Entertainment Food and Beverage Meeting Planning 
Conferences that Work
MARCH 28, 2022
I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. As I prepared to review the venue’s meeting spaces, room set options, and traffic patterns, I thought about how, today, competent logistics are the new meeting minimum.
Smart Meetings
AUGUST 30, 2018
Food and beverage costs are increasingly taking a bigger slice of the meeting budget. Patrick Berwald, vice president of food and beverage for Benchmark Global Hospitality , offered some, ahem, food for thought about F&B for small meetings. Planners are being tasked to reduce this meeting element.
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Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 29, 2016
According to PCMA Convene’s 25 th annual Meeting Market Survey, organizers invest 7 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses into speakers and entertainment. Other than food/beverage and audio visual/production, it’s the third most valued investment of your attendee value proposition. Invest in Professional Speakers.
Smart Meetings
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
VR is not just for entertainment,” said Schoeneberger excitedly. Planning Immersive Experiences for Experiential Learning. VR event design features can entertain reception guests while reinforcing topics covered during the event. As planners, we want to captivate audiences with our welcome. VR in F&B.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 9, 2024
In addition to this observation here at Smart Meetings, there were a host of other observations—as well as celebrations—we made on the second day of IMEX America 2024. Meetings and Events Trade Press Honored at Inaugural Event Hosted by Caesars and MPI On Oct. “The first thing we came up with was Hilton Meeting Packages.
Smart Meetings
JULY 7, 2022
When it’s time to meet, attendees will enjoy spacious and modern meeting facilities that have been purposely designed, are equipped with the latest technology, and can accommodate gatherings of almost any size. Plan with Confidence. Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos. Hyatt Ziva and Zilara Rose Hall.
SmartMeetings
JULY 5, 2016
From books that take an irreverent approach to meeting planning to comprehensive guides on everything from meeting design to green events , this reading list has everything the modern meeting planner needs for a relaxing day of poolside reading. For a growing number of planners, planning sustainable events is a priority.
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