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

Event Industry News

The team provides a personable and fresh approach to event management, which includes venue finding, on-site support, online registration, event design and production, with assistance from an extensive trusted supplier network. Key services and sectors served: Varied but specialising in Pharmaceutical and Contract Pharma Organisations.

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Meetings Due Diligence in the Aftermath of a Disaster

MeetingsNet

There are legal and financial risks to both decisions, and no easy answers unless your meeting venue flat-out tells you not to come, says meetings industry attorney, author, and counselor John Foster, Esq., If you have a substantial percentage saying they don’t want to come, try to negotiate with the venue,” says Foster.

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Get Smart! There Was Never a Better Time to Up Your Game

SmartMeetings

Peters, senior global event strategist for Maritz Global Events, earned her certification in 2005. Choices range from Contract and Negotiation Specialist to Health Care Meeting Compliance, to Inclusive Meetings Strategist and Emergency Preparedness for Meetings and Events. It has also opened doors for me.”. CAEs: The Association Pros.

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Plan an Unforgettable and Safe Firework Show at Your Next Event

SmartMeetings

At their 2005 conference at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, she contacted the local CVB ahead of time to see if any other groups would be having events at the same time. Secure an appropriate venue and consider bringing a firework expert venue shopping with you. Inclement Weather.

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Planning for disaster: Best practices and essential terminology

Plan Your Meetings

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. If the venue already has a relationship with local law enforcement, so much the better.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

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. Paper Trails for Miles.

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