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Booth Designs at the NRA Show
Karin Roberts: Thu, Jun 30, 2022
The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show is the largest annual gathering of foodservice professionals in the Western...
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10 Tips to Make In-Person Meetings Comfortable Again
Karin Roberts: Tue, May 10, 2022
Since the pandemic began, event service professionals have taken a prominent role in helping meeting planners deliver a safe conference at every...
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Evolution of Meetings: In-Person Connections Are Back, and Here to Stay
Karin Roberts: Tue, Feb 08, 2022
The old adage of “the more things change, the more things stay the same” applies to a handful of industries, and the meeting/event planning business...
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How Large is the Convention Industry?
Karin Roberts: Tue, Dec 28, 2021
In 2019, the business meetings industry attracted more than 81 million individuals in the U.S., and employed more than 6,650,000 people (which is a...
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To Exhibit or Not to Exhibit - that is the question
Karin Roberts: Tue, Dec 21, 2021
Since March, the world has wondered when we can return to normal, including the tradeshows and exhibitions we’ve attended in the past—the way we’ve...
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What Is a ‘Safe’ Event? Industry Experts Share Their Insights
Karin Roberts: Thu, Dec 16, 2021
Over the course of the last 18 months, when we, as an industry, discussed a “safe” event, we were usually referring to COVID-19 protocols, social...
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How to Best Prepare Yourself and Your Attendees for the Return to In-Person Events
Karin Roberts: Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Attendees are finding their seats in seminars again, and now it’s not just virtually. In-person meetings are back — but pulling them off in...
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How has the Pandemic changed public opinion about Green Events?
Karin Roberts: Tue, Oct 26, 2021
In my blog post Can Events Be Sustainable In a Post-Pandemic World?, I talked about the many ways event planners can continue to follow green...
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Industry Hails Lifting of U.S. Travel Ban
Karin Roberts: Thu, Oct 14, 2021
Officials throughout the tourism, exhibitions, conferences and events sectors overwhelmingly applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement this...
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10 Skills Every Event Planner Needs in a COVID-19 World
Karin Roberts: Thu, Sep 02, 2021
From technical knowledge to crisis communications plans to a healthy dose of empathy, event professionals discuss the skills and traits most crucial...