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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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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries. In other instances, summits function exactly like conferences.

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Smart Moves in Hawaii, Virginia and More

Smart Meetings

While in Beverly Hills, Williams was also on the board for Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau. Before that, he was senior manager of performance and revenue optimization for Greater China for WorldHotels, where he managed the brand’s hotels in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Jason Baer. Brian Smith.

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25 Things You Didn’t Know About Gerilyn Horan

Connect Your Meetings

She built a career at luxury properties in Napa Valley and Hong Kong before taking a turn on the other side of the table at HelmsBriscoe. If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be … New York pizza. My go-to in-flight beverage choice is … water, and lots of it. I know every word to the song… too many.

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Day in the Life of a Wedding & Event Planner with Michelle McDermott

The Planner's Lounge

My hotel management experience included event and conference planning. Hotel management is a great stepping stone for wedding planning and gives you a great grounding and understanding of everything from food and beverage to table and room setups, administration including the banquet event order , and executing a wedding on the day.

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Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017

SmartMeetings

In addition to France, Croatia and South Africa, these are the international hot spots: * China. * Hong Kong. * Indonesia. “In line with general food & beverage trends, groups are looking for healthy food elements, local and nutritious cuisine, farm-to-table options and special dietary requirements.”

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

It will just be completely normal for a conference to have a digital journey beforehand, to have an in-person experience, and connection supported by more digital tools with remote attendance, and then more follow-up. That’s just going to be a “conference” and no one’s going to call it a “hybrid conference.”