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Renegotiating Live Event Agreements When All Parties Are Innocent Victims

Velvet Chainsaw

The previous low for occupancy was during the financial crisis in 2009 when occupancy was 55 percent. The timing of recovery is going to be dependent on consumers and businesses having confidence that our cities and venues are safe again. Occupancy for the year is expected to hit an all-time low of 43 percent. Do the Right Thing.

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Now is the time to rethink and restart the events industry: Interview with Angeles Moreno, Managing Partner at the Creative Dots

The MICE

It was a big contract, which took six months of negotiations to come to an agreement. I went through the dot-com crisis, 9/11 and the financial crisis in 2008, which impacted us significantly in 2009. We had a strong year in 2008, and in January 2009, we began getting cancellations one after another. Is it the platform?

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Valencia submits €170m bid to host Web Summit

Event Industry News

Approximately €17 million per year has been offered as part of an overall package that also covers venue costs and other items. A Web Summit spokesman said negotiations are ongoing. The Irish-founded tech conference started in Ireland in 2009 with fewer than 400 attendees.

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The best pharma event management companies in 2023

SpotMe Blog

Things like target audience, messaging, venue selection, and budget are all part of the planning process. Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. This minimizes risk to your organization and brand.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

Her blog targets corporate event planners through topics ranging from event coverage, reviews of MICE destinations, venues, interviews with professionals and more. Following the expansion of the IMEX into America in 2009, she was appointed CEO of the IMEX Group wherein Carina was responsible to manage all aspects of the business.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Oren is one of the world’s leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. In December 2009, Larry created the website Investor Junkie to help satisfy his own needs and the needs of others to find unbiased investment content. Over 200,000 event professionals downloaded his books. Where to find him? Where to find her?

Speakers 101
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Event Heroes: How to Build a Successful Event Brand from Scratch

Bizzabo

I had actually just graduated back in 2009, and I had no idea what was going to do. So it's all about planning out budget very carefully and negotiating on everything with your vendors first. They really don't take their time to negotiate initial contracts. How did your career lead you to Growth Marketing Conference?