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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. Ferrero USA. Agency: MSM , Webster, NY.

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What to Expect from Event Safety in 2021

SmartMeetings

He continued: “Another tool would be people-counting technology within access points of meeting spaces for larger events and trade shows to assist in monitoring occupant loads and giving attendees options to visit less crowded areas during specific times. Which leads us to the next trend Cartotto sees in the near term.

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IEG ready to start again with expos and conferences

Event Industry News

IEG President Lorenzo Cagnoni says, “Fundamental strategic choices made to keep the engines running, now ready to take off again along with the companies with an overall replanning of the calendar and formats of the events foreseen in the first part of 2021.” Oroarezzo will reopen the Arezzo expo centre from 12th to 15th June 2021.

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Legislation Watch: Tax Credits for Hosting and Attending Events

MeetingsNet

Here’s how the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 could boost meetings-industry efforts to get back to business. Among the key elements of the Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 is the establishment of a three-year business tax credit to support conventions and trade shows.

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Planners Face Changes in Their Hotel-Sales Relationships

MeetingsNet

On Thursday, April 8, Global Meetings Industry Day featured several in-person and virtual events that highlighted the importance of the meeting, incentive, convention, and trade-show industry, while also educating planners on the new landscape they will operate in going forward.

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Calling for a Regenerative Business Events Industry

PCMA Convene

And according to Wunderman Thompson Intelligence’s 2021 “ Regeneration Rising ” report, 84 percent of respondents believe that businesses should drive regeneration. The report often used the standard trade-show booth as a simple example of how the traditional events industry model — take, make, use, and dispose — is ripe for change.

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

PCMA Convene

Attendees could interact with Freedom account executives on one screen via Zoom while another monitor showed pre-loaded video content. For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida.