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Thinking Beyond the Traditional Meeting Space

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percent in 2017, while demand for other spaces remained flat, according to an Eventbrite report. While numerous cities are prioritizing this trend for meeting planners, Indianapolis has long been home to non-traditional spaces utilized for meetings and events.

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Looking Ahead to the Second Half of 2017

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Topics ranged from how to make senior management team meetings more effective to rethinking the design and facilitation of volunteer leadership conferences. That's the update from Indianapolis. Currently I begin drafting a series of essays on the topic for a possible self-published book in 2018. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

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The Art of Designing a Memorable Food and Beverage Display

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In 2017, the AZA annual meeting was hosted by the Indianapolis Zoo, the location for Zoo Day. The zoo and the culinary team at its catering partner, Centerplate, knew they wanted to create food experiences guests would be talking about for weeks. Here are four tips that helped AZA and the Indianapolis Zoo wow attendees: 1.

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3 Tips to Best Determine the ROI of Your Meeting

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“The ROI helps us lay out where we need to be as an organization and where the event needs to be to meet the needs of the future attendee,” says Mandy Hazlett, CMP, senior event manager at the National FFA Organization in Indianapolis. In 2017, the event saw a record attendance of over 67,000.

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Ready to Grow Your Association? Freelancers Are Waiting to Help

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A 2017 Annual Freelance Survey conducted by Upwork found that: Nearly 50 percent of millennial workers are already freelancing. Geography— Can’t find a 3D designer in Indianapolis, try Ireland or India. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams.