Carina Bauer
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At IMEX America in 2017, the education hub had inflatable domes designed to spark creativity and create a more intimate, interactive environment.
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In keeping with the "purposeful meetings" theme, additional education sessions took place in intimate areas called "campfires" that had comfortable seating designed to promote brainstorming and teamwork.
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The panelists, from left: Dan Berger, Steve Enselein, Doreen Burse, Greg Oates, and Betsy Bondurant.
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Sarah Shewey, C.E.O. of Happily.io, kicks off a general session breakfast event in the wine cellar of Castello di Amorosa in California's Napa Valley.
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The Grand Barrel Room at Castello di Amorosa was the dramatic scene for the general session.
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Guests watched a screening of the documentary Desolation Center on the lawn at Sterling Vineyards lawn. Cort Furniture Rental couches turned the space into an outdoor living room. Director Stuart Swezey introduced the film, which tells the story of Swezey's effort to organize the first concerts in the Mojave Desert.
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The last  Show and Tell Me What to Do program offered a way for attendees to source wisdom from the crowds, a fresh flip on the one-to-many format of talks. The session was moved from a traditional setting to the pool.
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The 1978 tricked out Gillibus transported guests to off-premise surprise locations.
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Experiential learning was one of the hallmarks of the conference. Here Daybreaker co-founder Eli Clark-Davis learns how to shuck oysters from the Osyter XO’s Rifko Meier.
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On the last night with the bonding complete, the group celebrated with shadow dancing orchestrated Daybreaker co-founder Radha Agrawai.
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