In This Issue
August 2020
In this special virtual resource, The Complete Smarties Guide to Mastering the Return to Meetings, we cover everything you need to know to thrive now and in the future. From contracts and room set-ups to F&B, hybrid meetings and diversity/inclusion, these are the best practices you need now. Bookmark it today and you will be armed for walking back in the ballroom like a boss.
Features
August 26, 2020
CareerBack to Work Basics
APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce leaders share insights on planning meetings during a pandemic.
August 10, 2020
StrategyIt’s a Hybrid Life
Navigate event tech and hybrid meetings like a pro with tips from #EventsIcon and Event Leadership Institute instructor Brandt Krueger.
August 5, 2020
Resource GuidesThe Complete Smarties Guide to Mastering the Return to Meetings
The Complete Smarties Guide covers everything from protocols, pandemic-proof contracts, realistic room setups, virtual engagement tips and F&B to keeping yourself and your attendees—and the planet—healthy.
August 5, 2020
SecurityA COVID-19 Checklist for a Safe Event
Your COVID-19 checklist is here. Add these action items to your planning, based on CDC guidelines for events and other expert input.
August 5, 2020
SustainabilityHow to Protect Ourselves—and Mother Nature
In our urgency to defeat the virus, collateral damage is being done to Mother Nature. Here's how to combat the throw-away masks, cleaning chemicals and more.
August 5, 2020
Food and BeverageTouchless (and Matchless) F&B
Learn how a kitchen can serve up elegant and touchless F&B amid the ongoing threat of a very contagious, potentially fatal respiratory disease.
August 5, 2020
StrategyTake Care: How an Expert Communicates During a Pandemic
Debra Fine, author of The Fine Art of Small Talk, has tips for how to message safely, compassionately and effectively during a pandemic.
August 5, 2020
Contracts & NegotiationsAcing the Post-COVID Contract
The post-COVID contract will put greater emphasis on epidemic-like scenarios. Bookmark this guide to learn what you need to know.
August 5, 2020
Bling Your MeetingsDo Post-Pandemic Setups with Panache
Safety and sizzle are the goals. We're showinig you how to tackle design, safety and elegance when creating post-pandemic meeting setups.
August 5, 2020
StrategySafer Meeting Protocols
Finding the sweet spot between strict guidelines and practical solutions is a balancing act, but experts have crafted the code to safer meeting protocols.
In Every Issue
August 27, 2020
CareerBoss Life: How to Launch Yourself in a Pandemic
As hospitality professionals lose jobs due to cancelled events, many may turn to their side hustle to pay the rent. Here's how to launch your boss career.
August 18, 2020
How ToQ&A with Anh Nguyen on Starting Things and Breaking Records
Anh Nguyen, Spark Event Management principal and instigator behind #GMIDGoesVirtual, shares her tips for breaking records and nailing virtual planning.
August 3, 2020
Smart StyleYour August 2020 Smart Style
Hand-picked decor and gifts for your attendees—and you. This month, we’re featuring products that help keep you safe, healthy and chill.
Notes from the Road
August 31, 2020
Hotels & DestinationsEssential Seattle: A Post-COVID Site Inspection
Smart Meetings embarked on a road trip in July to check out progress in Seattle and was greeted by masks, distancing and construction cranes.
August 20, 2020
Hotels & DestinationsUniquely D.C., Decidedly Virginia
Washington, D.C., and Virginia—which calls itself Mother of States—offer distinctive outdoor options, history and grandeur to groups big and small.
November 8, 2020
Hotels & DestinationsGreater Orlando Gets Back to Business
Orlando has taken the first baby steps across the meetings threshold again. Last month, the region reopened to the meetings market.
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