Milestone Events Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Pick wedding date & venue: Visit sites either virtually or in-person that match your budget and style. Talk through with your planner and family members to see what dates would be ideal for the wedding, and select a venue that meets all your needs. . Make final decisions on menus and other selections. .

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Milestone Events Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

This number will impact your overall budget, venues to choose from that can accommodate your guest count, and the overall vision of your wedding. . Visit Wedding Venues: Shop wedding venues, either remotely or in person. Book Your Vendors: Consult your wedding planner to find the best wedding day team for you.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Most planners answering them have no idea, while most of the venues and other sell-side suppliers are way too optimistic, with little to base it on. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad news for planners: Venue selection may be getting more competitive. Cvent’s first quarterly Group Business Outlook found that a significantly higher number of RFPs for future bookings were submitted in the third quarter of 2018 than during the same period last year. Shorter Windows and Smaller Groups.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes. Immerse yourself in all things meeting planning.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. Virtual Site Visits.

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Milestone Events Group

JANUARY 13, 2021

Guest Book – some websites allow you to create a section for your guests to leave their best wishes, photos, and videos. . . After the venue selection process is complete, Milestone is also available to help produce events in a stress reduced and highly professional manner. Let your guests know. . .

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GatherHere

MAY 23, 2017

As much as we love a good ballroom or airwalled breakout meeting space, there’s something about nontraditional venues that can make an event unforgettable. It’s been proven that aesthetics and logistics have the most influence on site selection , so it’s no wonder planners are looking to plan their events that are high on visual impact.

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Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The cash accounting method measures business activity when payment is made or received, just like managing your personal check book. You provide site selection services to a client, for which the venue pays you a commission. The event occurs in March, but the venue doesn’t pay you until June. Cash Accounting.

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Planning a conference includes way more than just booking a venue or two. From site selection to contract negotiations to content to speakers, managing all the countless elements included in planning a conference can leave a planner with zero time to address and succeed at all those other responsibilities.

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Milestone Events Group

AUGUST 19, 2020

Leave for the venue: . If your site has an on-property bridal room, you may get dressed and do some last-minute makeup touchups before photos and ceremony begins. . . They will be able to sign your guest book, enjoy a welcome beverage, and mingle while waiting to be seated. Guests arrive: .

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

How culture and history elevate events Celebrating cultural heritage, whether one’s own or that of others, is an engaging method to provoke thought and inspiration in attendees at events hosted at venues focused on celebrating various backgrounds. in the world. With eight ample meeting spaces, the NHCC is ideal for any group size and event.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. That scenario is playing out now as San Diego and Comic-Con International work toward an agreement to keep the reigning king of all comic book conventions in its longtime home after the current deal expires in 2018.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

First, says Steve Enselein, senior vice president of events for Hyatt Hotels, planners should ask during the site-selection process about the training the service staff receives, as well as the average tenure of staff at the property. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Site Selections 57

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. That scenario is playing out now as San Diego and Comic-Con International work toward an agreement to keep the reigning king of all comic book conventions in its longtime home after the current deal expires in 2018.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

From there, it was all hands on deck to “roll out the red carpet” for the site-selection team, says Losinski. He shares the experience, which was anything but by the book. The site visit was very personalized. We had expert tour guides at the venues. Columbus ended up a finalist, along with Washington, D.C.,

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

They estimate that 20 percent of the nearly 6,000 attendees will book their own group’s convention there within five years. If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smith of Franklinton Board of Trade in an online testimonial.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Before booking, consider carefully all aspects of bringing in an AV company, from ballroom rental and power usage to labor and things like Internet access. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

Event Management Companies: Explore destination meeting spaces, hotel space, venue options, and other event ideas on Cvent's website, here: [link]. Just type in your zip code, and they can help with planning your event at a special venue, restaurant, or special landmark. For a complete list of state websites, click here: [link].

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Spacebase, a website for finding and booking unconventional, non-hotel venues for small meetings, has expanded out of Europe, with a just-launched presence in New York. read more.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

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Trade Shows Consulting Social Media 2007 40

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Site Selection. Check out any of these links for event planning professional development: The Top 10 Books Every Event Manager Should Read. How to Start Your Own Event Planning Service. Is Event Planning Right for You? International Institute of Event Management (IIEM). Price: $345 – $875.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

It’s business that was on the books. ACA had booked Nashville for 2017 five years in advance, after an exhaustive site-selection process. billion over the next 12 years. But ACA’s 2017 Conference is something different. It belonged to Nashville, Tennessee, until it belonged to another host destination. THE GOOD FIGHT.

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Eventinterface

MARCH 29, 2017

Location and venue play an important part in the site selection process for a conference or event. EVENT VENUE LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS. Finding an event venue is a rather tedious process and most of the time planners depend on the information shown on venue website. PERMITS AND LICENSING.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

For example, start with venue design that both attracts and engages people as they enter your venue. Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. The secret is to make an impression with the venue design itself, even before they get to the keynote speakers. To do this, you need to make your conference memorable.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

Book early. If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. The presidential inauguration illustrates clearly why booking early is so important. The president-elect’s own hotel, Trump International Hotel Washington DC, has long been fully booked.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Moms for Liberty, a controversial far-right advocacy organization, is known for supporting book bans on topics of racism, slavery, sex, and gender identity, and for pushing anti-trans policies in schools. What If Your Group Was Booked There? The group’s “Joyous Warriors Summit” convenes at the Marriott June 29 to July 2. Grimes, Esq.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 13, 2020

We’ve booked a lot of business over the years, but there is an unbelievable amount of pride and a sense of responsibility with an event of this magnitude. How do you open for business in a way that is safe,” Butts asked, “and makes people feel comfortable that they can come to the city and spend time in our venues?”. Full Steam Ahead’.

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Food and Beverage Site Selections 2012 Venues 98

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition. “It THE SPECIAL-EVENT VENUE: ‘A Little Vision and Money’. But it worked out great.

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