Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

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. And they assume that when attendees are not in sessions, we should ply them with food and drink and entertainment.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Meeting Design Site Selections 428

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

First, says Steve Enselein, senior vice president of events for Hyatt Hotels, planners should ask during the site-selection process about the training the service staff receives, as well as the average tenure of staff at the property. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Site Selections 77

Milestone Events Group

JULY 1, 2020

Venue . Many venues have maximum capacity due to space and city/county permits. Typically, when you go over 100 guests, your choice of sites is reduced by 50%. All these types of venues can accommodate 50 guests and makes your wedding unique. . You have decided to start planning your wedding of 50 guests.

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage Site Selections Venues Event Management 52

All Seated

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This same thinking applies to meeting venues. Anticipating planners and attendees’ future needs is a lot like trying to select the winning numbers in a lottery. However, there are several key indicators trending now that point to what the future of meeting venues might look like. Emphasis on Experiential. Values-Based Behaviors.

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Venues Meetings Food and Beverage Site Selections 34

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Seek venues that have embraced mobile check in, online ordering and other technologies, and where the staff-to-guest ratio remains high. With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating. Work with hotel partners and other vendors to understand their weak spots.

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Convention Special-Event Venue Services. Faith Ward. Senior Sales Manager, Palmer Events Center, Austin, Texas.

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2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Meeting or event design elements cover a wide array of details ranging from thematic tie-ins, signage, audiovisual production, speaker selection, technology use, seating, room set-ups, food and beverage menus and program content. Select program content and delivery formats. Develop selection criteria. Select site.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62