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Barbara Scofidio

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Barbara Scofidio is Editor of Prevue and heads up the Visionary Summits, our exclusive conference series targeting senior-level meeting and incentive planners. In her 30 years in the industry, she has become known for her passion around greening meetings, growing awareness of human trafficking and promoting CSR activities as part of business events. She is currently a member of SITE's Women IN Leadership committee and the media liaison for FICP's Education Committee. She was the first member of the media ever to be invited to sit on a committee by GBTA, where she spent three years on the Groups and Meetings Committee. She has also been an active member of SITE for 30 years, chairing its Crystal Awards committee and acting as a judge. Before joining Prevue in 2014, she served as Editor of Corporate Meetings & Incentives (MeetingsNet) for more than 20 years. She has a BA in Literature/Rhetoric from Binghamton University. Barbara is based outside Boston, in Groton, Mass.
elegant events, meetings

Where to Look Online for Photos of Elegant Events

Prevue has done some legwork to find some of the best online sources for images and inspiration around planning elegant events.
Events Industry Council, CMP

More Than Just the CMP: The Events Industry Council

The Events Industry Council is a wealth of resources for meeting planners, from certification programs to an events industry glossary of terms.
planning a golf tournament, meetings

Planning a Golf Tournament? Start With These 5 Steps

So the company tournament has landed in your lap. Here's some smart advice to get you started in planning a golf tournament.
creative F&B, meetings

Creative F&B? Look No Further

It's essential to wow your attendees with creative F&B—every time. But sometimes you need to share innovative ideas with your chef, rather than the other way around.
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Planner of the Month: Edie Leibman

Edie Leibman, CIS, principal, LPC Consulting, and Prevue's Planner of the Month, shares her best ideas for infusing elegance into events.
wellness at meetings, events

Wellness at Meetings Still Has a Long Way to Go

The IRF Wellness in Meetings and Incentive Travel study, sponsored by Prevue, reveals the disconnect between companies’ goals of wellness at meetings and their actual implementation of healthy practices.
natural sweeteners, meetings

Sugar Blues: Suggest Natural Sweeteners Instead

Natural sweeteners are a simple replacement for refined white sugar that can be used in recipes and sweets, if you work with the chef ahead of time to do so. In her book Feel Good, Look Good for Life, Angela Gaffney, who just spoke at Prevue's Meet Well Summit, outlines the 5 most common ones:
GDPR, meetings

GDPR: 5 Steps You Need to Take Immediately

Though larger companies have had GDPR initiatives in place since last year, the reality is that in many smaller ones there's still work to be done.
healthy meetings, meetings

Meet Well 2019: Healthy You, Healthy Meetings

Meeting planners need to take care of their own health and well-being first, if they want to be able to create healthy meetings. That was the underlying premise behind Meet Well 2019—the industry's only meeting focused on integrating wellness into events—held last week at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
meeting planner salary, meetings

What is the Average Meeting Planner Salary?

Looking for the average meeting planner salary? The answer depends on who you talk to.
Visionary Summit, meeting

Don’t Miss These Two Spring Visionary Summits

There is still limited space left at Prevue's two Spring Visionary Summits. Join us in Atlantic City March 17–19 or Miami Beach April 29–30.
road warriors, meeting

8 Must-Read Articles for Road Warriors

Prevue turned to the people who know best—meeting planner road warriors—for tips to make life easier when you travel.
5 Foodie Trends, meetings

5 Forward-Thinking Foodie Trends

These 5 foodie trends bring sustainability into the forefront and use the latest tech to delight diners.
favorite airports, meetings

Meeting Planners Name Their Favorite Airports

We asked some of our favorite meeting planner road warriors to name their favorite airports—and what makes them so special

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