#MeetingPlanner Chat: What's Trending on Social This Week

1. Seasonal Sensations

It was snowing in Aspen this morning, sunny and 72-degrees in Buenos Aires and 64 with a chill in New York. One of the beauties of destination meetings? Being able to tailor your experience -- and the weather (for the most part) -- to your group's ideal setting.

2. The New Kind of Attendee Activity

Move over, traditional casino nights and bowling outings: Fun new activities are becoming the norm at resorts and off-site venues across the globe. Need an afternoon pick-me-up following the general session? Try throwing an axe to get the blood flowing.

3. A Favor With Flavor

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12 Likes, 0 Comments - @myfavoritesweetsfavors on Instagram: "TBT to one of my favorites! Gorgeous Tiffany blue edible box with matching Oreo. #eventplanner..."

More ideas to play up at your next event: How about these lovely edible "Tiffany" boxes with branded Oreos inside? Sounds better than diamonds.

4. The Meeting Planner Hustle

Bless meeting planners... the responsibilities on their platters far exceed the norm of day-to-day.

5. Set up Q&A Success

Tackle the Q&A portion of your event's panel discussion before the conference ever takes place. That way, you can set things in motion, keep things interesting and maintain some sort of cohesiveness for the conversation-based discussion, says Brian Walter, U.S. Hall of Fame speaker and founder of Extreme Meetings.

6. The Method to the Madness

This intriguing article looks at empowering organizations around the idea of secure-design principles to create more innovative methods for carrying out your plans.

7. A Scenic Space

Table is set for dinner!

30 Likes, 2 Comments - The Box SF Event Space (@theboxsfevents) on Instagram: "Table is set for dinner!"

The natural light, the exposed wood, the factory windows -- a simple yet serene site. Here is your mini moment of event-space zen.

8. More Words of Wisdom

Event speaker Adam White reminds us that, in the end, no obstacle is insurmountable. It's something to keep in mind.

9. Think Outside of the Box... or Ballroom

Who says corporate conferences have to be held in hotel ballrooms?! Here is an insurance client that requests nontraditional spaces for their annual meeting: general session, trade show, and networking activities. Grit found and contracted the space & produced the conference. We can do the same for you! 👊 Call us: 817.349.6410 #conferencestakegrit #eventstakegrit #meetingplanners #meetingplanner #eventprofs #tradeshowlife @the1thingbook @agentsallianceservicestx

15 Likes, 0 Comments - Grit Productions & Expositions (@gritprod) on Instagram: "Who says corporate conferences have to be held in hotel ballrooms?! Here is an insurance client..."

Even exhibits can be set up in nontraditional spaces. Grit Productions says this insurance client requests unconventional venues for its annual meetings, conferences, trade shows and more.

10. Embracing Valuable Connections

Because, in this industry, you never know who you might run into at your next event.