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Fuel Your Meeting Attendees with Modern, Local Cuisine

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Meeting planners who underestimate modern cuisine in non-coastal cities like Indianapolis would be making a mistake. Some consider Indianapolis a fly-over city; they don’t expect good food here, but that’s changing,” says Lauren McGraw, event manager for the acclaimed Indianapolis restaurant Bluebeard.

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Match a City’s Perks with Your Attendees’ Interests

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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) hosted its 100th annual meeting in Indianapolis June 28–July 2, 2019, knowing the sports-loving city would welcome the event and offer advantages over other cities. Headquartered in Indianapolis, NFHS is the national leadership organization for high school sports and activities.

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Eric Lanke: Member Engagement Solution #1: Don't Forget the Fun

Eric Lanke

Sure, you can put Rubiks Cubes on the breakout tables and provide scented markers for the flipcharts, but lets face it; people can only have so much fun during a committee meeting or strategic planning exercise. I'm currently a part of a group planning TEDx Indianapolis. Labels: Member Engagement. How exciting is that?

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3 Tips to Best Determine the ROI of Your Meeting

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“The ROI helps us lay out where we need to be as an organization and where the event needs to be to meet the needs of the future attendee,” says Mandy Hazlett, CMP, senior event manager at the National FFA Organization in Indianapolis. This year’s event will be held in October in Indianapolis. Engagement.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: What Informs Your Efforts?

Idea Architects

Seeing Indianapolis ready for its prime time appearance this week as host of Super Bowl XLVI is exciting to someone who has called downtown Indy home for more than 18 years. In reading this weekend about how the host committee leadership approached planning for the event, one specific aspect of their approach really impressed me.

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Evaluating Your Board Meeting Agenda to Boost Productivity

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committee and board meeting minutes. Officer and committee reports. and committee appointments that require board confirmation. Jeb is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Not to mention, it saves a lot of boredom and frustration when you don’t have to go through each item individually. . Approval of. Staff, volunteer. ,

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As “Religious Freedom” Law Passes, Controversy Heats Up in Indiana

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Following in the footsteps of Gen Con, the NCAA—which is hosting the Final Four in Indianapolis next month—has spoken out about a controversial Indiana state law that could allow businesses to deny services to the LGBT community on religious freedom grounds. We’ve made significant investments in Indiana.

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