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Give Your Conference Attendees Something to Brag About

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Phoenix-based Cloth & Flame is transforming events into experiences. There’s a real need for meeting and event planners to break the mold of the “same old, same old” and find new ways to connect with the meeting’s destination, says Lorne Edwards, senior vice president of sales and services for Visit Phoenix.

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Arizona Restaurant Association, Tourism Office: Our State Is a Foodie State

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Average temperature aside, is Arizona about to become the country’s hottest foodie hot spot? It’s a little early to say, but the Arizona Restaurant Association, in partnership with the Arizona Office of Tourism, is working to make the case.

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Four Paradigm Shifts to Reshape Your Next Meeting for Attendees 

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“You can definitely stay in the city if you’re going to sit in a conference room and meet for three days straight,” said Tricia Duffney, sales manager for Rancho de los Caballeros, a dude ranch in Wickenburg, Arizona. “I True said the team-building activities at dude ranches create intimacy for the whole event. Take it outside.

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Inventive Meeting Spaces Are The Way Of The Future

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“Meeting planners are looking for something their clients will remember a bit more than your typical hotel ballroom,” says Ryan Holmstedt, vice president of ticket sales & events for the Arizona Diamondbacks. For more information on how to plan your next meeting in Phoenix, contact Visit Phoenix at visitphoenix.com/meetings.

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Conference Circuit: Gather, Engage, Inspire

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The National Association of the Deaf’s 53rd Biennial Conference starts in Phoenix next week. Venue: Phoenix Convention Center. The goals of the NAD College Bowl are to promote camaraderie among competing colleges and within teams and to enhance the visibility of schools serving students who are deaf and hard of hearing.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.5.21

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Achurch Consulting explains why it’s important to provide virtual watercooler moments to your remote team and suggests all kinds of ways to do it. Especially when your whole organization is a team of 5? What do most people miss about going into the office, besides the occasional free donuts? I bet you miss chatting with colleagues.

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For SABR, Data Is Just a Small Part of the Equation

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Founded in 1971 in Cooperstown, New York, SABR exists to bring together fans of the game, journalists, former players, team owners—really anyone who has a passion for the game—and give them a forum to discuss all things baseball. That’s where the Society of American Baseball Research comes in.

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