Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Most planners answering them have no idea, while most of the venues and other sell-side suppliers are way too optimistic, with little to base it on. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

2021 111

2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

For example, start with venue design that both attracts and engages people as they enter your venue. Or by constructing the talk in such a way that it syncs the brains of the audience and the speaker in remarkable ways. Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. Use Your Speakers as Event Ambassadors.

Conference 78

Conference Contracts B2B Speakers 78

Coterie Spark

MAY 29, 2020

The only thing that has changed is the locale and venue. Instead of a ballroom or conference center in a host city, the location is the cloud and the venue is whatever platform you choose. platform) options for their virtual event. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, however the equation is simple.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Entertainment Conference Venues 52

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

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Seek venues that have embraced mobile check in, online ordering and other technologies, and where the staff-to-guest ratio remains high. Consider scaling back on new and trendy product orders and work with existing inventories or what is available at the venue (this will also help with sustainability – see below). Sustainability.

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Planning a conference includes way more than just booking a venue or two. 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

Milestone Events Group

AUGUST 19, 2020

Leave for the venue: . If your site has an on-property bridal room, you may get dressed and do some last-minute makeup touchups before photos and ceremony begins. . . We suggest allotting 5 minutes per speaker. . . The ladies will want to wait until their hair and makeup is complete before getting their dresses on.

Site Selections 52

Site Selections Venues Speakers Event Management 52

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 For in-person events, Smith thinks that big venues can be part of the solution. “A ‘We Have a Great Responsibility’. On the Program.

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Tourism Government Sustainability 2030 105

Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

How culture and history elevate events Celebrating cultural heritage, whether one’s own or that of others, is an engaging method to provoke thought and inspiration in attendees at events hosted at venues focused on celebrating various backgrounds. Morris, History and Literary Arts (HLA) program manager at NHCC.

2004 98

2004 Site Selections Banking Meetings 98

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Have a conversation with your contact at a potential venue about their prior experience with LGBT-friendly events and any diversity training the staff has completed. It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says.

Meetings 77

Meetings Site Selections Negotiating Speakers 77

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. Sourcing venues, setting up event apps, configuring registration sites, and any of the numerous other logistical tasks you manage don’t separate you from any other planner.

Contracts 80

Contracts 2009 Site Selections Insurance 80

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. Get Touristy. Get Sporty. Get Your Party On.

2019 81

2019 Fashion Venues 2016 81

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

On site visits, planners should ask hotels and venues about their crisis management plans. Are there staff available on-site who can perform first aid if necessary? When planning a big event , don’t forget to consider transportation during the site selection process. More than 100 blocks, or 2.7

Transportation 40

Transportation Travel Contracts Site Selections 40

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Choose a great destination and venue. 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. Take a few ideas from the Super Bowl, and you will have attendees buzzing about your event as well.

Entertainment 40

Entertainment Medical Meetings Site Selections Healthcare 40

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. They are able to provide “outside the norm” suggestions for venue space and other ideas.

Site Selections 28

Site Selections Negotiating Hotels Contracts 28

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Convention Special-Event Venue Services. Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc.,

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

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