SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

The experts at venue sourcing and event management company Conference Care have some suggestions (and a detail checklist) for making the most of these essential tours. Conference Care Head of Operations Louise Harwood, recommends paying close attention to a venue’s true capacity. Negotiate Terms. Evaluate Access.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

As a planner, who is my main point of contact on-site during an emergency? Where are your evacuation meeting locations? Where are fire extinguishers, first aid kits and automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) located on-site? A few important questions to consider: Do they have a crisis/emergency plan in place?

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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. Flying to present to a client in their office doesn’t mean someone is willing to mingle with hundreds of people at a conference or reception. Mask Wearing. Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should. Reverse Hybrids.’

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

It was March 31, 2016, and ACA’s Governing Council was meeting in Montreal as part of ACA’s 2016 Conference & Expo. Making matters more urgent, the ACA 2017 Conference & Expo was scheduled to take place in Nashville the following March. ACA moved the 2017 Conference & Expo. Earlier that year, on Feb.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Conferences. Site Selection. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations. If you are able to negotiate beneficial contracts with your vendors, you will minimize your need to store resources. The Top 8 Conferences Event Professionals Have to Attend. Price: $345 – $875.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Conference Services Manager, Westin Cleveland Downtown. Eddie Cook.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Upset that a Philadelphia property is hosting the far-right Moms for Liberty conference, three Pennsylvania legislators took up their concerns with the hotel’s GM. Here’s what happened and what meeting pros can learn from it. The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown has 1,408 guest rooms and 93,211 square feet of meeting space.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee.

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