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Mental Health at Meetings: Engage Your Attendees with Wellness Activities

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Behavioral health activities make your meetings THE place to be Meeting professionals and the attendees at their events have a high level of responsibility. How Behavioral Health Fits into Meetings How do we handle stress? Read More: Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed?

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7 Ways to Embed Wellness in Your Meetings

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This approach, when executed with sincerity, enriches the event experience, fosters a positive atmosphere and promotes lasting impacts on attendees’ lifestyles. Simple additions like hydration stations with water and herbal teas can significantly enhance attendees’ well-being.

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Why Organizations Are Choosing to Meet in Controversial Destinations

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Organizations have been shifting away from boycotting, banning, or canceling their events in controversial destinations, and shining a spotlight on the issues. These organizations are entering the fray in part because of a collective realization that travel boycotts, historically, have done little move to the needle politically.

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New U.S. Privacy Laws Will Give More Power to Meeting Attendees

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It covered Europe, but it also covered meeting attendees coming from Europe to the United States,” says Jill Blood, vice president of deputy general counsel for Maritz. “So, For Maritz, around 10% of our total attendee base is European across all of our clients. I think we’ll hear it from attendees when we get it wrong.

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Emerging Association Meeting Strategies

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To explore this further, Smart Meetings sat down with Michelle Mason, president and CEO of ASAE , to learn how meeting professionals can bring members together in more meaningful ways and what the next generation of convention attendees want in their experience. It presented an opportunity for us to create new experiences.

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Mindful Meetings for the Full Mind

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Addressing Stress Even before the pandemic, the World Health Organization had recognized burnout as a diagnosable medical condition. The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. For many of us, however, burnout surged amid the conditions surrounding the Covid crisis.

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The Cost of Inaccessibility: Why Events Must Prioritize Accessibility for All Attendees

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billion people with disabilities globally, organizations and events that don’t cater to them are not only risking backlash, but they’re also limiting their potential audience reach. Organizers may lack familiarity with the challenges faced by people with health conditions or impairments, resulting in a lack of necessary accommodations.

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