Event Industry News

APRIL 19, 2022

Leadership: Managing Director Sharon O’Sullivan established Mabrouka Events in 2001 following a successful career in hotel sales and marketing. 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.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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 went to Michigan State, which has an excellent Hospitality program and worked in banquets at a hotel.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

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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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

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. Analyze your contract’s termination and cancellation language. Poll your stakeholders.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

since 2005 than there were in the previous 23 years combined. In fact, he says, the only widely adopted change he has seen is that meeting planners tend to include a clause in contracts that says they can cancel events because of terrorist acts. Tell the hotel? It starts with location. ‘Am Am I having an event in Nairobi?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

One flex point came in a survey of nonprofit CEOs (“CEO Wish List,” April 2005) in which they ranked meeting planning as second only to executive management in importance to their organization’s mission, but ranked strategic planning ninth in a list of important skills for senior meeting planners. Heart Attack on a Plate.

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