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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

PCMA Convene

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In 2012, Angry Birds was the most downloaded app, the iPhone was five, and Zoom was only a year old. And the major difference is that no one complains about the food!

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5 Tips & Tools for Event Planning & Management 

The Castle Group

From behind-the-scenes tech tours to tips and tricks on boosting your event marketing strategies, there are always ways we can optimize the methods we use every day. We use this information to calculate more accurate guarantees for food and beverage functions, schedule a keynote at the opportune time in the agenda, and more.

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Crafting Corporate Events That Resonate with Gen Z

Endless Events

Gen Z includes people born between 1997 and 2012. Tech-savvy: Gen Z grew up with smartphones practically glued to their hands. That could include gourmet food, craft beverages, or high-end goodie bags. The oldest Zoomers (as they’re affectionately called) are 26, and the youngest are 11.

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Team Building: Make It Unconventional

Smart Meetings

One option, escape rooms, a relatively new, creative and intellectually challenging way to get attendees together— were introduced to North America in 2012 and have been gaining popularity ever since. Cocktail enthusiasts can find out how to make the alcoholic beverages from learned mixologists.

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How Austria’s Innovative ‘Fifteen Seconds Festival’ Challenges the Status Quo

PCMA Convene

Since its founding in 2012, the goal of Fifteen Seconds has been “to inspire, enable, and empower people,” Gillissen said. The 2017 Fifteen Seconds Festival, scheduled for June 8–9, will focus on “challenging the commercial future” and cover four pillars: growth, talent, media, and tech. “We FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

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Olympia London celebrates long-term commitment to sustainability

Event Industry News

From being one of the first to achieve the industry ISO 2012:1 standard back in 2012, we launched our Grand Plan in 2017: our vision for continuing to improve, build on and share the inspiring work developed by our team.”. Single use plastic and food waste are two of the biggest sustainability challenges at the moment.

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Destination guide for sustainable venues in Stuttgart 

The MICE

These include quantum computing, green tech, medical technology and AI. They display information about where the food on the buffet comes from and I’ve never seen this elsewhere before, and it’s a fantastic idea to showcase sustainability in a transparent way. Beverages are mainly served in reusable packaging.