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Game Changers: Sporting Incentive Trips

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Anyone who has attended a Super Bowl party or a pregame tailgate gathering knows that sporting events have a way of bringing people together. Meeting professionals can adapt that game plan to their next incentive outing or corporate retreat by building the trip around a top-tier sporting event. “As Super Bowl 52, Feb.

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How Meetings Benefit from Sporting Events

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Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. There’s not much time to plan, but you don’t have the crazy costs that go into bidding for a Super Bowl or Final Four.”.

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Winter Olympic Eats Delight and Inspire

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Menu selection can be one of the most inspired , and fraught, decisions you make when planning an event. Culinary planners at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games are not keeping it safe—in a good way. A post shared by Jared Parfaite (@lower9thaudio) on Jan 30, 2018 at 5:45am PST. manbory) on Feb 20, 2018 at 10:04am PST.

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

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Even if your 2018 events made an incredible impression, in 2019–2020, you should learn how to make these experiences even more memorable and impressive. The top 10 event planning trends in 2019–2020. The top 5 conference & meeting planning trends of 2019–2020. Engaging technology. Health & wellness.

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Team Building: Make It Unconventional

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Just south of the property is Belleayre Mountain, where winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing are offered; and there’s just as much to do for summer lovers, including hiking, mountain biking and swimming. Related: 11 Event Tech Trends That Shaped 2018. When planning your event next time, go outside of the box.

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MPI Announces New Courses to Address Security, Risk Management

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After 15-25 hours of experiential education, students earn a certificate in one of four areas of event design: sports, culinary, entertainment or mega-event. Emergency Preparedness for Meetings and Events Certificate Course. This course will be offered in January 2018 at the SITE MPI Global Forum in Rome.

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San Jose Lures Major Meetings, Events, Including Apple’s WWDC

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International attention will once again be directed at San Jose in January 2018 for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in the Olympic year,” said Patricia Ernstrom, executive director of the San Jose Sports Authority. We also boast Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi, the nation’s best free Wi-Fi experience.”.