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3 Extreme Accessibility Experts Share Their Accommodation Mandates

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Designing accessible events topped almost all meetings industry event agendas in 2024, but few planners understand what is required to make everyone feel welcome even as equal access moves from the desired to the required column in their job descriptions. DeWitt suggests checking out the free National Network Hospitality page.

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Why Meeting Planners Should Put Wellness First

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In fact, according to a trio of meeting professional experts, taking care of yourself is even more important when you are the one charged with caring for your attendees. Riggs encouraged meeting planners to include members on their team who are mental health first-aid-trained for both meetings staff and event attendees.

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First Business Events Industry Week Celebrated Power of Meeting

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The 3 days of gathering started with Destinations International ’s Convention Sales and Services Summit, covering everything from trends in what is important to attendees today to tips for planning more inclusive events. Listen to a conversation with Don Welsh about why he is passionate about the hospitality industry. .

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How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist

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She is co-chair of Events Industry Council’s Meeting and Event Design Group Covid-19 Business Recovery Task Force and now consults leading companies on their return to events approach. Have a call-of-command if something goes wrong like attendees go missing or someone dies, she advised. Don’t let fear get in your way.

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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

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Smart Meetings founder Marin Bright built her career in hospitality, first in luxury hotels at Mandarin Oriental and then in the meetings and events B2B publishing industry. Hear what attendees said about the 2023 Smart Woman Summit. She loved everything about the business. Luxury gifting and venues add to the self-care vibe.

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St. Gallen: Your Complete Guide to a Top Business Event Destination

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Gallen, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST), and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST), Empa, and the Cantonal Hospital of St. Here are the venues available for hosting events in St. Gallen, which are pivotal in bridging the old with the new.

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FICP Annual Elevated Conversation Around Meaning

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Meanwhile, attendees worked with Impact 4 Good to support children struggling with food insecurity in Denver as part of a fun trivia and activity challenge. That makes accommodating their needs in the workplace and at events a business opportunity rather than a compliance problem.

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