000 meals a day served during MLS season. Send the link to download the free app in advance with clear instructions on what is required and the benefits.

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Debunking the Myth of All-in-One Event Management Software with Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey

Attendease

Technology has become more and more part of the event planning landscape, whether to manage registration, event agenda, abstract, AV team, food and beverage, and more… While event planners are eager to find a tech solution that can do all under one roof, the reality is much different.

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Nine Ways to Make First-time Conference Attendees Feel at Home

Event Marketer

Even if they don’t engage with the question itself, we’ll see those attendees download new stuff, or reach out and say, Can you tell me more about something, Drewry says. As people are getting on-site, we have an amphitheater in our attendee village, and we have our broadcast center right next to it.