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The Heatwave of the Future Is Here

Smart Meetings

Unbearable, earth-scorching temperatures posing a threat to the environment also endanger the health of meeting attendees exposed to such extreme heat. For others, it could mean foregoing the use of an outdoor venue altogether while selecting a venue that features an extensive sustainability program. Read More: Code Red!

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Mountain Festivals Beckon Groups

Smart Meetings

The setting in Squaw Valley spreads across six peaks and 4,000 acres, and is the perfect venue for wellness worshipers to partake in mountaintop meditations, sample sustainable food and enjoy a “speakeasy” of mindful living. Alaska Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Vermont Renaissance Faire. View this post on Instagram. Coming soon online.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

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Catastrophic wildfires in Australia, heat waves in Alaska, and frequent floods on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. Ke wrote: “It has now become clear that meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift.”. Nine other bureaus have signed on since then. Laura Kate Bender.

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California Outlook Forum Celebrated Free Spirits

Smart Meetings

How combining business and pleasure at a meeting creates a win-win Just because California boasts a $3.83 In fact, the state’s celebrated spirit of adventure—along with diverse geography for shipping, farming and outdoor activities—is part of the reason meeting there are so successful.

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Not Your Mother’s Incentives… Or Even Last Year’s

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Sustainability is no longer just nice to have: It’s now a necessity in program design. More business elements: Combining a meeting and the incentive to share business messages. It’s like sustainability. Like meeting profs everywhere, they learned to improvise and innovate in the flash of an eye. ROI: Elephant in the Room.

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Into the Wild(erness Risk Management Conference)

PCMA Convene

What does a rescue look like if you’re trapped in a snow cave on a remote glacier in Alaska? OFF THE BEATEN PATH WRMC is organized every fall by NOLS, a nonprofit, global school with a mission of teaching wilderness and leadership skills, along with environmental sustainability. ILLUSTRATION BY CARMEN SEGOVIA.

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7 Ways that Travel Changed in 2017

SmartMeetings

From translating ear buds to devastating earthquakes, the past year has been full of major developments that affected meeting professional road warriors. Forecast: Unplugging is likely to accelerate as meeting professionals and others face increasing demands in a high-speed world. meetings as long as the ban exists.

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