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The Art of Designing a Memorable Food and Beverage Display

Associations Now

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. This year’s event will be held in October in Indianapolis.

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Create Memorable Events That Leave Your Attendees In Awe

Associations Now

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. MPI also included its board of directors and Indianapolis as key stakeholders. Sharers like to join in the activities and share the experience on social media.

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What’s Your Membership Resolution for 2019?

Associations Now

Director of Membership, Corporate Housing Providers Association, Indianapolis. “My Many social media platforms—including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—have built-in polling functions. Here’s what they said: Nick Estrada. This would be a 20 percent increase from where we currently are.”.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: The Importance of Being Part of the.

Idea Architects

In reviewing photos from the recent Super Bowl Village here in Indianapolis, I was reminded of a very important one: people just want to be a part of the action. These notes echo the way eighth graders had flown to each NFL team’s city and hand-delivered Indy’s Super Bowl bid to owners. Tuesday, March 06, 2012.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. cagedether - Daryl Pereira; San Francisco; Web and Social Media Manager at IBM.