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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Best Practices for Safe Meetings from APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce

SmartMeetings

The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. Where are planners getting guidance on best practices for food and beverage? Here are highlights. Advocating for the Future.

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What Did You Do Differently Last Year?

PCMA Convene

Better contract negotiations. We have implemented a risk-management manual to our events and we have purchased more event insurance for better protection. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. Budget control is being exercised [two mentions]. •

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Back to Work Basics

SmartMeetings

The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. Where are planners getting guidance on best practices for food and beverage? It’s a new world, and contracts and programs won’t look the same.