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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

It sounds like a nightmare, but that was the reality for DashCon 2014, an event where attendees paid witness to one of the most important lessons in event planning – don’t bust the budget. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. This lesson has become increasingly difficult as things get more expensive.

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What Makes for Good Internships?

PCMA Convene

In 2014, the U.S. CHME, CHSP, CMP, CHE, who in addition to teaching classes at Metropolitan State University of Denver, serves as a faculty adviser for the school’s hospitality, tourism, and events management department. “I They have to be able to manage a contract,” he said, “depending on the kind of meeting they’re having.”.

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The NFT Phenomenon – Just a Trend or Worth the Spend?

Management Events

One of the hottest digital assets sweeping the world right now is NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, which were initially introduced in 2014. What sets NFTs apart from a fungible token – like a $1 dollar bill – is the fact that NFTs are a unique token containing a smart contract that is not interchangeable in the same way that $1 dollar bills are.