SmartMeetings
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
2022 contracting will require going back to basics. The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. Contracting in the current Covid climate, however, is complex—everything feels unsettled, so it’s hard to know how to plan. Build in More Time. Do Your Homework.
Smart Meetings
APRIL 4, 2023
Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. Look, if it wasn’t in there, this doesn’t cover it.
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SmartMeetings
OCTOBER 17, 2022
How can you, as a planner, structure contracts to be flexible? What can you do at the contract level to make sure that last-minute changes don’t have a negative impact on your event or your budget? Look into the history of pre/post stays with your attendees and contract accordingly. Start Sooner. Avoid the Elaborate.
Smart Meetings
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Once the contract has been signed, the tough talk doesn’t stop. Choices, Choices.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 23, 2021
“Everyone has a dog now,” Jenn Glynn, managing partner with Meeting Encore, stated this week in a conversation with Philip Eidsvold, vice president of strategic alliances at One10, about the changing demands of attracting attendees to in-person incentive trips. Guest safety has become a focal aspect of incentive travel planning.
Conferences that Work
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. “ —Quote from a meeting planner’s January 2022 conference report. Plan for future COVID-19 variants (and new pandemics).
Smart Meetings
APRIL 7, 2023
Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. Business travel demand is also strong, due in part to the need for r emote workers to fly to meet with coworkers and clients. Travel Priorities First, some history.
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