PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2018

Like many culinary professionals, master chef Josef Huber — who oversees culinary operations for five hotels in Grand Rapids, Michigan — has learned to adjust to evolving food preferences and restrictions, from vegetarianism and gluten intolerance to shellfish allergies or aversion to pork. We had not served this food before.”.

Food and Beverage 45

Food and Beverage Meetings 2017 Hotels 45

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 12, 2017

If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be dried fruit and nuts. At an industry conference or event, you can typically find me meeting new people. The hardest part about working in the meetings industry is remembering the names of everyone I meet. My go-to in-flight beverage is water.

Food and Beverage 45

Food and Beverage Social Media Government Sports 45

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

rely on industry observations, international travel, discussions with industry leaders, meetings with hotel and restaurant clients, industry conferences, media interactions and thousands of hours of research in hotels and restaurants around the country to compile their 2017 hospitality trends. Freeman and his team at AF&Co.

Hospitality 40

Hospitality 2017 Food and Beverage Hotels 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 30, 2019

When it comes to special requests, Strader has pretty much seen it all — and since the National Academies helps write national food policy, Strader “almost always has a healthy food option” for guests, he said. Strader’s catalogue of special food requests probably comes as little surprise to planners. Chef Andy Strader.

2008 77

2008 Meetings 2011 2014 77

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

When it comes to special requests, Strader has pretty much seen it all — and since the National Academies helps write national food policy, Strader “almost always has a healthy food option” for guests, he said. Strader’s catalogue of special food requests probably comes as little surprise to planners. Chef Andy Strader.

2008 74

2008 Meetings 2011 2014 74

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

Cuts in conference attendance by U.S. government–funded scientists made headlines yet again in December, when it was reported that there had been a 60-percent drop in participation by scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), at the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) annual meeting that month in New Orleans.

Government 65

Government Travel 2017 2013 65

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

That was the — tongue-in-cheek, we hope — response from one participant in Convene’ s 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey to the question, “What is your No. Visit Meetings Market Survey for more results. Collaborating with partners with whom we hold our joint meeting. Contract negotiation when dealing with India hotels.

Contracts 69

Contracts Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating 69

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

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