{"id":36233,"date":"2021-05-17T12:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T16:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=36233"},"modified":"2021-05-17T13:03:47","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:03:47","slug":"saratoga-city-center-partners-with-group-to-re-imagine-trade-show-health-safety-setup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/05\/saratoga-city-center-partners-with-group-to-re-imagine-trade-show-health-safety-setup\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga City Center Partners With Group To \u2018Re-Imagine\u2019 Trade Show Health, Safety Setup"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36234\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/05\/ctyctr-vc-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/05\/ctyctr-vc-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2021\/05\/ctyctr-vc.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saratoga Springs City Center is opening again as pandemic regulations ease up.<br \/>\u00a92021 SaratogaPhotographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Saratoga Springs City Center has partnered with Total Events to re-imagine trade show setups with safety and COVID-19 protocols in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As the convention and meeting industry begins to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown the entire business of trade shows must be redeveloped, center officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cHealth concerns from COVID-19 is the reason this change is occurring but it\u2019s also time for the industry to consider how to make the forced change result in better return on investment for the vendors, hosting organizations and attendees,\u201d officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cGone are the days of aisles packed with attendees, handshakes and hugs, people grazing on sponsor provided food &amp; beverage as they browse the trade show floor\u2014at least for now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Representatives from the City Center and Total Events are available to discuss the setups and those interested are encouraged to call the City Center at 518-584-0027 to schedule a time to view and discuss them. All COVID-19 social distancing protocols will be observed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are very grateful to Rich and Melissa Carrier, owners of Total Events, for suggesting this idea,\u201d said Ryan McMahon, Executive Director Saratoga Springs City Center. \u201cOur sales team has been discussing with our decorating partners and clients for over a year how to re-imagine trade shows safely and effectively, this is a collaborative and valuable first step in the process\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> \u201cTrade Shows are so much more than a place to grab some swag, meet up with industry friends and grab a cup of coffee. They provide lead generation, sponsorship opportunities for organizations, brand awareness and opportunities to launch a new business\u201d, said Melissa Carrier of Total Events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->Saratoga Springs City Center offers 32,000 square feet of<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>adaptable meeting and convention space. This convenient conference complex offers a total of 58,000 square feet of conference space when partnered with the adjoining 242 room Saratoga Hilton Hotel, which can adapt into 28 multi-function spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Total Events is a special event company serving upstate New York. Services include convention and trade show services, event rental and d\u00e9cor.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Total Events is a WMBE business based in Schenectady.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saratoga Springs City Center has partnered with Total Events to re-imagine trade show setups with safety and COVID-19 protocols in mind. As the convention and meeting industry begins to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdown the entire business of trade shows must be redeveloped, center officials said. \u201cHealth concerns from COVID-19 is the reason this change [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":36234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Saratoga City Center Partners With Group To \u2018Re-Imagine\u2019 Trade Show Health, Safety Setup - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2021\/05\/saratoga-city-center-partners-with-group-to-re-imagine-trade-show-health-safety-setup\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saratoga City Center Partners With Group To \u2018Re-Imagine\u2019 Trade Show Health, Safety Setup - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saratoga Springs City Center has partnered with Total Events to re-imagine trade show setups with safety and COVID-19 protocols in mind. 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