MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2019

When it comes to planning successful meetings and events abroad, preparation is critical, requiring research, patience, and practice. There are unfamiliar challenges when negotiating and contracting with foreign hotels, convention centers, and other vendors; different cultures to understand; and potential risks to be explored.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

New to the partnership is ICCA’s The Future of Association Meetings and Societal Transformation , an event which will address the role of associations in societal transformation. The group will meet April 9 at ASAE’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2023

Based on several hundred planner responses, MPI’s latest industry outlook finds that rising prices have strained meeting budgets, and will likely continue to do so into 2024. Even meeting space—a line item that was ripe for negotiation before the pandemic—is far tougher to get at favorable cost.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 16, 2019

Chances are your organization is not paying for the attendee – especially with an association meeting or user conference. Keep the following things in mind when reviewing your overall budget: Meeting Space. Speaker Fees. Types of Hotels and Meeting Space. Break Down the Budget. Attendee Costs. Your Organization.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

John Graham, FASAE, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE, introduced a packed afternoon of sessions focusing on different aspects of leadership, designed to help association CEOs and senior executives to empower and motivate their boards, volunteers and staff to achieve growth and to achieve their strategic mission.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As Informal, Yet Aggressive.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 1, 2016

Merrick Rosenberg urged Pharma Forum attendees to understand their own communication style, recognize the styles of others, and use that knowledge to create better relationships. read more.

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