Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 21, 2020

AV rental companies carry extensive inventories of hardware–displays, LED tiles, lighting, soundboards, speakers, projectors, cameras, and more. Your requirements and budget are modest; for example, you only need standard breakout room projector, screen, and speaker set-ups. Start Date: January 21, 2020. LEARN MORE.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Once a legally binding contract is in place, it sets the stage for easier conversations,” said Dustin Arnhem, senior vice president of sales with Visit Baltimore. Diverted 45% of all waste from landfill in 2020. The new reality for venues is that they must find a way to sell and plan events remotely.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out? However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Epoxies could range from repurposing florals for sterile rooms to finding gluten-free meals for the dozen VIPs who didn’t RSVP, to filling in for the speaker who missed a flight. Almost three out of four (72 percent) had produced at least one in-person meeting between March 2020 and August 2021. We got lucky,” said Graziano.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2020

What are effective strategies for communicating expectations and policies to all those involved in the event – including attendees, the venue, and all supporting vendors and suppliers? And if so, what components should the contract include? How and under what conditions do venues/suppliers refund deposits? Share below.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Provide a budget outline that breaks the total down into specific categories like venue costs, presentation tech, F&B, entertainment, decorations, and security. Include hidden event costs like guest count attrition, conference calls, credit card fees, and venue amenity expenses. Want to test out event diagramming for free?

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Event Leadership Institute

MARCH 17, 2021

In Part Two of this series where I focused on in-person events, I talked about the difficult—but necessary—contraction on the supply side (at venues, hotels, and other suppliers) to deal with the dramatic drop in demand. 2020 was a free-for-all in hiring virtual event providers. Increased Competition Brings Lower Prices.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Those are among the requirements attendees must agree to for Metrock’s Voice of Healthcare Summit 2020 , scheduled for early August in Boston. Metrock is set to announce next week a change in venue for the event — a location “down the street” from the Martin Center, he told Convene. Courtesy Abbott Labs). Audience Capacity.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. You have no idea what really would have happened in 2020 if there hadn’t been a pandemic.”. There have been, and will continue to be, a number of event organizers and venues crowing about how they produced safe in-person events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

When a speaker can hear the basic human gesture of clapping at the push of a button, it is beautiful to see,” he said. a digital agency that developed its own streaming platform, BeSpeake, from the ground up in 2020 to serve clients who were scrambling to achieve their goals. “We Plus, you can measure it.”. Flexibility as a Constant.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

They should keep all this aside, obviously, keep on updating their contracts, reviewing revenue policies and so on but meanwhile start growing themselves and learn. Previously we were doing tools and carrying equipment to venues and now we just shifted that to virtual. But what should they actually do? Related Popular Articles.

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The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

In March 2020, when they had to shut down due to COVID-19, five days later, they developed the virtual experience. Virtual event tech helped to scale the business, ‘The virtual world started for us in March 2020, in a big way.’. ‘We The smart contract is something I wanted to use for this conference.’. ‘I

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Bizzabo

MARCH 26, 2020

Original Event Date: February 24 - 27, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 17, 2020. Original Event Date: March 13 - 22, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 6, 2020. Cancellation Announcement Date: March 6, 2020. Original Event Date: March 12 - 14, 2020. Anticipated Attendee Count: 100,000+.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

First, you negotiated your way out of every contract with minimal exit fees, then for a split second you converted everything to hybrid (with no additional budget), and then transitioned from hybrid to virtual, where we thankfully stayed for a red-hot minute. Melissa Park. Increasing Efforts on Client Education.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2021

She tells Sarah how Hilton pivoted in March 2020 and shares the resources they created to help their customers. Before Sarah and Kelly talk about hybrid event tips and tricks, they need to go all the way back to March 2020 when Hilton pivoted from in-person events to virtual and hybrid events. ” Two Venues, Several Watch Parties.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Check out these resources to keep your skills sharp for the rest of 2020 and into 2021. Instructor: Brandt Krueger, technical producer and speaker. Instructor: Brandt Krueger, technical producer and speaker. And as our industry continues to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the need is even higher. Duration: 5 weeks.

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The MICE

MARCH 31, 2022

Afterwards, it moved the second edition to Interlaken in 2020, and in 2021, it moved the event to Bern. All speaker contributions are translated simultaneously into German or English, allowing all participants to follow the programme in the language they prefer. Why was Kursaal selected as a venue?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. Not all contracts can be canceled free and clear, and there are, of course, sunk costs associated with a canceled face-to-face event. These ideas are in their infancy right now.

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Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

As we began talking to our client about negotiations on the finer details of the venue contract for their Annual Trainee Conference, we established there was no plan B should they decide not to go ahead with a live event. Brief – Graduate intake and onboarding programme – Can we make ours work in this pandemic?

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

And now with live events returning and many companies rescheduling events which had been postponed in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planning for 2023, this timely interview focuses on providing tips on how to plan an incentive trip with confidence, and with safety protocols built into it. Overview of the past two years. You always need a backup.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., Christel Sieling, Director of Operations at Odyssey, shared how they’ve pivoted their live hackathon, called Momentum, into a virtual format in 2020. These themed nights will be two hours long and will also include a keynote speaker, presentations and panel discussions.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

26 Best Mobile Event Apps of 2020. Includes tools for managing event ticketing/ and registration, talent/speakers and agendas. Includes intuitive app builder, content like speaker profiles and personal agendas + sponsor/exhibitor tools. Event Guide (Maps, Sessions, Speakers, Facility Amenities, etc.).

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Eventsforce

MARCH 11, 2020

Having said that, the SaaStr Annual 2020 is doing precisely that. Within the term audience, think not only of delegates, but also of VIPs, speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, contractors and other stakeholders that come into contact at the event. Senior leadership members or keynote speakers may be reluctant or unable to come.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Maybe a three-hour event is 2.5

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QC Event School

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Researching, contacting, and booking different vendors, venues, and suppliers; Making sure deadlines are met and that everyone stays on track for (and on) the big day; Mitigating unexpected emergencies; Ensuring that the day of the event runs as smooth as possible, etc. Throughout 2020, we experienced what felt like endless lockdowns.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

First, AJ talks about how they handled the dreaded year of the pandemic, 2020. She says that her wedding clients are now turning their weddings into hybrid event venues. Spoiler alert: the episode includes awesome party in a box ideas and a shoutout to the roaring twenties! Pivoting To Experiential Virtual Events.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 1, 2022

However, by October of 2020, we were back to in-person events and have stayed true to the boutique model of luxury treatment, qualified attendees and white glove service. They let us know when there are changes in how contracts are being presented, updates on event tech innovation and fresh ways to deliver value. No complaints here.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

While many shifted to a completely virtual event strategy in 2020, some sense of normalcy in 2022 has introduced a new and popular event trend, hybrid events. Cavendish Venues. London-based Cavendish Venues specializes in hybrid conferences and events throughout London. London, UK. Royal Lancaster. London, UK. United Kingdom.

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Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2023

The mobile app can also provide real-time information about the speakers, event agenda, sponsors, and more. Hopin Hopin is a relatively new player in the event management scene, with the London-based company only being started in 2019 and the software, Hopim Events, only being launched in February 2020.

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Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2023

The mobile app can also provide real-time information about the speakers, event agenda, sponsors, and more. Hopin Hopin is a relatively new player in the event management scene, with the London-based company only being started in 2019 and the software, Hopim Events, only being launched in February 2020.

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Attendify

MARCH 11, 2020

Take a close look at your budget and contracts to make sure you fully understand cancellation policies and deposit deadlines so you can really see how much canceling will set you back. Use fact-based reasoning and logic to determine the best course of action. Also, analyze whether the event could be held virtually rather than in-person.

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