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The Art of Designing a Memorable Food and Beverage Display

Associations Now

How one organization created a sustainable foodie experience without breaking the bank. In 2017, the AZA annual meeting was hosted by the Indianapolis Zoo, the location for Zoo Day. Here are four tips that helped AZA and the Indianapolis Zoo wow attendees: 1. Be interactive. Focus on visuals. At the end of the day, 73.5

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The Case for Treating Your Event Like a Culinary Experience

Associations Now

Ross Bailey, owner of Tastings Wine Bar in Indianapolis, also runs a wine truck. If your conference is in a city with a strong craft beer scene, set up a bunch of different tasting stations and then set your attendees free to sample them. In fact, there are so many breweries that they are differentiating themselves in new ways.

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Failing Flailing

Idea Architects

Here in Indianapolis last year, we celebrated failure with an entire day devoted to the topic: Fail Fest. Reason #1: How OK failure looks and feels depends on your standing in the organization. Have you or someone else in your organization told others that it''s OK to fail? That all of this is happening is not surprising.