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My contract with myself

Conferences that Work

They led me to create a contract with myself that is still important to me. Creating a contract with oneself is a common way to motivate yourself toward achieving desired goals. There are plenty of resources available for writing such contracts. The workshop where I created my contract for myself took a deeper perspective.

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Mabrouka Events – Family-run event management agency proudly celebrating 21st anniversary

Event Industry News

Sharon’s eldest twin Daughter Joanna Cartwright joined in 2005 and brought with her a wealth of knowledge from her advertising and event management background. Key services and sectors served: Varied but specialising in Pharmaceutical and Contract Pharma Organisations.

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How Did You Get Started in the Events Industry?

Endless Events

I spoke there for the first time in 2005 or 2006 and had a good 12-year run on the show. Before WordPress was everywhere, I worked for a company called Mod Blog from 2002 through 2005,” explains Will. “I I managed the contracts, food and beverage, marketing, and speaker acquisition from start to finish.

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Does Getting a Real Job Mean Giving Up?

Event Planning BluePrint

When I started my event business in 2005, I was working full-time and then worked contract jobs for a few years as I built my business and found clients who would hire me over-and-over again. Yes, that sometimes happens, but it’s usually because you busted-your-butt on something for it TO happen.

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2019 15 Over 50:  Andy L. Longo

Connect Your Meetings

Greatest career accomplishment: We reimagined our conference model in 2005 improving efficiencies, formalizing an RFP and hotel contracting process, improved educational programming, instituted a comprehensive evaluation model while reducing costs and improving overall attendee experience.

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Meetings Due Diligence in the Aftermath of a Disaster

MeetingsNet

Here is the seven-step due diligence process recommended by Foster, who has led more than his fair share of clients through post-disaster negotiations from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to last year’s hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Poll your stakeholders. But you have to do the math on that,” he says.

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How They See You

PCMA Convene

In 2005, more than 250 nonprofit CEOs told PCMA what they were looking for in their meeting-planner staff. In the survey, respondents told us they sought business acumen — contracting, negotiation, budgeting, and financial management — as well as so skills, including the ability to lead others.

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