2019 Conference Contracts Negotiating 
EventMB
JUNE 27, 2022
If you thought event contracts were tricky before the pandemic, buckle up for even more complications. In 2020, executing the force majeure clause in a contract was fairly straightforward. Performing the activities stipulated in the contract had been made impracticable. A lot of contracts don’t specify that.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 15, 2023
IStock Photo by cyano66 Before the pandemic, one could argue that jobs with life-and-death consequences were surely more stressful than planning an annual conference. When you combine that with soaring cost increases — around 20 percent higher than 2019 levels — the bottom-line result is a significant reduction in net income.
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Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
Our one-day conference has been designed so it won’t take up too much time out of your busy schedules, and planned in January, is a good way to start the year. The post All About Events 2019 Conference: Maintaining Good Working Practices in the Events Industry appeared first on Event Industry News.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. MPU’s leadership is also focused on negotiating for new sources of revenue for planners.
MeetingsNet
JANUARY 8, 2019
Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. How safe are your meetings and events? Then one more.” .
PCMA Convene
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Adrian Ott (from left), Clare Melton, and Ori Lahav discuss the rising costs associated with planning conferences and events at Convening EMEA 2023. This was a vital lesson for his association — understanding the fixed costs to deliver an outstanding experience and where there is room for negotiation.
PCMA Convene
APRIL 25, 2024
I hope professional organizations bear this in mind when they choose conference venues.” Like many associations, SMFM signs contracts with its host destinations years in advance. In 2019, they began including a frustration of purpose clause when “we started seeing these really egregious state laws,” said Nneka St.
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