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Category: Sarah Vining

Creative Marketing Specialist, National 4-H Youth Conference

The Top Motivator for Today's Workforce

 How do the best stay ahead of the curve? David Hass, a Destination Sales Executive for Marriot ...

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A Recipe for Planning a Government Program under Tighter Regulations

GSA’s scandal and tighter budgets, they’re both obstacles agencies must overcome to plan ...

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What You Need to Know about Wine for Events

Selecting wine for an event can be a daunting task, especially if you're not familiar with the group ...

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Standard Items Gone Missing in Hotel Rooms

When’s the last time you looked around your hotel room for the standard hotel room basics like ...

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Planners Know Exactly What They Want in Meeting Service

Type-A, organized, detailed, thorough and determined are all traditional characteristics of planners ...

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Tips for Dealing with Obscure Diet Requests and Rules That Venues Need to Break

For planners and venues, there seems to be an explosion of special diets at meetings and events. Are ...

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Myths about Meeting at Large Venues: True or False?

Looking at some of the misconceptions about larger venues...

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3 Concepts Planners Should Grasp Between Wi-Fi and Broadband Services

“I’m going to need 150 Mbps for each attendee.” If you catch yourself spouting off IT terms but aren ...

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Do this, don’t do that: Things to Chop or Splurge On In Your Conference Budget

If you've taken a recent glance at your conference budget, and aren't quite sure what you should splurge on or eliminate, Sarah Vining shares six tips to ensure you're spending in the right areas.

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