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font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;"><img alt="" height="1" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2021-03-02/qts71/297782/1614711917difmMPpl/XO_spacer.gif" style="display: block; border: 0px;" width="1"></td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_h1f50" pardot-region="h1text01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 50px; line-height: 52px; font-weight: 800;" valign="top">Reminagining Incentive Programs</td></tr><tr><td class="em_h10" height="20" style="height: 20px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;"><img alt="" height="1" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2021-03-02/qts71/297782/1614711917difmMPpl/XO_spacer.gif" style="display: block; border: 0px;" width="1"></td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_h1f20" pardot-region="h1text02" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; font-weight: 400;" valign="top">New strategies for a new reality</td></tr><tr><td class="em_h10" height="24" style="height: 24px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;"><img alt="" height="1" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2021-03-02/qts71/297782/1614711917difmMPpl/XO_spacer.gif" style="display: block; border: 0px;" width="1"></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_h1f20" pardot-region="h1text03" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 25px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #FFBC42; padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.opusagency.com/2022/02/reimagining-incentive-programs/" pardot-region-type="link" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;" target="_blank">Six Tips</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="em_h1h46" height="46" style="height: 46px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;"><img alt="" height="1" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2021-03-02/qts71/297782/1614711917difmMPpl/XO_spacer.gif" style="display: block; border: 0px;" width="1"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side010" style="width: 12px;" width="12"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="right" class="em_full_img" pardot-region="h1spacer" valign="middle"><img alt="" height="250" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2021-03-02/qts73/297782/1614711917zPuFr2Up/XO_spacer252x250.gif" style="display: block; border: 0px; max-width: 252px; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" width="252"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side10" style="width: 13px;" width="13"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td class="em_h130" height="20" style="height: 20px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Issue_Details01" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side10" style="width: 10px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;" width="10"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 580px;" width="580"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="border: 2px solid #000000;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side15" style="width: 22px;" width="22"> </td><td align="center" style="padding-top: 24px; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="text01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">The World Is Eager For Incentive Travel</td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku" pardot-region="text02" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 18px;" valign="top">Virtual employees have a pent-up demand to travel and experience the world in real life, while employers facing "The Great Resignation" are looking for ways to retain and motivate employees.<br><br>Incentive travel programs are the perfect solution for both challenges. Keep in mind, the world has changed, people have changed, and consequentially, the playbook for incentive travel programs must also change.<br><br>As incentive travel re-emerges, it's important to reimagine your program for this new reality. <a href="https://www.opusagency.com/2022/02/reimagining-incentive-programs/" pardot-region-type="link" style="color: #000000;" target="_blank">Here are six strategies to ensure employees feel recognized, energized, and connected to your company throughout their trip.</a></td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_full_img" pardot-region="image02" valign="top"><img alt="" border="0" height="72" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwx2f/297782/1645023190rDZUmpNm/KatieSignature.png" style="width: 201px; height: 72px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="201"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 22px;" width="22"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width: 10px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;" width="10"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Title_With_Divider" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side10" style="width: 13px;" width="13"> </td><td align="center" style="padding-top: 18px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#ECEBEA" height="8" style="height: 8px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="center" style="width: 188px;" valign="middle" width="188"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 188px;" width="188"><tbody><tr><td align="center" bgcolor="#000000" class="em_defaultlink" height="44" pardot-region="m4_text01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: 'Montserrat', Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 800;" valign="middle">Top Tabs</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="center" valign="middle"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#ECEBEA" height="8" style="height: 8px; font-size: 0px; line-height: 0px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side10" style="width: 13px;" width="13"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Three_Coulmn_Content" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side10" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td><td align="center" style="padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 390px;" width="390"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 195px;" width="195"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="em_pbottom" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_w3074" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img1" pardot-region="m5_image01" valign="top"><a href="https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/01/17/5-brands-already-boldly-embracing-the-metaverse"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwx5k/297782/16450236834CVgt8iZ/TOP_TABS_5_brands_already_boldly_embracing_the_metaverse.png" style="width: 180px; height: 137px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="180"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 1px #cccccc;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding: 17px 11px 22px 11px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text02" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px;" valign="top">5 Brands Boldy Embracing the Metaverse</td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text03" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">Some of the best examples of brands causing a stir within the virtual online world are creating out of this world experiences in the metaverse.</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_m1f16" pardot-data="" pardot-region="m5_text04" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; background: rgb(255, 188, 66); padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/01/17/5-brands-already-boldly-embracing-the-metaverse" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color:#000000;">Embrace it</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_hide" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 195px;" width="195"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="em_pbottom" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_w3074" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img1" pardot-region="m5_image02" valign="top"><a href="https://www.phocuswire.com/marriott-partners-with-robotics-startup-to-reimagine-guest-rooms"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwx75/297782/1645024214bZrg49Yq/TOP_TABS_Marriott_partners_with_robotics_startup_to_reimagine_guest_ro.png" style="width: 180px; height: 137px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="180"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 1px #cccccc;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding: 17px 11px 22px 11px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text06" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px;" valign="top">Marriott Partners with Robotic Startup</td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text07" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">Marriott will outfit its guest rooms with transformable furniture and space solutions technology, giving travelers more flexibility and access to new experiences.</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_m1f16" pardot-data="" pardot-region="m5_text08" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; background: rgb(255, 188, 66); padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.phocuswire.com/marriott-partners-with-robotics-startup-to-reimagine-guest-rooms" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color:#000000;">Book it</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_hide" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_w3074" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img1" pardot-region="m5_image03" valign="top"><a href="https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/report-covid-cases-at-events"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwx8f/297782/1645024690HDwCzoaa/TOP_TABS_Should_Events_Report_Covid_Case_Numbers.png" style="width: 180px; height: 137px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="180"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 1px #cccccc;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding: 17px 11px 22px 11px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text010" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px;" valign="top">Should Events Report Covid Case Numbers?</td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text011" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">CES' failure to report the number of Covid cases detected is drawing criticism and raising important questions for planners about their obligations for transparency.</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_m1f16" pardot-region="m5_text012" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #FFBC42; padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/report-covid-cases-at-events" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color:#000000;">Report it</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side10" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Three_Coulmn_Content" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side10" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td><td align="center" style="padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 390px;" width="390"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 195px;" width="195"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="em_pbottom" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_w3074" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img1" pardot-region="m5_image01" valign="top"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/event-tech-virtual/event-tech-tools/article/22030904/how-this-new-platform-supports-diverse-event-vendors"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwx9m/297782/1645025120a1jBsJQU/TOP_TABS_How_This_New_Platform_Supports_Diverse_Event_Vendors.png" style="width: 180px; height: 137px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="180"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 1px #cccccc;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding: 17px 11px 22px 11px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text02" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px;" valign="top">A New Platform Supporting Diverse Event Vendors </td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text03" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">ourBLOC.com aims to highlight minority-ownded businesses within the events industry.  </td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_m1f16" pardot-region="m5_text04" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #FFBC42; padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/event-tech-virtual/event-tech-tools/article/22030904/how-this-new-platform-supports-diverse-event-vendors" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color:#000000;">Support it</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_hide" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 195px;" width="195"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="em_pbottom" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_w3074" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img1" pardot-region="m5_image02" valign="top"><a href="https://www.meetingsnet.com/marketing-your-meeting/data-capture-delivering-reporting-event-value-critical-lessons"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwxh1/297782/1645025296i7WinK7L/TOP_TABS_Data_Capture_for_Delivering___Reporting_Event_Value.png" style="width: 180px; height: 137px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="180"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 1px #cccccc;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding: 17px 11px 22px 11px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text06" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px;" valign="top">Data Capture for Delivering and Reporting Event Value</td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text07" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">Critical lessons on how to measure and report on events in a way that's meaningful for your business.</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_m1f16" pardot-region="m5_text08" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #FFBC42; padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.meetingsnet.com/marketing-your-meeting/data-capture-delivering-reporting-event-value-critical-lessons" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color:#000000;">Capture it</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_hide" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_w3074" style="width: 180px;" width="180"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img1" pardot-region="m5_image03" valign="top"><a href="https://www.smartmeetings.com/meeting-planning/health-and-wellness/138717/how-micro-stimulants-can-boost-conference-participant-wellness"><img alt="" border="0" height="137" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwyy5/297782/16450259843sHcw5mb/TOP_TABS_How_Micro_stimulants_Can_Boost_Conference_Participant_Wellnes.png" style="width: 180px; height: 137px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="180"></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" style="box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px 1px #cccccc;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding: 17px 11px 22px 11px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text010" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px;" valign="top">How Micro-stimulants Can Boost Wellness at Events</td></tr><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink" pardot-region="m5_text011" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 10px;" valign="top">Win attention and boost wellness by exposing attendees to micro-stimulants throughout the event.</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlink em_m1f16" pardot-region="m5_text012" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #FFBC42; padding: 2px;" valign="top"><a href="https://www.smartmeetings.com/meeting-planning/health-and-wellness/138717/how-micro-stimulants-can-boost-conference-participant-wellness" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color:#000000;">Boost it</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side10" style="width: 15px;" width="15"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Banner_Image02" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side15" style="width: 10px;" width="10"> </td><td align="center" style="padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="center" class="em_full_img" pardot-region="mas6_image01" valign="top"><img alt="Recovery Roundup" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2021-03-02/qts5w/297782/1614711914umrkRboO/XO_banner02.png" style="display: block; border: 0px; max-width: 572px; color: #000000; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" width="572"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 10px;" width="10"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_And_Text_Content" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side15" style="width: 14px;" width="14"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table bgcolor="#ECEBEA" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #ECEBEA;" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side10" style="width: 20px;" width="20"> </td><td align="center" class="em_ptop em_pbottom" style="padding-top: 32px; padding-bottom: 26px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku" pardot-region="m8_text01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 20px;" valign="top">Studying and celebrating the return of in-person experiences. Curated by the Opus Health & Safety team.</td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz8w/297782/1645028600kAToR8Zq/RecoveryRoundup_USTravelIndustry2022.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Let's meet:<br><a href="https://www.pcma.org/state-us-travel-industry-2022-no-recovery-without-business-travel-recovery/?utm_source=pardot&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=news-junkie&utm_term=organic"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">U.S. travel industry says there will be no recovery without business travel recovery</span></a> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz8y/297782/1645028631Al98mur1/RecoveryRoundup_MarketingEventsintheTimeofOmicron.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Deja vu:<br><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/strategy/article/22018220/event-promotion-tips-during-omicron"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">Marketing events in the time of Omicron</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz91/297782/1645028647ovNz2kyL/RecoveryRoundup_The60_minutePCRtest.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Real quick:<br><a href="https://www.cit-world.com/the-60-minute-pcr-test-what-does-it-mean-for-events"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">What does the 60-minute PCR test mean for events?</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz93/297782/1645028667HzZRSj93/RecoveryRoundup_DailyRapidTestsForTheEventSafetyWin.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">The Conundrum:<br><a href="https://www.pcma.org/covid-19-testing-conundrum-events-rapid-tests/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">Daily rapid tests for the event safety win?</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz95/297782/1645028681cpQGN3eN/RecoveryRoundup_SmartphonebasedCovidTestingKit.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Cheap and fast:<br><a href="https://newatlas.com/medical/cheap-accurate-smartphone-lamp-coronavirus-test/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">Smartphone-based Covid testing kit as accurate as PCR</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz97/297782/1645028700Jf90zu9Q/RecoveryRoundup_WhatResearchersLearnedFromDeliberatelyGivingPeopleCovi.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Spreading speed:<br><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/03/1044699/what-researchers-learned-from-deliberately-giving-people-covid/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">What researchers learned from deliberately giving people Covid</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz99/297782/16450287228UpuEh36/RecoveryRoundup_HowPfizerMadeAnEffectiveAntiCovidPill.png" style="width: 42px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="42"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Cautiously optimistic:<br><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/04/1044714/pfizer-covid-pill-paxlovid-pandemic/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">How Pfizer made an effective anit-covid pill</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side10" style="width: 22px;" width="22"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 14px;" width="14"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Banner_Image02" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="em_side15" style="width: 10px;" width="10"> </td><td align="center" style="padding-top: 8px; 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padding-bottom: 26px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku" pardot-region="m8_text01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 20px;" valign="top">From slowing to undoing<span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">—</span></span></span></span></span></span>moving from net-zero to climate positive<span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">—</span></span></span></span></span></span>this is what matters as we improve our shared impact. </td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="37" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz9k/297782/1645028749g9WmTus8/SustainableEvents_WhatEventsAreMissingWithClimateCrisis_v2.png" style="width: 35px; height: 37px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="35"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Room for improvement:<br><a href="https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/climate-change-acknowledgements"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">What events are missing with the climate crisis</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="43" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz9m/297782/1645028765QLhLTLRk/SustainableEvents_AnAlternativeToCarbonOffSetting_v2.png" style="width: 41px; height: 43px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="41"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">This not that:<br><a href="https://www.eventmanagerblog.com/alternative-arbon-offsetting-events"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">An alternative to carbon offsetting for events</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="35" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz9p/297782/1645028785pHf5JkZZ/SustainableEvents_WhatWillSustainableEventsLookLike_v2.png" style="width: 35px; height: 35px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="35"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Tell me:<br><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/opinion-experts/article/22005454/what-will-sustainable-events-look-like"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">What will sustainable events look like?</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Icon_Image01" style=""><td align="center" style="padding-top: 7px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="left" pardot-region="m8_iimage01" style="width: 41px;" valign="top" width="41"><img alt="" border="0" height="35" src="https://www2.opusagency.com/l/297782/2022-02-16/5jwz9r/297782/1645028813TKdLf3pB/SustainableEvents_SustainabilityData_v2.png" style="width: 35px; height: 35px; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" width="35"></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 32px;" width="32"> </td><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr style=""><td align="left" class="em_defaultlinku em_f0020" pardot-region="m8_itext01" pardot-region-type="basic" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #404040; font-size: 20px; line-height: 22px; font-weight: 400; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px solid #DAD9D7; padding-top: 8px;" valign="top">Numbers game:<br><a href="https://insights.sap.com/sustainability-data-isnt-perfect-but-its-benefits-will-be/"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: #404040;">Sustainability data isn't perfect, but its benefits will be</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side10" style="width: 22px;" width="22"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="em_side15" style="width: 14px;" width="14"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr pardot-repeatable="Left_Image_Right_Content02" style=""><td align="center" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="em_wrapper" style="width: 600px;" width="600"><tbody><tr><td class="em_h20" height="32" style="height: 32px; 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