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Los Angeles Sports Venues Deliver Immersive Experiences

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. Offering everything from team-building exercises to meet-and-greet with legendary athletes, sports venues provide exciting, unique settings for meetings, special events and tours. Arguably the leading sports city in the United States, Los Angeles provides planners with an unparalleled variety of venue options.

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4 Feel-Good Benefits of Outdoor Meetings

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More : Tech Companies Flee Cubicles, Meet Outdoors. Meet in earshot of nature. Most modern venues offer outdoor terrace spaces attached to indoor meeting rooms or use meeting spaces that have windows overlooking nature. Think of this exercise as a supplement to a large meeting format. In Wallace J.

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3 Easy Tips to Jump Start a Wellness Program

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Related : 4 Top Trends for Inclusive Meetings in 2019. In order to appeal to the widest scope of attendees, I recommend planners utilize the advice and expertise of their venue to develop a menu of wellness options from which guests can choose. Our 24-hour gym provides group cardio sessions. advertisement.

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

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Find out in advance how secure the Wi-Fi protocol at the event venue will be. Act in the interests of local residents: Use energy-saving technologies, invest in infrastructure, and ensure that the venue looks the same as it did before your arrival once you leave. . The top 5 conference & meeting planning trends of 2019–2020.

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Why Should You Work With a Convention and Visitors Bureau?

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Here are just a few ways a CVB can help you (free of charge) to overcome challenges and make your meeting planning easier. Your meeting date makes a huge difference when it comes to attendance and what is available to you. Do you have attendees looking for healthy options and unique exercise experiences? Picking a Date.

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6 Strategies for Large Event Contract Negotiations

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Whether working with a venue, caterer, rental company or other vendor, know your program and understand what you need. Negotiating event contracts is a great exercise in compromise. The old adage remains true…you don’t ask, you don’t get. Don’t assume, just present your case and work with the vendor on the best way to make it happen.

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Expert Tips on Popping a Wine Cork for Team-building

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Lamar Engel, founder of The Wine Militia in Napa, understands the realities of venue logistics, including F&B minimums. That is why he designed a series of self-contained experiences that are easy to program into an agenda, while being customizable enough that they dovetail with the culture and goals of the meeting.