Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 28, 2019

Ease of access and convenience continue to be top deciding factors when awarding convention contracts. Meeting locations and site venues that are easily accessible and centrally located are important for the success of a meeting. The post Visalia, California, Is Making It Personal appeared first on Connect Association.

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The Planner's Lounge

MARCH 1, 2022

One of the best ways to avoid major headaches when canceling an event contract is to suggest to your clients that they consult with a private attorney before they sign their vendor agreements to make sure that they understand what they agree to when they sign. Sometimes these events occur in the months leading up to the wedding.

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The Castle Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Along with the mask mandate, California will require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours of an indoor event with 1,000 attendees or more. States such as Hawaii, Nevada, and Louisiana have shifted back to requiring masks to be worn at all times indoors, regardless of vaccination status.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Success is not about what happens, but how you deal with it,” quips Robb Thornsberry, founder of Anaheim, California-based Infinity Events, as a prelude to sharing the story of the time a cold front almost grounded a carefully planned magical experience in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Gold Medal Reflexes. Unfortunately, that was not to be.

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The Planner's Lounge

AUGUST 16, 2022

Contracts and insurance. Finally, and most important, contracts have become more detailed and event insurance has become essential. COVID-19 tested the durability of contracts within the wedding industry, and many business owners had to add pandemic language and consult with lawyers to ensure their businesses were protected.

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The Planner's Lounge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

4 Key Strategies for a Sustainable Wedding Business: 1) Solid Contracts for Long Term Sustainability. Is there anything we learned more about during the pandemic than the importance of contracts? It showed us how extremely important it is to have a solid wedding planning contract in place. 2) Safety Protocols.

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2023

California and Australia are also vying for that, but in the EU, it’s a big deal. Do you think the same issue would happen in America?” “Certainly, in California, there’s more risk for this. The social contract of attending a B2B event is based on visibility. I put data privacy agreements in all my contracts,” shares Will.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

From firm advice to build flexibility into contracts, particularly when it comes to attrition clauses, to tips for elevating boxed lunches and overcommunicating, these experienced craftspeople were eager to share their instruction manuals. Snapshots from a Quick Change in Southern California. Creative Catering.

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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. The new reality for venues is that they must find a way to sell and plan events remotely.

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Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 6, 2019

9, ICCOS’ host venue — California’s Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village — began evacuating its guests as the raging Woolsey Fire threatened the area, which is located near Malibu and Calabasas, west of Los Angeles. At 7:00 that night, we confirmed the venue and sent an email to all attendees about the change. 12 Frantic Hours.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 7, 2019

Superior Court of Los Angeles , the California Supreme Court made it more difficult to designate workers as independent contractors in that state. In many states, if contract workers don’t form their own business, they can risk running in violation of the law. There have been several new regulations for U.S. Stand Out From the Pack.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2022

Total Testing Solutions provides testing services at venues as well as pop-up testing sites for events. CES provided at-home Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 tests at its January 2022 convention in Las Vegas, and asked attendees to complete them at least 24 hours before entering a CES venue. Courtesy Total Testing Solutions). Angie Silberhorn.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The first week of November, the union announced that it had agreed to contracts in Oakland, California and Detroit, but 7,000 employees were still on strike at Marriott properties in California, Hawaii and Boston. Additionally, in Oakland, California, minimum wage amendment Measure Z passed with 74 percent approval.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. His background is in venue operations, large-scale event management, emergency response, guest services and budget management. Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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The Planner's Lounge

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Can I review your contract? Event Venue Specific Questions. Pro tip: Most venues require clients to obtain an event liability policy. Event liability coverage can help protect your clients if they are held legally responsible for property damage to the venue or bodily injury to someone injured at the event.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 29, 2021

Some properties report busing in part-time workers from Arizona and California to staff all those manned buffets and outdoor gatherings. An uneven flow of trade shows, with extreme peaks and valleys in a given venue, will make rehiring difficult if employers can’t guarantee steady work after letting long-time employees go last year.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

It will take a combined effort in order to restart the event industry, both from the planners and venues, in order to begin hosting in-person events again. Venues will have to mainly focus on key areas to provide a safe environment for event attendees by leveraging contactless solutions. . And will virtual events be the new normal?

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 8, 2019

Whether you are lucky enough to produce in reliably dry and warm southern California or whether you call the ever-changing northeast your event home, there are considerations you will always have to make when producing outdoors. Know what the ramifications are BEFORE signing a contract. Instructor: Adam Sloyer. Estimated Time: 42 mins.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Big event venues such as Mandalay Bay and Palm Springs convention centers have upgraded to green-energy sources, a change that will benefit not just the environment but business, too. SolarCity has partnered with Palm Springs Convention Center in California to install nearly 2,000 solar roof modules. The new year is looking brighter.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 12, 2017

Mexico City and Madrid firms have been awarded a contract as a private joint venture to manage the convention centers of Los Cabos and La Paz in Baja California Sur, the lower half of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. Trade Fair Institution of Madrid (IFEMA) and Actidea, S.A. were declared winners of an international bidding contest.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

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. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue.

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Milestone Events Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

A wedding package could be just the ticket if you are looking for ease in planning and are not interested in researching, contacting, and contracting with each vendor. If your venue offers a package and you are comfortable with their style and level of service, this can reduce a lot of leg work and relieve your stress.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 3, 2020

Check our latest list of unique venues…with unique experiences. Home to the largest domestic television and movie studio outside of California, Wilmington is considered “Hollywood East” Popular movies and shows like Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill and a Walk to Remember were filmed within the city.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Here’s our checklist for meeting safety, with thanks to a pair of veteran event planners—Greg Jenkins, partner at Bravo Productions in Long Beach, California, and Brady K. The protocol should be coordinated with the venue, which probably has its own policy for how emergencies should be handled. “If Keep calm and carry on.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

Corporate meeting planners generally choose their destination and book the venue a year or more in advance, making it hard to plan around monumental weather events, natural disasters or other citywide emergencies. Security plan – Make sure your venue is as safe and secure as it can be. Actually, have multiple plans.

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The Planner's Lounge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

One of the first major decisions many wedding planners help their clients make is choosing a venue. All wedding planners have a list of their preferred venues, but sometimes your clients are looking for something different. If you find yourself touring new venues, watch out for some of these common red flags. À la carte pricing.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

I joined the team [at ANSA Productions] in October 2012, and I had spent a large portion of my career in venue management, working at the House of Blues in New Orleans and helping to open the location in Las Vegas. We sit down with all our team members sometime in the first quarter to contract for the following year. Convention Center.

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All Seated

JULY 13, 2020

Who do you recommend to venues to go hybrid? The venue is “softening the blow” by allows some of that money to be re-cooped while offering a solution for the event to still happen. However, it likely won’t happen until there is a vaccine or a strong anti-viral. How can venues offer a virtual experience to host events for clients?

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Eventinterface

APRIL 15, 2017

Greg Jenkins, partner and co-founder of the award-winning Long Beach, California-based Bravo Productions, holds an impressive list of credentials and has earned a high reputation in the field of special event planning – a career spanning more than three decades. What is the most unique location you have ever planned an event at?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 22, 2020

Over at Clarity Experiences, CEO Brian Lagestee suggests that groups tied into contracts for meeting space use it to live stream the virtual presenter to the live audience or the the othe way arund. When the doors to meeting venues closed, more video conference rooms opened. Give attendees the big event feel,” he urges.

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

UCLA: Situated in Los Angeles, California, this popular university offers an elaborate event planning and management program. The first course covers topics like negotiations, logistics, contracts, and hospitality. This course teaches you everything from selecting a venue to developing the budget for a wedding.

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Regpack

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Contracts are month-to-month so you can use the system when you need, and pause it when you don’t. Most clients are locked in for 1-3 year contract. Annual Contracts vs. Month-to-Month Pricing. Month to month software also allows you to hit pause on your contract if you don’t need the system for a few months out of the year.

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Event Farm

APRIL 13, 2021

However, you must comply with other laws governing the collection and retention of personal data , such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other forthcoming state laws. You must discuss liability with your venue. Can you ask attendees to sign a waiver? .

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Bizzabo

MARCH 26, 2020

We understand the gravity of the situation for all the creatives who utilize SXSW to accelerate their careers; for the global businesses; and for Austin and the hundreds of small businesses – venues, theatres, vendors, production companies, service industry staff, and other partners that rely so heavily on the increased business that SXSW attracts.

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Regpack

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Etouches offers some features that Regpack does not, including venue and hotel sourcing, room and inventory management, and seating plan management. Regpack also does not require contracts, so you can use the system on a monthly basis and pause your membership for the months you don’t need it. Regpack and etouches Feature Comparison.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

California . Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Venue Logistics Manager | FIRST | New York, NY. Event Venue Coordinator | Westphal Staffing, Inc. Special Events Coordinator | Hospice of the Valley | Phoenix, AZ. Events Strategy Manager | Creative Circle | Scottsdale, AZ.

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