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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs. We define creativity as a subset of what is actually possible.

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Conference Hotel Brings Local Producers to the Conference Table

SmartMeetings

This summer, Director of Food & Beverage Chris Clark, Executive Sous Chef Nick Gummerson and I embarked on a food journey to Colorado’s gem —the Western Slope, a frugal area where unique growing conditions of cool mountain air at night and warm air during the day help to ripen and sweeten fruit at just the right rate.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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9 Smart Moves in London, Dallas and More

Smart Meetings

Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. Shafi is director of operations for the AC Hotel Miami Dadeland , and Salinas is now the hotel’s food and beverage manager.

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Best of Texas Event Vendors

TicketBud

The national chain of print shops offers a wide variety of services, including small paper prints or posters to unique swag or branded food items. The company has served the DFW metroplex for more than 20 years, earning the title of Best in Irving Caterer every year since 2011.

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2 Programs Refine Recipe to Reduce Homelessness

PCMA Convene

Over more than two decades, the Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Services (CHEFS) program, operated by Episcopal Community Services (ECS) in San Francisco, has trained hundreds of food-service professionals, many of whom have gone on to work for the city’s top restaurants. What Can I Do?’.

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How Do You Handle Special-Meal Requests?

PCMA Convene

When it comes to special requests, Strader has pretty much seen it all — and since the National Academies helps write national food policy, Strader “almost always has a healthy food option” for guests, he said. Strader’s catalogue of special food requests probably comes as little surprise to planners. Chef Andy Strader.

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