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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

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1: Know Your Location While you think you may know what types of weather to expect when you are in certain parts of the country, the truth is you cannot be too sure. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? As the adage goes, knowledge is power.

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When Do Event Pros Need to Start Thinking about the Metaverse?

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For almost two years, most of the world has been working remotely. Are you giving your staff the option to work remotely or not? So for now, keep that site visit to Vegas, and be prepared to host in-person events for a few more years. It relies on VR technology, which lets you completely immerse yourself in a digital world.

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Off-the-Grid Incentives in Paradise

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There is something to be said about being present in a beautiful location and avoiding interaction with a screen so your mind, body and spirit can push the proverbial reset button. ” Luxury Tents in Panama Spanning across a blissful archipelago off the shores of Panama, Islas Secas Resort offers remote island luxury at its finest.

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Business Travel Strikes Back, A New Company Culture Dawns

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GBT found that business travel is far from crushed under the weight of shifting business goals, and instead, is taking new shape as a prime and prepared vessel for reinvigorating inclusive, successful company cultures. We learned quickly how well the remote model worked. The Great Reprioritization.

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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

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Instead of concentrating on the number of screens you had last year or equipment assignments per room, different questions during the preparation stage may help you find the right, long-term AV provider. Here’s the location. But those two items may not be the most important differentiators nowadays. Here’s the schedule.

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Meeting Job Candidates Have Changed. Are You Prepared?

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Organizations faced pandemic-driven layoffs and most had to adapt to the necessity of remote collaboration. Not surprisingly, the dominant work-life issue for candidates is the option to work remotely. In interviews with new candidates, “Can I work remotely?” It’s been an intense few years for U.S. workplaces.

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EventMobi Redefines the Role of Virtual Events

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Whereas, when you have content specifically created for remote audiences, you can repurpose your message, which makes it easier to get people to view that content later on.” If your company is launching a product in six weeks, there’s no way you can prepare a massive in-person event. But you can do that virtually.”