Contracts, Hotels, Negotiating and Risk Management

2024 Contracts Playbook

SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2024

What to watch For Contracts don’t sound exciting. But if you look at them another way, event contracts are a dynamic landscape that can either serve as a solid foundation for your event, or a swampy marsh full of lurking danger! Lots of legal language, tons of details—essentially, a heavy lift. Be an early bird.

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Contracts 2024 Food and Beverage Hospitality

Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era.

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Negotiating Contracts 2021 Risk Management

Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

SmartMeetings

MARCH 25, 2021

event contract. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era. Listen to “Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era” on demand. Meeting professionals today are risk managers. The good news is that vaccines are here. Key Clauses.

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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Risk management is a dedicated preparedness rather than simply a mental exercise, according to Lisa Sommer Devlin, the most recent Smart Meetings webinar host. In her talk, “Risk Management 101,” she outlined strategies for dealing with the risks of the industry, as well as how to actively avoid them. Legal Risks.

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New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

2022 contracting will require going back to basics. Contracting in the current Covid climate, however, is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. Anyone who has written a contract in the COVID era has learned one thing—patience! How do we navigate this ever-changing environment?

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

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations.

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Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts

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

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

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. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations.

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Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts

Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. Whereas, starting too late can mean less options and premium rates.

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Negotiating Financial Food and Beverage Sponsorships

7 Great Perks of Being an Eventprof

SmartMeetings

MAY 5, 2017

Event planners are no strangers to airport terminals and hotel check-ins. Most of their time on the road will be spent in hotel rooms, airports and attending to business-related obligations. Since event planners are always tasked with managing a million moving parts, their brains are definitely getting a workout.

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Risk Management Negotiating Travel Contracts

What Did You Do Differently Last Year?

PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

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. Started implementing a strategic meetings management program.• . •

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Food and Beverage Risk Management Insurance 2017

Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. Work with Partners—and Haggle.

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What Makes for Good Internships?

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

So the interns should learn how you negotiate that type of situation.”. Of the 27 competencies listed in CIC’s handbook, it could be site inspection, contract negotiation, promotions, and publicity. They have to be able to manage a contract,” he said, “depending on the kind of meeting they’re having.”.

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Negotiating Hospitality Contracts Risk Management

What Is the Meetings Industry’s No. 1 Challenge?

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. When Marriott-owned organizations are the only game in town, your choices and the ability to negotiate goes down to zero.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels

Controversial Convention Draws Lawmakers’ Indignation

MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown’s decision to host the Moms for Liberty national convention has lawmakers asking questions, and raises important risk management issues for meeting professionals to consider. In their letter, the lawmakers urged the hotel to reconsider hosting the event and posed three questions: 1.

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2024 Contracts Playbook

Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment

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

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

Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

7 Great Perks of Being an Eventprof

What Did You Do Differently Last Year?

Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

What Makes for Good Internships?

What Is the Meetings Industry’s No. 1 Challenge?

Controversial Convention Draws Lawmakers’ Indignation

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