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Top 10 U.S. States Ranked on Building Sustainability

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Skift Take: Much like sea levels around the world, the importance of sustainability continues to rise, with properties seeking to obtain the coveted LEED certification to highlight eco-friendly practices and policies. Refugio Garcia Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Wellness in Meetings: Interest Outpaces Implementation

SmartMeetings

Half of in-house planners called themselves personally enthusiastic about wellness and sustainability. However, that foundation has not translated to an emphasis on wellness and sustainability in meetings, in design, policy or budgets. Clearly, sustainable, wellness-based meeting practices have room to grow.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

If you create a strong strategic framework at the beginning and identify clear goals and objectives, it’s much easier to keep track of meeting logistics and all the little details that follow. Develop mission, goals and objectives of meeting/event. Determine feasibility of meeting or event. Develop financial summary.

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The New Age of Strategic Meetings Management: A Seat at the Omnichannel Table

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This includes policies for meeting approvals, risk management, accessibility, and sustainability. It provides a single source of truth for all event data and insights to optimize your events portfolio. Third, develop standard operating procedures to drive consistency and compliance across your event program.

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Why Air Quality Must Be Part of Venues’ Hygiene Protocol

PCMA Convene

Meeting designer and author Adrian Segar also has sounded an alarm over the lack of attention to venue ventilation and what he called a “misdirected” focus on surface cleaning. Adrian Segar. The IWBI rating represents a new way of thinking about public health and our environment, Hershkowitz said. A Venue Wellness Checklist.

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The New Corona Reality

SmartMeetings

Smart Meetings asked industry leaders from the front lines of hotels, event venues and creators, transportation, travel, networking, wellness and sustainability to share their commitments and challenges for keeping everyone safe and connected. This could also become part of meeting design. Sustainability.