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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility. It’s about ensuring quality.

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

SmartMeetings

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility. It’s about ensuring quality.

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5 tips for evaluating safety during site selection

Plan Your Meetings

The thought of it is often enough to make even the most experienced meeting planner want to change careers. You are far more likely to have someone at your conference suffer a medical issue, such as a cardiac event, or a minor accident, such as a trip and fall, than you are an active shooter. How does snake charmer sound?

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Changing Abortion Laws Create Duty-of-Care Issue for Meeting Hosts

MeetingsNet

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. As states enact new laws affecting those rights, a handful of groups have publicly changed their conference location in protest. Grimes, Esq.

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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Ask your venue contact about existing risk management or emergency procedures already in place.

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Controversial Convention Draws Lawmakers’ Indignation

MeetingsNet

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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Want Some Free, Totally Useful Tips, Tricks, and Advice?

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If you’re looking for some super helpful tips on everything from audience engagement, risk management, and sponsorship, to event apps and gamification, check out this grab-bag of free downloadables. It’s all in there, from initial ideation and market research, through budgeting and sponsorship, site selection, and marketing.