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? To ensure your online meetings are unique and enjoyable , borrow bonding exercises from the ballroom.
All Seated
JUNE 28, 2019
Thankfully, there are numerous valuable findings in the 2019 IACC Meeting Room of the Future report, a comprehensive study of how venues are or should be staying on top of trends in meeting space design, technology, food service and more. Food and beverage is key to meeting design and experience creation.
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Conferences that Work
MARCH 28, 2022
The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. They assume that the core purpose of a meeting session is to transmit content to an audience. And they assume that when attendees are not in sessions, we should ply them with food and drink and entertainment. Most assume that a meeting planner is all they need.
SmartMeetings
JULY 5, 2016
From books that take an irreverent approach to meeting planning to comprehensive guides on everything from meeting design to green events , this reading list has everything the modern meeting planner needs for a relaxing day of poolside reading. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design.
Social Tables
OCTOBER 14, 2016
Attendee engagement is an oft-overlooked component that is just as important as the venue or food and beverage. Attendee engagement is just as important as the venue or food and beverage Click To Tweet. of The Thrival Institute studied the conundrum of meeting design and found that there isn’t a one size fits all set up.
SmartMeetings
MARCH 31, 2017
. – The top standard preferred food & beverage wellness inclusions for meetings and events were healthy snacks (83%), water and reduced calorie drinks (82%), and fish, chicken and lean meats (80%). – Offering water and reduced calorie drinks as the default (77%) had the lowest expected impact on F&B budgets.
Meeting Tomorrow
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it. Imagine that each event has a “window” into all the other locations, and that the focus can be shifted from place to place–like a group video chat but with an event in each window.
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