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NEM+E | WINTER 2020
Winter 2020
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MEETING NOTES
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9 SELF-SERVE Two companies bring the bar to hotel rooms. By Kassidy Tarala
10 CVB SPOTLIGHT Get to know Altoona, Pennsylvania.
By Sophie Jonsson
44 11 EXPERT ADVICE How to enhance an event with Instagrammable moments.
By Bronwen Smith
12 F&B Hire a food and beverage supplier on wheels. By Sophie Jonsson
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14 TIPS FROM A PRO Does every event need a theme?
By Susan Dunkelman
16 TOURS Emerson Resort & Spa partners with Table to Farm Tours to give guests a taste of the region. By Kassidy Tarala
INDUSTRY UPDATE
34 INFOGRAPHIC CWT Meetings & Events’ 2020 Future Trends Report projects growth in the industry. Research courtesy of CWT
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36 REGIONAL NEWS What’s happening in the local industry.
Compiled by Morgan Halaska
46 SNAPSHOTS Photos from MPI Middle Pennsylvania Chapter’s Rock Your Life
MEETINGSMAGS.COM // WINTER 2020
MADE FOR SHARING
PHOTOGENIC PLACES INSPIRE CREATIVITY IN REAL LIFE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA
A CORNUCOPIA
Food halls offer a bounty of culinary options for all palates {24}
ON THE COVER
The back bar at Freemans Restaurant in New York. Photo