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2024 Contracts Playbook

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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! Even if the venue is fully staffed, how many of them are fully trained? Are staff rotating roles?

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

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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.

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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

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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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Controversial Convention Draws Lawmakers’ Indignation

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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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Event Profs Slated for Upgrades with New Certifications, Training Programs

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4, which covered the basics of the event life cycle, from creating the event and RFP templating to contracting and asking suppliers the right questions. EST and will cover the intricacies of the contracting phase to managing a live event. Read More : Sustainable Hotel Certification, Explained. “As 25 at 11 a.m.

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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

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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. By delineating expenses across various categories such as venue, marketing, and entertainment, budgets help prioritize spending for maximum impact.

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

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Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? 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. Hotels have always done a good job of cleaning.