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Help Wanted: Can Supplier-Staff Shortages Derail Events?

MeetingsNet

We now proactively look at service-related clauses to include in our contracts. She says that planners simply have to drill down more during the contracting process. Ask about staffing in each area and then include service clauses in the contract. But now we have to make sure the amenities we need are available.”. Grimes, Esq.,

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A Guide to Serving F&B on the Exhibit Floor

PCMA Convene

From the threat of tipsy attendees, to wrappers and discarded plates cluttering booths, serving food and drink samples on the exhibition floor can be tricky business. And at the Infinite Energy Center (formerly the Gwinnett Center) in Duluth, Georgia, alcoholic samples are forbidden outright. NO TOPPING OFF.

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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We We’ll pull the input back from the market and sit down with Michael’s team, vet the results, and give them the information they need to make a smart and informed decision.”. Procurement then runs the RFP process.