ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. Talent: If your event features keynote speakers, entertainment, or conference leaders, you’ll need to negotiate the terms long before the event. Schedule: Events need to be broken down into manageable chunks.

Social Media 62

Social Media Transportation Speakers Negotiating 62

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

From site selection to contract negotiations to content to speakers, managing all the countless elements included in planning a conference can leave a planner with zero time to address and succeed at all those other responsibilities.

Conference Planning 40

Conference Planning Conference Site Selections Negotiating 40

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. That mindset previously treated the remote audience as if they were in a spillover room at a venue when the main theater was full. Be prepared for unpredictable attendance, with more no-shows as people hesitate about returning.

2021 111

2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

As a planner, who is my main point of contact on-site during an emergency? Where are fire extinguishers, first aid kits and automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) located on-site? The best way to navigate the conversation is to approach your venue with targeted, specific questions rather than cart blanche information.

Risk Management 54

Risk Management Management 2013 Site Selections 54

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. Apply the “Force Majeure/Excuse of Performance” clause : Demand this clause during negotiation. Evaluate city policies and attitudes prior to committing. “It Set the Stage for Inclusivity.

Meetings 90

Meetings Site Selections Negotiating Speakers 90

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

From the onset of the site-selection process, collaboration among public, private, and civic organizations was the cornerstone of Cleveland’s effort to attract either of the 2016 political conventions. How did your CVB participate in site visits? Cleveland was one of those cities.

Site Selections 56

Site Selections 2014 2016 Hotels 56

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition. “It

2016 40

2016 Social Media Hotels 2014 40