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Refract Seattle: The Power of Connecting Events to Local Community

Smart Meetings

Read More: Public Art is Unifying, Function and Important How You Can Work Refract into Your Seattle Meetings Kris LaFata, Visit Seattle One of the great conundrums of planners in recent years: how do you get attendees engaged in new and exciting ways? Visit Seattle can also curate it to your attendee demographic.

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Make Your Events More Theatrical – #EventIcons Episode 141

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It makes sense to make your events more theatrical to enhance the attendee experience. Check out the epic resources mentioned in this episode: Lessons from fashion’s free culture – Johanna Blakley talks about what all creative industries can learn from fashion’s free culture. You are in luck!

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Off-the-Grid Incentives in Paradise

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Destinations that make you want to unplug Staying connected to technology and committing to constant communication can feel as though its pertinent to incentive recipients and corporate retreat attendees. With nature always a focus of Costa Rica, groups can visit the Science and Nature Center. There should be no other choice!”

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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

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How to incorporate a sense of belonging into the attendee event experience The phrase “sense of belonging” is defined as the psychological feeling of connectedness to a social, spatial, cultural, professional or other type of group or community (Hurtado & Carter, 1997).

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What to Expect at MPI WEC in Louisville

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Playing on the small-batch distilling and culinary legacy in Louisville, Kentucky, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is approaching its annual World Education Congress as a personally crafted experience that allows attendees to build a calendar of sessions that fits their career goals.

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Wellness Experience in Arizona: Embrace the Challenges

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For attendees of Smart Meetings Wellness Experience this week at The Wigwam Resort just outside of Phoenix, the program addressed physical and mental health along with the deeper need for human connection. What does a healthy experience mean to you? They only packed personal treasures to take back to the office. Similarly, Deborah G.,

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The Future Looks Bright for Destinations International’s Young Leaders

Smart Meetings

Having purposeful experiences at conferences for attendees is something that I enjoy. Attendees are interested in having an opportunity for a hands-on eco-tourism experience to give back to the host destination. The future of meetings and events is exciting to me because of a heightened level of intentionality among attendees.

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