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HYATT REGENCY JACKSONVILLE RIVERFRONT, FLORIDA jacksonville.hyatt.com When Jennifer Porro, program coor- dinator with the Florida Chiropractic Association, was looking to spice up a reception during the annual Spring Con- vention and Expo at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, she was alerted by the staff that the price for a few carv- ing stations would be the same as what the group was spending on cheese and crudités displays. “This was very impor- tant to me, as our reception was fading in attendance over the past few years,” she said. The hotel provided some additional seating along with the carving stations, exhibitors were pleased, and the attend- ees appreciated the upgraded reception option, which drew the largest group in the event’s history, according to Porro.
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE mtccc.com The Metro Toronto Convention Cen- tre’s (MTCC) Local Food and Beverage Program, launched in 2011, helps serve more than one million attendees each year locally sourced seasonal fruits and vegetables, pastured meats, artisanal
cheeses, and wines. “The MTCC [has] a fantastic F&B team and is always willing to work with planners on unique menus within any budget,” said Jacqui Sullivan, CMP, association manager with Abso- lute Conferences & Events. Sullivan held a large international event at MTCC for several years, along with more recent PCMA Canada East Chapter events. “[They] dazzled us with high-end food and beverage!” she said.
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION CENTER minneapolis.org “Kelber Catering is so creative and the food is always fantastic,” said Kathleen Hedlund, director of global accounts with HelmsBriscoe’s Presidents Club, which has held several of its client and internal events at the Minneapolis Convention Center (MCC), where the family-owned company is the exclusive caterer. Kelber is also committed to practices that are an important part of MCC’s sustainability program — donat- ing unused food to local charities and using locally sourced food when pos- sible with organic menu options for groups. “I have clients who I help with their meetings all over the world,” Hed- lund said. “Kelber is clearly the best!”
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‘HOLLAND. THE ORIGINAL COOL.’ convn.org/holland-cool
“What do you know about Holland?” the narrator asks, then name-checks everything classically Dutch under the Van Gogh–inflected sun: “flowers, windmills, picturesque canals, cheese, wooden shoes, master paintings from the golden age.” From there we’re off on a whirlwind tour of cool, contemporary Amsterdam and its environs, from dining and shopping to bicycling and speaking — English, that is. It’s a fun, bright, and cheeky look at a country that’s secure enough in its past to fit it seamlessly into its present and future. “The new ‘Holland. The Original Cool.’ promotional video produced by Visit Holland captures the traditions and progressiveness of the country, of its people, and of Amsterdam,” said Kristin M. Mirabal, CMP, director of global programs for The Optical Society. “It is a creative and edgy look at what us non- Dutch view as Holland!”
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‘ATL FILES’ atlfiles.com/videos The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) goes big with a whole series on the ATL — a preview trailer