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9 Unique Entertainment Ideas for Your Next Corporate Event

Smart Meetings

Aside from speeches and award presentations, corporate dinners often lack in entertainment. Competitive eating is a perfect way to incorporate some much-needed entertainment into your event. Picking the Right Entertainment for Your Organization.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

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.

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New Realms, New Ideas: Virtual Reality Tech Is Transforming Events, Experiences

Smart Meetings

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.

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Musical Comedy as a Business Tool

Smart Meetings

Attendees at Smart Women in Meetings Awards Gala were treated to an opening medley by The Water Coolers crafted to remind them that they are not alone. A Tool for Meeting Professionals Allen understood that the feeling of connection generated by the shared laugh around workday frustrations is a powerful tool for meeting professionals.

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Orange County Convention Center Adding More Than 280,000 Sq. Ft. of Meeting Space

Smart Meetings

“The expansion at the center will create a wealth of new opportunities for groups of all sizes, and will serve as a catalyst for additional development throughout our convention district, including new hotels, restaurants and entertainment options.”. No timeline for these projects has been set and renderings are not yet available.

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Empowering Women Take Center Stage      

Smart Meetings

To prove that education and entertainment (“edutainment”) are not mutually exclusive, Roxanne Langer brought her Lady Somm experience to teach the finer points of savoring and enjoying wine. What would a Smart Women in Meetings Awards Gala be without entertainment?

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

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. Invest in Professional Speakers. Other than food/beverage and audio visual/production, it’s the third most valued investment of your attendee value proposition.

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