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Stephen Fried on the Red Carpet at the 2012 James Beard Awards
by Eric Wasnick / May 14, 2012
Great Places' very own Stephen Fried interviewing celebrity chefs and event industry professionals at the 2012 James Beard Awards.  Enjoy!
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Creating Conference Meeting Space For Innovation And Collaboration
by Jeff Hurt / May 11, 2012
Walk into any space and consciously or not, that space tells us about how to respond. We internally feel what we are supposed to do there. We read the physical environment like we read another person’s emotions. The context of the space...
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Do Place Cards Have the Name on One Side? Or on Both Sides?
by Robert Hickey / April 27, 2012
Dear Mr. Hickey, It was decided we would use the informal form of address on the place cards, i.e. John Doe instead of Mr. John Doe or Mr. Doe. Should that go on one side or both sides? -- Marietta Stone Dear Ms. Stone, Protocol officers...
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Scents for Events - A "Scent"sational idea!
by Eric Wasnick / April 24, 2012
For those of you pondering a fresh and innovative idea for your next event look no further!  Earlier this month, I attended a 'custom fragrance' event hosted by Sue Phillips founder of Scenterprises.  The event, which is called The...
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Maximizing Your Conference Professional Speaker Investment
by Jeff Hurt / April 23, 2012
You’ve spent hours surfing websites, reading bios, evaluating presentation descriptions and viewing speaker online videos. You’ve finally reached a decision and secured a professional speaker to keynote your opening general session. You...
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