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Nine High-tech Solutions to Explore in the COVID-19 Era

Event Marketer

Take for example the shift expected in food and beverage experiences, and how solutions once considered more spectacle than strategic, like Makr Shakr’s robot bartender, will come into play. To support social distancing guidelines, brands—exhibitors, especially—expect queue lines to be a thing of the past. SCHEDULING.

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Major Hotel Chain Bolsters Event-Planning Support Program

MeetingsNet

On April 1, Hyatt Hotels unveiled a revised version of its event-planning program called Together by Hyatt, adding new elements that address sustainability practices, meeting-space layouts, technology applications, food-and-beverage services, and more for each of its U.S.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist

Guidebook

Look into associated costs like food and beverage, AV, and parking – are these included, where can you negotiate? Develop branding and identity guidelines. Food and Beverage Consider and confirm the event’s food and beverage needs. Share details of any AV or event tech to be used.

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Everything we learned from in-person events around the world. Including the Olympics!

Expo Pass

While we all want to go back to in-person events, full time, we have to say that for events where connectivity is king, such as Esports, tech, and big product launches — hybrid is still a great way to bring people together around the world. Space Tech Expo Europe. We know how to meet safely in 2021.

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How Not to Be That Person Who Wastes Attendee Time

Smart Meetings

Employees expressed that they are more likely to meet offsite and if free food and beverages are involved. Good Meetings Guidelines. We recommend some guidelines that will result in a productive next gathering. Make it a tech-free zone. Test your tech. and 11:30 a.m. Discourage multiple lines of dialogue.

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How to build floor plans for social distancing (and do the impossible)

Planning Pod

And speaking of uncertainty, these restaurants, venues, offices and stores will also have to navigate the irresponsibly vague guidelines of the Opening Up America Again initiative and the responsibly more stringent regulations of state and local governments that will limit capacity (and hence revenues). This is how that looks.

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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

Social Tables

Acting as an event venue opens restaurants to the revenue potential associated with event rental and catering services—revenue with higher profit margins than traditional food service. With built-in food service available , guests never have to worry about their food getting cold as it travels from the kitchen to the event.