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

JANUARY 9, 2024

From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes.

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections Meeting Planning Contracts 40

Coterie Spark

MAY 29, 2020

Just like our site selection process for in-person events, we’ve evaluated an obscene number of virtual platforms so that we can advise our clients on the best “venue” (i.e. The only thing that has changed is the locale and venue. platform) options for their virtual event. Virtual Platform + Coterie Spark = Virtual Experience.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Entertainment Conference Venues 52

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

They’re getting much better data, reaching a broader audience, getting high-level speakers more easily and cheaply, and are realizing the impact of having so many people out of the office for several days traveling to and from events. Further, the new hybrid event doesn’t have to have both audiences viewing the same content.

2021 111

2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And it’s a potential loss of sharing the knowledge and experience of speakers.” When it comes to site selection for future events, Gal-Yam is adding visa processing times to his checklist. “We If they get their travel [funded], they won’t be able to attend a conference because of visa issues,” Gal-Yam said.

2023 97

2023 Travel Site Selections Conference 97

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

PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Several years ago, Jeremy Smith, a sustainable tourism writer, speaker, and consultant, saw an opportunity to help the travel industry recognize the role it could play in addressing the issue. “We Climate change is making its way into more than the site-selection process for many associations by becoming part of their curriculum.

Tourism 105

Tourism Government Sustainability 2030 105

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

With so many things to consider, site selection will challenge more and more and event planners. Rachel Stephan is one part creative, one part entrepreneur, a 4-time mom ( sensov/ event marketing , Charlie, award-winning #eventtech snöball event influencer marketing , and Grayson) and an event industry speaker.

Social Media 90

Social Media Sustainability Site Selections Travel 90

Milestone Events Group

AUGUST 19, 2020

We suggest allotting 5 minutes per speaker. . . About the author: Milestone Events Group is Northern California’s most experienced Wine Country Wedding Experts & largest event management company providing site selection services to multiple locations throughout Sonoma County.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Venues Speakers Event Management 52

Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you’re asked to make a list of everything you do, chances are you’ll include functional tasks: budgeting, site selection, menu planning, contract review, etc. What you think about your value is irrelevant if the powers that be don’t know it, or worse, if they don’t agree with your assessment altogether.

Contracts 80

Contracts 2009 Site Selections Insurance 80

Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

The center also features AV support including Wi-Fi, 41 ceiling speakers, two projectors and screens and microphones, making hosting at the center a streamlined experience. A Latino History of the United States,” at the National Museum of American History.

2004 98

2004 Site Selections Banking Meetings 98

Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Hand in hand with the site selection is the big job of number crunching. How many registrants will we need and at what price, to hold the meeting at a particular site? In some instances, I contact dozens of speakers just to retain the few that will be right for our intended program. Making the numbers work.

Conference 53

Conference Site Selections Airlines Speakers 53

Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Event websites, online registration, event marketing assistance, discount coupons for local attractions, writing pads, local media contacts, assistance arranging site visits and speakers gifts were other perks of CVB partnership, she explained. What about other CVBs?” the executive assistant asked. “It

Site Selections 28

Site Selections Negotiating Hotels Contracts 28

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Yes, the course will cover all the things you might expect, such as site selection, event design, hiring speakers and entertainment, food and beverage, registration and the like. To me, those are signs of ineptitude. Those things I knew would be covered.

Management 40

Management Event Management Food and Beverage Site Selections 40

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Corporate executives are available as keynote speakers.

2019 81

2019 Fashion Venues 2016 81

Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

They assume that meetings will consist of sessions with speakers on a stage. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. Because they make assumptions that what has to happen is what happened at just about every meeting their authors ever attended.

Food and Beverage 422

Food and Beverage Meetings Meeting Design Site Selections 422

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Meeting or event design elements cover a wide array of details ranging from thematic tie-ins, signage, audiovisual production, speaker selection, technology use, seating, room set-ups, food and beverage menus and program content. Select program content and delivery formats. Select program content and delivery formats.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

Complimentary passes to the airport-operated executive lounge for VIPs and speakers. Welcome greeting for your guests on television monitors leading to the baggage claim area. Use of the Welcome Center in the baggage claim area to greet and/or register guests. Premium bus service and limousine locations for guest pick-up and drop-off.

Airlines 38

Airlines Hospitality Travel Advertising 38

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Or by constructing the talk in such a way that it syncs the brains of the audience and the speaker in remarkable ways. The secret is to make an impression with the venue design itself, even before they get to the keynote speakers. Use Your Speakers as Event Ambassadors. What have you done to spice up your own presentations?

Conference 78

Conference Contracts B2B Speakers 78

Eventinterface

APRIL 5, 2017

Site selection can make or break a meeting. Site selection checklist. For any food and beverage brands, it is important to ensure that the venue selected supports the food and beverage brands the client represents. Demographics are huge in site selection. Find out what other events are in the venue.

Corporate Events 100

Corporate Events Food and Beverage Site Selections Insurance 100

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

To secure the best options, it’s important to start the site selection process early and /or be flexible with your dates and days-of-the-week pattern. Also, have a backup plan for any stranded speakers, such as filming a pre-recorded session in advance. Think creatively when looking for space.

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. Give LGBT a voice : Whether it’s through your program, host committee, marketing collateral, registration mailer or keynote speaker, LGBT needs to have a platform.

Meetings 73

Meetings Site Selections Negotiating Speakers 73

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Great prompt response for the initial quote; superb on-site tech support. Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc., I think he goes above and beyond the typical site-selection provider’s role.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

When planning a big event , don’t forget to consider transportation during the site selection process. Have a backup plan for speakers and entertainment. Speaker mishaps are common in events, and a poorly handled one can mean the difference between a fabulous event and a forgettable dud. More than 100 blocks, or 2.7

Transportation 40

Transportation Travel Contracts Site Selections 40

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Sometimes it’s hard to fit a site visit into your schedule, but our site selection experts at Smart Meetings 360 always emphasize that site visits should not be skipped. Planner’s takeaway: When selecting entertainment and keynote speakers for your next event, do what Lady Gaga did: make the audience a priority.

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Medical Meetings Site Selections Healthcare 40