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8 Event Budget Adjustments Needed to Host Safe Events in 2021

Event Farm

Venue and governmental regulations keep changing. Part III: 2021 Event Planning Playbook. We looked at the cost differential between today and 2019 when the actual summit took place to get a sense of the expense increases you can expect when planning your events. Cut costs by opting for boxed meals instead of table service.

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Food Rescue and Donating to Those in Need: The Law Is On Your Side

Smart Meetings

What the Food Donation Improvement Act Means for Events A new federal law could make it easier to donate unused food from a conference to those in need. An estimated 40% of the food produced in the U.S. We want the food to be handled properly and safely,” says Second Servings founder and President Barbara Bronstein. “We

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Confection Convention: Sweets & Snacks Expo Returns as First Post-Pandemic Food Show

Event Marketer

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Agency: MSM , Webster, NY.

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Taking Meetings and Exhibitions on the Road

PCMA Convene

In October 2019, the annual meeting of the Italian Society of Anaesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care, and Resuscitation (SIAARTI) drew 4,000 health-care workers to the La Nuvola Congress Center in Rome for a four-day program of education and networking. Making House Calls. Courtesy of Progressive IMS Outdoors). Tracy Harris.

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How Hotels Scrambled to Staff the Return of Events

Smart Meetings

All too often we attempt to glean some semblance of an explanation or understanding when confronted with an understaffed hotel or event venue and you have probably strategized about all the ways you would “fix” the situation if you were in charge. between September 2020 to September 2021.

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Minneapolis Airport Ranks No. 1 in Satisfaction in J.D. Power Report

Smart Meetings

Beyond the convention center, Minneapolis is home to eye-catching venues for both tight-knit and sizable groups. Mill City Museum , for example, was once a flour mill and is now not only an architecturally aesthetic venue, with brick, steel and wood facades, but is also a place where groups can learn the history of the milling industry.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

PCMA Convene

Instead of advertising its brand, Amazon chose to use its naming rights to spotlight its pledge to reach net-zero carbon emissions by calling the Seattle venue Climate Pledge Arena — just one example how sustainability has become top of mind for organizations and consumers. Michael Dyerland/Visit Seattle). ” — Shawna McKinley.