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A "Craigslist" for Canceled Meetings?

MeetingsNet

An online reseller of contracted meeting elements launches a week ahead of its industry rollout at the IMEX show in Frankfurt. When meetings are canceled, the group that signed the contract is typically responsible to pay either a flat fee or a percentage of the revenue they were to bring to the contracted supplier.

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Chicago Hotel Employees Walk Out

Smart Meetings

A union spokesperson cited lack of year-round health benefits for full-time workers as a major sticking points in contract negotiations. Properties affected by the strike include Hyatt Regency Chicago, JW Marriott Chicago, Sheraton Grand Chicago and Hilton Chicago Michigan Avenue. Our strike captains are trained and ready!

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Take Care: How an Expert Communicates During a Pandemic

SmartMeetings

Exciting to read that Michigan is doing so much better. Those on the other end of negotiation know we have a new reality; they just do not know what it is. When assigning roles and responsibilities for new safety protocols required for a pre-vaccine meeting, paraphrasing is the key to mutual understanding. I miss our meetups.

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Are You Vetting Your Speakers for Inappropriate Actions?

SmartMeetings

Nancy Lauterbach, co-founder of Michigan-based RedPropeller Speakers Bureau, stresses the importance of doing due diligence on everything from accusations of sexual or other misconduct to inappropriate social media activity. What to Negotiate. For that reason, Lauderbach suggests extra diligence in upfront negotiation.

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Smart Women 2017: Industry Leaders

SmartMeetings

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. I use my camera for remote meetings. MaryAnne Zoldak.

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Interviews with Planners - Greg Jenkins

Eventinterface

Jenkins is also a previous nominee as Samaritan of the Year and a two-time nominee as Event Planner of the Year by Event Solutions Magazine, an international magazine serving the event and meeting planning industry. Jenkins recently served as Chair, and produced the 2017 Special Event (TSE) Opening Night Party. In closing. Submit them here.

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AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life

Unique Venues

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. LIVE in Los Angeles and Bowery Presents Venues on the East Coast.

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