Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

. “If we’re really lucky , we’ll have a safe, inexpensive, effective vaccine sometime before the end of 2021.” The hard work of a large number of scientists, years of research on related coronaviruses, plus a paradigm shift in vaccine development led to the rollout of effective vaccines at the start of 2021.

Meetings 329

Meetings Airlines 2021 Travel 329

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties. As a result, travel planners are shifting the focus to their budgets and contracts with third parties. Costs are changing and budgets must follow suit.

Travel 98

Travel Contracts Negotiating Hotels 98

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

My event management company was hit hard, and I was hindered after having contracted COVID-19 myself (it’s no joke—take it from a long-hauler still feeling the effects a year later). Live meetings and events will return—it’s already starting to happen. Learn more about the Master’s in Meeting and Event Management at SDSU.

Event Management 111

Event Management Management Meetings Tourism 111

EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. Say you have 20 employees coming from out of town, two of whom are bringing spouses.

Meetings 164

Meetings Hotels 2020 B2B 164

PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue. Each of those venues, he said, has told him they are “fine” with the meeting’s stipulations. Registration Rates and Deadlines.

Healthcare 114

Healthcare 2021 Meeting Planning 2020 114

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

After a slowdown from 2021, the use of streaming technology is steadily growing again, Alroy reported, citing a survey that found 68% of organizers plan to have a virtual component at their next in-person event. Choosing one solution for all meeting needs makes you more efficient, he concluded. The Back-up Plan.

Meetings 110

Meetings Food and Beverage 2021 Insurance 110

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

One aspect of the industry you won’t learn much about yet in the CMP curriculum is the virtual meeting. When the next iteration of CMP instruction debuts, probably in late 2021, this now-de facto choice for meetings will certainly be highlighted. In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative.

Education 105

Education Hospitality Telecommunications Negotiating 105