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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 First consider how to reduce the materials and energy you use, then how to reuse items. How to Reduce and Reuse. It doesn’t have to be perfect from the start.

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How to Maximize Social Media at Conferences

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For example, Visit Indy creates dynamic visuals and posts signs nearby suggesting attendees take photos and share them online. Zetzl has seen organizations like the Big Ten and the Fire Department Instructors Conference do likewise in Indianapolis and have similar success. The cost to set up the filter for 12 hours: $19.92.

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Can Encouraging Bleisure Travel Boost Millennial Conference Attendance?

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Indianapolis has joined the bike share revolution with the addition of 29 Indiana Pacers Bikeshare stations downtown. And the Indianapolis Cultural Trail , an eight-mile urban bike and pedestrian path, is a great way to see a lot of what downtown Indy has to offer sans car. Share how to get your shop on.

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Curate Destination Experiences for Your Attendees

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Incorporating unique cultural experiences has quickly become the hallmark of a successful meeting—here’s why, and how to get started. When Indianapolis hosts Routes Americas 2020 February 4-6, welcoming 1,000 delegates representing 90 airlines and 300 airports, integrating city experiences is considered critical to the success of the event.

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How to Take Advantage of CVB Freebies

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For example, when Gen Con , the nation’s largest gaming convention, hosts its annual event in Indianapolis each year, Visit Indy not only assists in coordinating event spaces in hotels but also works to keep attendees well fed. The post How to Take Advantage of CVB Freebies appeared first on Associations Now.

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Looking Ahead to the Second Half of 2017

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I have a fair amount to say on the topic, so I am going to create a PDF or short ebook with more guidance and examples. Much of my extended sabbatical time has been reading and writing on the topic of Say Yes Less: Why It Matters and How to Do It. That's the update from Indianapolis. I hope to have it done by year's end.

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The Case for Treating Your Event Like a Culinary Experience

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It could be a tasting menu with the chef walking attendees through each course, a presentation of how to make a tasty local favorite, or simply a Q&A session about local food and restaurant trends. Ross Bailey, owner of Tastings Wine Bar in Indianapolis, also runs a wine truck. Book a bunch of food—and adult beverage—trucks.

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