Goombal's main screen has a series of drop-down tabs where users can enter information related to aspects of their events, such as speakers, venues, and sponsors.
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6. Pathable
In November, Pathable updated its system to operate as a mobile Web app for offline usage, which allows attendees to access their agendas, appointments, messages, speaker handouts, and interactive floor plans even without Internet access. The system focuses on facilitating engagement and networking, so attendee profiles include searchable keyword tags that help people identify others to meet at the event. Exhibitors get a landing page with instructions on how to customize it with their logo, company information, videos, and more. For an additional charge, they can also see traffic volume on their profile pages and receive lead retrieval data.
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For a corporate party held last year in the Washington area, Magnolia Bluebird Design & Events worked with Occasions Caterers to design several made-to-order food stations, including one that let guests customize champagne cocktails. Garnish options included herbs, fruit, house-made syrups, and flavored sugar cubes.
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At the February opening of Washington venue the Powerhouse, Design Cuisine added a D.I.Y. element to the cheese and charcuterie buffet: Guests topped their selections with unique spices displayed in suspended glass bowls or flavored olive oils and vinegars housed in squeeze bottles.
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