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Breaking up With Exhibit Booths

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Approximately 1,000 logistics professionals attend the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) conference each year. We previously offered six unopposed hours in the program that featured food and beverage in the exhibit hall,” she said. “We Developing a Smart Solution.

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How Smaller Cities Are Leveraging Their Culinary Resources

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Once upon a time (well, 2005) in Providence, Rhode Island, some troubling news spread through the convention and visitors bureau. Even a decade ago, long before the terms “foodie” and “farm-to-table” were widely used, she could foresee the ascendance of food culture as a tourism driver, especially for smaller cities.

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Is Science Under Fire?

PCMA Convene

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — including a keynote — were pulled by the EPA from a workshop organized by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program in Providence, Rhode Island. Cuts in conference attendance by U.S. Last October, three scheduled presentations by scientists from the U.S.