Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

The most recent seasons have taught us that venues with the ability to quickly adapt to their environment and their experiential offerings were the most resilient in a time of peak uncertainty. Having a clean venue is an element that contributes to the atmosphere and attractiveness of an event. Flexible Contract Language.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

EventBooking was founded 1999 by John Platillero, who saw the need for a way for venues to book and manage events online. His vision was a simple but powerful one—to create a tool for venue professionals to access, manage, and share event information from anywhere in real time. Not a novel concept today, but it was for the late 1990s.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. The talent buyers, general managers and sales team all work together to make mutually beneficial decisions for the venues and the clients.

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Coterie Spark

AUGUST 3, 2023

Get to know Alex Gordon, Producer Fascinated with industry trends and finding the hottest new spots for venues, Alex is poised to bring exciting opportunities to future conferences and meetings. That’s why, with our team growing quickly, we wanted to take a pause to celebrate our newest colleagues. She joins the team as a Producer.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. As described below, very few hotels (and venues) seem to have implemented ASHRAE’S building readiness standards for air quality in their properties. Accommodations.

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

Andrea Adelstein, NYLUX Events , New York City, NY. We have to be smart and protect both ourselves and our clients, while we move forward into the ‘New Normal.’ What we need from our venues – what precautions are they taking? Reaching out to touch base: Clients Venues Vendors.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 3, 2024

Then, funny enough — well, it’s not that funny — Candace and I switched roles for the seminar in New York City. One great example of how we powered through: our crew told us the freight elevator at our NYC venue was sluggish. Candace got sick and so I was right there beside her because “the show must go on.”

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2022

Total Testing Solutions provides testing services at venues as well as pop-up testing sites for events. Chan School of Public Health, Mina is now the chief science officer for diagnostic testing company eMed and has penned numerous passionate op-eds for TIME and The New York Times about the benefits of rapid testing to curb COVID’s spread.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

So I was honored when he asked me to design and facilitate a small three-day meeting for movers and shakers working in the events industry (including the heads of events for Google, Meta, Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, The New York Times, Dell Technologies, Fidelity Investments, and Delta Air Lines). Thank you, David!

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Owen Sullivan, formerly Gordon Ramsay’s executive chef at Maze, the Maze Grills, and the Savoy Grill, has taken over the kitchen at luxury event and bespoke contract caterer, Noble House Events and Kitchen. The company has been delivering exquisite food, events and contract catering to high profile and industry leading companies ever since.

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EncoreAPAC

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Did you know that according to V-EX’s latest sustainability report, a three-day conference with 800 attendees carries the equivalent of 455 tonnes of CO2 – which is the same as 455 return flights from Paris to New York ? A strong differentiator for hotels and venues hosting events is holding green credentials.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Book vendors and venues for multiple events. Long ago when I ran a marketing agency, I was accustomed to contracting with a vendor for a specific use on a specific project and then negotiating with them for that particular deal, hoping they would come down in price for the promise of more business from me down the road.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 2, 2018

billion for all manner of fees and surcharges, according to Bjorn Hanson of New York University Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality and Tourism. In New York City, it’s often known as an “amenity fee” or “facilities fee.”. Last year, the U.S. hotel market collected an estimated $2.7

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 4, 2022

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. What hasn’t varied is the desire around the world to visit California for business, pleasure or both. and Canadian meeting planners.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

With coronavirus cases related to the Delta variant on the rise, many cities and states like New York and San Francisco, as well as event organizers and venue operators such as Convene, are requiring event attendees to provide proof of vaccination upon entry. and to deny those who aren’t vaccinated entry into an in-person event.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. in September; and New York City in early December. Look for the dates to be announced soon. Then one more.” .

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2023

According to a report released last summer by the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law, the murder rate increased by more than 30 percent in U.S. Brown Convention Center (GRB) is the security hub for the convention center as well as the adjacent Discovery Green park and other nearby venues and properties.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 12, 2019

Venue booking platform, Hire Space, has announced the appointment of Maja Przybylowska as account manager. . Working on corporate accounts, Maja’s role will have an international element, sourcing worldwide venues and suppliers for clients in the EMEA and APAC regions. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences.

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Capterra Event Management

JUNE 4, 2018

But these amazing venues are nothing without the foundational aspects that make the venue right for the event. There’s more to choosing an event venue than finding one of the right size (although that is part of the process). Venue capacity and additional rooms. Distance from airports.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Bizly was launched three years ago to offer an end-to-end solution for sourcing, contracting, payments and full-service personal support, and to provide a platform every employee can use to book events. We look forward to developing innovative solutions together through our new partnership,” said Ryan Simonetti, co-founder and CEO of Convene.

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EncoreAPAC

MARCH 20, 2023

Sustainability is increasingly a consideration for both event planners and venues when choosing a production company. In fact, a recent survey from Encore shows that 62% of clients think sustainability is important when selecting a venue, while 65% say it’s critical for choosing a supplier, too.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 7, 2019

There have been several new regulations for U.S. contractors in the past couple of years, including New York State’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” established in 2017 to enhance protections for freelance workers. In many states, if contract workers don’t form their own business, they can risk running in violation of the law.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 10, 2023

They may help with everything from choosing the venue and selecting vendors to coordinating the ceremony and reception. They are often employed by the company itself, or by an external planning organization that contracts with their clients. Learn how to negotiate contracts. Social event planners. Non-profit event planners.

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Glow Global Events

DECEMBER 22, 2021

AMAC is the only national, nonprofit trade association focused on advancing aviation and aerospace contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses. MetroPlus Health – Through our master service agreement, Glow will assist this affordable healthcare provider in finding vendors and venues for various events.

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zkipster

MAY 5, 2022

The UAE’s foresight in molding itself into a global hub with ample flight connectivity, hospitality capacity (both hotels and special venues, including remarkable desert locations like Sonara Camp ) and world-renowned catering and food and beverage mean that the region is top of the list for discerning hosts and groups of all sizes.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

“It offers incredible flexibility for doing custom-sized projections, and you can have a lot of fun with it, like adding curves in the screen,” says Scott Frankel, president of Animatic Media based in Hicksville, New York. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 17, 2020

The light at the end of the tunnel will reveal a meetings industry that looks much different than before, with an emphasis on safety , food servicing and contract clauses. I think how we meet will change—changes in food service/hybrid events/contract clauses/venues and cleaning parameters…” she tweeted.

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Social Tables

MARCH 10, 2021

The New York Institute of Art and Design The New York Institute of Art and Design (NYIAD) offers an online training course for wedding planners that is certified by the Association of Bridal Consultants. You get self-paced lessons and templates for key items such as contracts and task lists that remove the guesswork.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Europa Showfreight team recently travelled to Germany to meet with Cretschmar Cargo, including a visit to the two major trade fair venues, Koelnmesse and Messe Düsseldorf. We will be fully committed to their vow of prime services for exhibitors from the UK, and will support our agent and their customers any which way we can.”.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

An expanded exposition floor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center was brimming with activity Tuesday as an estimated 10,000 people flowed through hosted buyer appointments, education sessions and nearly 400 booths representing more than 180 countries, venues, technology vendors and suppliers. And almost a third were new since 2021.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

There are no silos in catering,” said Phillips, director of catering and events at Conrad New York. She has spent the last 12 years with Hilton Hotels & Resorts, working in Toronto and South Florida before a stint at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City and, finally, Conrad New York.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Venue Logistics Manager | FIRST | New York, NY. Event Planning & Production Intern | FIRST | New York, NY. Sales & Marketing Intern | FIRST | New York, NY. Event Technician | FIRST | New York, NY.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Metrock is set to announce next week a change in venue for the event — a location “down the street” from the Martin Center, he told Convene. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 3, 2020

Check our latest list of unique venues…with unique experiences. Their certified One Stop service assures that you have one contract and one invoice to keep things simple. Only a short drive from New York City, Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center offers the perfect atmosphere for your next small event.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. We don’t always have the time or budget to look at all the venues.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Cheryl Gentry.

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All Seated

OCTOBER 4, 2022

“In New York, we have seen clients spend double what they spent for the exact same event pre-pandemic, and that would be inclusive of venue, food, AV, and other expenses,” says Liz King Caruso, CEO at techsytalk. Inflation has been dominating the news headlines not just in New York but all over the globe.

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