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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

While these event professionals you will learn more about are young, there is much everyone in the industry can learn from them. They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. No wonder they are worthy members of the 2018 40 Under 40. 37 • Conference and Events Manager.

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California Travel Ban Provokes Scorn and Cancellations

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A website in Alabama speculated state-funded California collegiate sports teams might not be able to travel to recruit athletes in banned states or attend major sporting events such as the 2018–2019 NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game planned for Dallas. On June 22, Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas were added.

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Puff, Puff, Plan Your Marijuana Policy for Events

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Yet, as a meeting or event planner , it’s not likely in the forefront of your mind. If an attendee is from a state in which marijuana is legal but the event is in one with stricter laws, then the attendee must comply with in-state laws— even for medicinal use. Just make sure you communicate that clearly to attendees before the event.

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