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Use Event Sponsorships To Stretch Your Budget Dollars Further

Maritz Global Events

The National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) has been particularly adept at creating event sponsorships that enhance experiences for guests in meaningful ways. But the expense for food and beverage at events can be a steep one. “How to manage all of the products and the planning.”

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

I’ve been convening meetings for decades, though, so I know a fair amount about meeting planning. As I prepared to review the venue’s meeting spaces, room set options, and traffic patterns, I thought about how, today, competent logistics are the new meeting minimum.

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5 Smart Moves from VisitPITTSBURGH, Benchmark, The Jefferson Hotel and More

SmartMeetings

then became director of food and beverage at The Jefferson Hotel. The Jefferson Hotel Yuhi Kim Edlen Electrical Exhibition Services, the nation’s largest independent electrical contractor to the convention and trade show industry, is pleased to announce promotions in its Las Vegas office.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Meeting Planners

SmartMeetings

Read books about meeting planning and career advice, subscribe to e-newsletters and listen to free podcasts for planners. Take a few minutes to enroll in free event planning webinars that can teach you the finer points of contract negotiation, event technology and more. In 2017, do yourself a favor by making learning a priority.

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Creative Methods to Generate More Revenue for Your Event

Maritz Global Events

Identify any special food requirements. Add a trade show. One of the easiest ways to kill your upsell opportunities is to make participants go to multiple locations. In one fell swoop allow them to: Register for your event. Book their hotel room. Purchase other items (VIP tour, networking event, clothing, books).

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) drew crowds to its trade show booth with a citywide interactive screen, which allowed users to access to hotel, convention and event spaces through the power of touch-screen technology. LVCVA developed the trade show booth over the past year in partnership with Inhance Digital.

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Keep Meetings Caffeinated: 3 Coffee-Forward Destinations to Wake Up Your Event

Smart Meetings

Seriously— Coffee Fest , the B2B trade show for coffee professionals, is coming to Indianapolis in May 2019. As for the industry that most relies on the coffee industry (that’s us, meeting profs!), there are plenty of opportunities to get your attendees buzzing.