Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Many of our clients have had to navigate unchartered waters as venue contracts (that were secured years ago) are now being questioned and challenged by members in states that have adopted discriminatory and women’s health laws that go against the mission and values of the association.
Conferences that Work
MAY 14, 2018
Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Mythodology: A “ conference curator ” can improve the quality of your conference content. Reality : Sadly, conference curators don’t exist.
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Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Van Halen ‘s 1982 World Tour performance contract contained a provision calling for them to be provided backstage with a bowl of M&Ms from which all the brown candies had been removed. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com. ” I can’t post materials on the walls.
Smart Meetings
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Events Industry Council (EIC) in partnership with its global EIC Equity Task Force, released the results of its 2022 Equity Benchmarking Study at an IMEX press conference. At this new conference center, there are no restaurants, says Director of Group Sales Louis Gonzales. “It Orlando Launches Inspirational Umbrella Campaign.
PCMA Convene
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
The association wanted to move forward with its event originally scheduled for July 31-August 3 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, but FAMP had some challenges to overcome first. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”. FAMP opted to renegotiate its contract terms and host an in-person event in 2020. Held Sept.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 25, 2019
Though it’s clearly sensible to keep a conference running on schedule, we’ve all attended meetings where rambling presenters, avoidable “technical issues”, incompetent facilitation, and inadequate logistics have made a mockery of the published program. Meals and breaks are abbreviated or, in extreme cases, eliminated.
MeetingsNet
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
On September 8, the company announced that it was moving the event to the Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando from September 19-24. Orlando is the number-one destination utilized by our customers, so we feel it is an excellent location for our program.”. At that point, IASA canceled the in-person conference.
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