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THIS WEEK IN EVENTS

See the Clever Oktoberfest Celebrations Beer Brands Served Up This Year

Event producers and brands translated the usual big parties into virtual programming, Yodelgrams, and more.

How to Make Your Next Virtual Event the Talk of the Town

Wondering what it takes to make your virtual event stand out from others?
Here are a few tested tips and tricks
that will leave attendees with a lasting
good impression.

Virtual Team Building: Perfected

Looking to engage your team remotely? Interactive Entertainment Group offers a wealth of virtual event ideas guaranteed to boost morale, increase productivity, and even forge unexpected relationships. The online activities—which range from scavenger hunts to trivia to even horse racing—each include a live, energetic host who keeps participants on their toes.
Learn more.

This Creative Agency is Hosting a Monthlong Event to Help the Hospitality Industry

Here's how Washington D.C.-based
creative agency YANA Cast teamed up
with Instagram influencer Justin Schuble
to drive business back to the city's hospitality industry.

5 New Venues in Boston for Fall 2020 Meetings and Events

Boston's newly opened spaces for hosting meetings and events this fall.

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

Interactive Entertainment Group

Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) is a nationwide event production company specializing in experiential activations and elevated event experiences for Fortune 500 companies, marketing and PR agencies, destination management companies, direct consumer brands, and other clients. This year, team IEG has pivoted to create a wide variety of fun, out-of-the-box virtual activities and team building options through Zoom and other online chat platforms. The online activities—which range from scavenger hunts to trivia games to even horse racing—each include a live, energetic host who can keep track of points while keeping participants engaged. Click through for IEG's full catalog of virtual event offerings.

INDUSTRY NEWS

NATIONAL: Destinations International and the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals are collaborating to create a shared advocacy plan that provides data and actions on the disparities within the destination organization ecosystem. The two organizations strive to educate, uplift, and unite the hospitality industry in an equitable way.

DETROIT: The Detroit Foundation Hotel, located in the former Detroit Fire Department headquarters, reopened its doors on Oct. 4 after temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hotel's flagship restaurant, Apparatus Room, is also reopening with new menu additions by executive chef Thomas Lents. Temperature checks will be provided upon entering the hotel for both guests and employees, while contactless check-in will also be available.

HONOLULU: Island Style Innovations, a Hawaii destination management company, is launching the Ka‘ana Collection. Ka'ana, meaning "to share," is a meeting and event experience that allows participants to connect with Hawaiian presenters, chefs, musicians, and cultural practitioners from anywhere in the world. The collection offers virtual visits to the islands in a customizable series of livestreamed sessions, as well as a selection of local gifts.

NEW YORK: The Institute of Culinary Education has begun offering virtual cooking classes. Participants are instructed by a professional chef to create a menu of their choosing, including Tacos & Tequila, Paella Party, A Taste of Thailand, and more. Originally offered exclusively in-person at their New York City campus, online options are now available for cooks of all levels and locations.

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA: Samaritan Village, a faith-based safe home and therapeutic program for adult female survivors of sex trafficking, is hosting its first-ever virtual fundraiser on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. One Village will be livestreamed and focused on raising support for local sex trafficking survivors in an hourlong, docu-style presentation. Attendees will hear from survivors, local government officials, healthcare workers, and advocates on how human trafficking is affecting the Central Florida community.

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