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Can Encouraging Bleisure Travel Boost Millennial Conference Attendance?

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Here’s what to tout to get them to your next conference. Talking up the benefits of mixing a trip to your conference with a couple days of fun might get more of this demographic registered for your meetings. Indianapolis has joined the bike share revolution with the addition of 29 Indiana Pacers Bikeshare stations downtown.

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Start with One Change to Create a Sustainable Meeting

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Make one change, learn from your experience and start building a practice,” says Julia Spangler, a sustainable events consultant in Indianapolis. “It An Ignition pharmaceutical client recently exhibited at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners’ annual conference in Indianapolis. How to Reduce and Reuse.

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The Art of Designing a Memorable Food and Beverage Display

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While over 50 percent of meeting planners are trying to reduce their food and beverage budgets, according to Successful Meetings , you don’t have to overextend your budget when offering unique, fun, delicious food at your next conference. In 2017, the AZA annual meeting was hosted by the Indianapolis Zoo, the location for Zoo Day.

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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) hosted its 100th annual meeting in Indianapolis June 28–July 2, 2019, knowing the sports-loving city would welcome the event and offer advantages over other cities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school sports and activities.

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Thinking Beyond the Traditional Meeting Space

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How one organization utilized non-traditional venues for a creative, memorable conference experience. And that means rethinking the location of your next conference. 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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Fuel Your Meeting Attendees with Modern, Local Cuisine

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Meeting planners who underestimate modern cuisine in non-coastal cities like Indianapolis would be making a mistake. Some consider Indianapolis a fly-over city; they don’t expect good food here, but that’s changing,” says Lauren McGraw, event manager for the acclaimed Indianapolis restaurant Bluebeard.

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Create Memorable Events That Leave Your Attendees In Awe

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And those attendees expect way more than a conference packed with traditional sessions. MPI’s World Education Congress (WEC) in June in Indianapolis was held entirely in a huge open-plan exhibit space at the Indiana Convention Center. No conference rooms. They want an event to remember. What is right for your audience?