PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

It’s clear that our food systems will need to change — and change radically — if we are to safeguard the planet and feed a growing population. The good news is that new approaches, new partnerships, and new resolve — spurred on by the urgent threat food waste poses to the planet — are changing that. (Painting by Dennis Wojtkiewicz).

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Food and beverage trends may arrive on meeting and convention menus more slowly than at restaurants, but they do arrive. If you want to know where food and beverage is headed next, however, keep your eye on restaurant chefs who are trying new flavor combinations and presentations. Here’s a wrap-up of the Af&co.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2020

Virtual meetings require careful design to keep attendees engaged and deliver value for the hosts. But how do you translate the energy and insights from a face-to-face meeting through a computer screen? One of the main reasons for business events or meetings is to deliver some kind of information. Choose quality over quantity.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

There’s no doubt that a meeting and event planner wants a CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) to assist them with their planning needs when bringing a group or convention to a particular city. It’s their job to promote their city in such a way that a meeting and event planner wants to bring their group to the CVB’s city.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 11, 2022

Attendees expect a satisfying food-and-beverage experience regardless of labor issues. While a meeting’s destination, education, and networking opportunities generally drive attendee interest, post-event surveys consistently show that food-and-beverage elements color the impression attendees have of an event’s success.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 9, 2022

Greengage – an independent provider of advice and accreditation to the meetings and travel industry – has launched EVENTsmart, a carbon calculator for responsible meetings and events of all sizes ranging from virtual meetings to large-scale conferences and exhibitions.

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Coterie Spark

AUGUST 14, 2019

Whether you are hosting a conference, retreat, meeting, or any kind of event, you are likely to be providing food items to your guests. One of the biggest mistakes you can make as you wade through budget management is ignoring the importance of food and beverage. Unexpected Entertainment. Let it Glow. Local vs Local.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

For example, do you really need to hold that meeting off-site and in person? For board meetings and other smaller business events, is a virtual meeting an option? Yes, attendees are a bit tired of online events, but they are effective for short meetings to exchange information. Premium food options. Event-Tech.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Working with the United Kingdom-based sustainability consultant isla , a total of 92% of event waste was recovered by diverting it into recycling, composting or donation channels, meeting the threshold for a zero-waste event. A total of 14,557 pounds of food has been donated in that time.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

These standards will replace the APEX/ASTM Environmentally Sustainable Meeting Standards. . Current categories for comment include accommodations, audio visual and production, destinations, exhibitions, food and beverage and venues.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Before working in sales and marketing, he spent 15 years in food and beverage roles with Hyatt. She has experience in multiple industries, including ministry, insurance and consulting. Before this, Barnes ran her own consulting business, Event Advisors. Rachel O’Neill-Cusey. Tera Crain Barnes. Frederic Vidal.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Photo credit: Maya Hayat; Jared Siskin/Getty Images for GT’s Living Foods Primark’s Pop-up for Everyday Fashionistas Primark popped up in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood on Feb. Giveaways, gift cards, beverages and bites were in the mix, too. Well played. Now that’s sweet.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Event planning is no small feat, especially when it comes to corporate meetings and functions. Also, remember to mix up groups frequently so people meet new contacts. Popular themes like decades parties, costume parties, and masquerade balls give attendees guided inspiration for decor, music, activities, food, and dress code.

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Event Farm

JUNE 9, 2021

Marcella Farman-Dietz, executive event consultant for Medialink, joined Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm, to discuss a sample event budget for a one-day business summit and reception for 400 attendees at a hotel conference center in NYC. When it comes to venues, you are likely to see a 25% increase in meeting space expenses.

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EventMB

MAY 31, 2022

“Compliance means the bare minimum of requirements of the law, but it doesn’t necessarily ensure an equitable experience for those at the meeting. Evans urges meeting planners to insist on being shown — not told — what kind of accommodations are provided for those with disabilities. Meeting Facilities. Starting Points.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

With over 25 years of experience in travel, tourism and business events, and in leadership roles with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Destination Toronto, he brings extensive experience to oversee BestCities operations, focusing on their values of legacy, sustainability and advancement of the global impact of meeting events.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JANUARY 18, 2022

” Everyone gets the same plate of food, whether they like the sides or not. Hourly consultation packages. The package should include unlimited meetings, site visits, e-mails, or phone calls, so you can be there whenever your client needs you. . A one-hour initial consultation. A one-hour wrap-up meeting.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

While overseeing Wyboston Lakes Resort and at the same time acting as consultants to other venues, we have been well placed to identify factors that have been influential in the UK meetings and events, serviced office and land development industries in 2023. Steve Jones, CEO of Wyboston Venue Management.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others. Most recently, Giang was executive assistant manager of food and beverage at Alma Resort. Glaucia Canil. Kelli Donahoe, CMP.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We are introducing this unique product to the UK market to meet the growing demand for more sustainable products. We offer end-to-end event solutions, from initial consultation and design to project management, sourcing and logistics, and installation. Food and beverage events. Meeting Rooms. Ideal for: Convex’s.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 16, 2022

Cattini brings over 25 years of food and beverage and hotel management experience to his new role and has held leadership roles at Corinthia London; Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts properties in Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand, and more. The post Smart Moves from Rome to Tokyo appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. According to PCMA Convene’s 25 th annual Meeting Market Survey, organizers invest 7 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses into speakers and entertainment. Invest in Professional Speakers.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

International hospitality group Accor appointed Erney executive director of global sales for meetings, incentives and industry relations. She brings over 25 years of sales and events experience, recognized in 2019 as Supplier of the Year (Doer category) by Smart Meetings. and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Mark Goeman.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? The free program provides coaching, consulting, and other support to those negatively impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic – think of the initiative as an auxiliary advisory board or second set of eyes. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He is a Certified Food and Beverage Executive and a member of Chaîne des Rôtisseurs and SKÅL- International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals. She most recently served as spa manager of Palácio Tangará and consulted on the opening of MSA Spa in Rio de Janeiro.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 22, 2024

The office building was designed to accommodate 4,000, but about a quarter of that number come in each day as the company has adopted a flexible work policy with lots of open seating and meeting spaces designed for moving around. s Hot Shoppes restaurants, hot food and salads are available for purchase. of meeting space.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2018

The slow death of expo revenue is not an indicator that meetings don’t mean business any more. Booth personnel should be consultative, not salesy. Based on our deep analysis of dozens of shows, the former are the event business models being disrupted most. From our view, most industry mega-shows continue to thrive.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

Davis is an experienced hospitality sales and diversity leader, having worked in senior sales roles at Gaylord Hotels, Marriott and Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as consultant and project manager with Tourism Diversity Matters. Bilotti joined Duck Key, Florida’s Hawks Cay Resort as director of food and beverage.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2022

Davis is an experienced hospitality sales and diversity leader, having worked in senior sales roles at Gaylord Hotels, Marriott and Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau, as well as consultant and project manager with Tourism Diversity Matters. Bilotti joined Duck Key, Florida’s Hawks Cay Resort as director of food and beverage.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 20, 2022

Carbon measurement and reduction in events is more critical than ever, and TRACE is the product of two years of planning, research, development, consultation and testing. Multiple carbon consultants were involved in the methodology behind TRACE with verification by Avieco, a sustainability consultancy part of Accenture UK.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 29, 2022

She brings more than 18 years of hospitality and destination sales experience with Hyatt Hotels, and has held leadership roles in food and beverage and events, as well. Experience Columbia SC in South Carolina promoted Lilly to vice president of the convention and visitors bureau, including its meetings and conventions sales teams.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The stress of the pandemic and other global crises like climate change, “does cause organizations to band together,” said Shawna McKinley, principal at Clear Current Consulting, and an instructor in topics including sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and event industry ethics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JUNE 21, 2022

Even the study mentioned above lists caveats — it finds hybrid events can be more sustainable, but there are lots of factors at play including building energy use, travel, and food. Here at Meeting Tomorrow, we’ve created a Venue Sustainability Checklist to go through with your potential venues. Rethink Food and Beverage Choices.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2022

Michael Dominguez, president and CEO of Associated Luxury Hotels International ( ALHI ) at Smart Meetings’ 2020 Hospitality Predictions webinar. JetBlue has announced the launch of a new sustainable travel initiative aimed at helping corporate travel customers lower their business travel emissions and meet corporate sustainability targets.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 16, 2020

As COVID-19 wanes and people begin meeting again, what should planners know about precautions venues must take to ensure clean, safe spaces? Kenneth Bickerton is vice president of industrial hygiene and safety for Phase Associates LLC , a New Jersey-based consultancy for environmental, occupational health and safety challenges.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 25, 2022

Since the hotel’s launch in May 2021, the team behind The Dilly have been making sustainable choices throughout every department of the hotel and just over a year later following a thorough audit, has been certified by Green Key to meet the criteria for a sustainable tourism business.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. Consult our list of top medical communications companies.

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