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The meeting industry new normal – Part 3

Conferences that Work

If attendees and staff follow precautions, traveling to and from meetings is not as high-risk as the following activities. As described below, very few hotels (and venues) seem to have implemented ASHRAE’S building readiness standards for air quality in their properties. Upgrade air quality in venues and accommodations.

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8 Dreamy Summer Venues

SmartMeetings

Booking a meeting at one of these ultra-dreamy venues is a great way to start planning. Gansevoort Park Hotel (New York City, New York). Centrally-located in New York City’s hip Meatpacking District, Gansevoort Park Hotel offers a bi-level bar, lounge and rooftop pool.

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10 Top Literary Oases for Groups—in Hotels!

Smart Meetings

Andaz 5th Avenue, New York City. The classy property is an official partner of the New York Public Library, which is right across the street. Regis New York City. Andaz 5th Avenue Library. Located in the lobby lounge, the intimate library nook features a rotating collection.

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What It Takes to Host a Face-to-Face Event During the Pandemic

PCMA Convene

Metrock is set to announce next week a change in venue for the event — a location “down the street” from the Martin Center, he told Convene. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue.

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Temp-Staff Procurement Firm Expands to Biggest East Coast Cities

MeetingsNet

Instawork now matches gig workers with venues or planners in order to staff receptions and business events in D.C., percent—a 50-year low—meeting planners might be finding it harder to procure reliable temporary staff for registration and help desks, F&B functions, and other event elements. New York City, and Boston.

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Sneak Peek: Opening of Moscone Expansion in SF

Smart Meetings

Much of the art planned for the site will be outside the building so both attendees and passers-by can enjoy the investment. A series of new sculptures by New York City designer Sarah Sze called Double Horizon will join a mural by California surreal painter Brendan Monroe. Returning to Moscone from a stay at M.H.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

SmartMeetings

says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Plan on delays. A New York minute likely becomes a New York hour. Legal expert Lisa Sommer Devlin says meeting insurance can often help cover losses if a storm makes travel impossible.