
A picnic combines an alternative to traditional meal service with a networking activity. And when held indoors, a picnic can take place year-round. Organizers of the TED Conference, which was held in Vancouver in February, provided blankets and baskets filled with food for six people and invited attendees to find others to share it inside the Vancouver Convention Centre.
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Signage around the event was designed to look like signage used in national parks.
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Outfits reminiscent of park rangers connected the event's support staff to the theme.
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In the keynote theater, tree stumps served as end tables.
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Various Salesforce mascots participated in the conference, including Codey, a bear associated with the Trailhead campaign.
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