Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

After nearly two months, striking hotel workers at seven San Francisco hotels operated by Marriott International have settled on a new labor contract. The others were in three more California cities—Oakland, San Jose and San Diego—as well as Boston, Detroit and two Hawaii islands, Maui and Oahu.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

This year our team members have traveled to cities including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, San Diego and Aspen. Preparing for a Busy Fall Events Season. With the spring conference season now behind us, the Eventbase team is preparing for an even busier fall.

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Event Industry News

JULY 14, 2022

This year our team members have traveled to cities including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, San Diego and Aspen. Preparing for a Busy Fall Events Season. With the spring conference season now behind us, the Eventbase team is preparing for an even busier fall.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Venue Contracts. One of the best ways to protect your event and your budget is to pay close attention to your venue contracts. For example, numerous properties in Vegas are investing in on-site studios for broadcasting and Lowe's is packaging a virtual piece so that your contract includes almost a ready-made hybrid checklist.”.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Bizly was launched three years ago to offer an end-to-end solution for sourcing, contracting, payments and full-service personal support, and to provide a platform every employee can use to book events. of meeting, event and workspace in New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Convene has leased nearly 1 million sq.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 21, 2021

Lance Wieland of Boston Consulting Group shares tips on how to be more entrepreneurial, what to look for in new hires, how to provide value, and investing in your team’s skills. Since some units within BGC have their own event staffs, Wieland’s team may only be offering support such as advice on contracts. What’s their goal?

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Eventbase

JULY 13, 2022

This year our team members have traveled to cities including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Austin, Houston, Boston, Orlando, Seattle, San Diego and Aspen. Preparing for a Busy Fall Events Season With the spring conference season now behind us, the Eventbase team is preparing for an even busier fall.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Those are among the requirements attendees must agree to for Metrock’s Voice of Healthcare Summit 2020 , scheduled for early August in Boston. The Voice of Healthcare Summit 2020, scheduled for early August in Boston, will use Abbott’s ID NOW COVID-19 rapid swab test to test attendees for the virus before the enter the event.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 11, 2016

DMOs can act as a resource throughout the planning process, but especially before any contracts have been signed. Surprises “can ruin a relationship for a long time,” warns James Rooney of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. . Reach out to the destinations you’re considering in advance.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This new dynamic was the topic of a standing-room-only session at the Financial and Insurance Conference Planners conference, held at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport November 13-16. For example, why do contracts that they used to have two or three months to consider now need to be signed within weeks? The New Environment.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The first week of November, the union announced that it had agreed to contracts in Oakland, California and Detroit, but 7,000 employees were still on strike at Marriott properties in California, Hawaii and Boston. Additionally, in Oakland, California, minimum wage amendment Measure Z passed with 74 percent approval.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 29, 2016

I work with partners in Boston, D.C., If you move back and forth, doing the home-headquarters split, you can’t be saying, ‘Oh no, I left this important contract at home,’ or be carrying around two huge boxes you don’t need,” McClemmy said. and San Francisco who are early-morning types and night owls,” Devlin said. “I

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 13, 2020

That’s a tall order to answer, which is why we sat down with Kevin White, head of the Boston-based, award-winning experiential event agency XPL. What shifts do planners need to make in their strategies and plans? And how can we convince all involved it’s safe to participate? Audience mentalities have shifted.

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Endless Events

MAY 4, 2021

We have several contracted clients who were actually waiting until April 1st to decide whether or not they’d be moving forward to plan their event because they really want that 500 or 800 person event to celebrate 30 years or 50 years of being in business, for example,” AJ says.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Dalia El Gazzar. Job title: Tech evangelist and idea igniter. Heather Reid.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

“The great part is those services are included in the license fee of our venues, which is really huge,” Benaderet notes, estimating costs upwards of $20,000-30,000/day for the same services if they were to be contracted with an outside third-party vendor. Soon, venues in Nashville and Boston will be opening their doors as well.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Event Producer | Rafanelli Events | Boston, MA. Production Manager | Rafanelli Events | Boston, MA. Private Events Specialist | Paint Nite | Boston, MA. Boston, MA. Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Dalia El Gazzar. Job title: Tech evangelist and idea igniter. Heather Reid.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The company pledged to complete construction of Wynn Paradise Park, a 38-acre lagoon to be edged by a casino, hotel and restaurants on the former Wynn golf course in Las Vegas; as well as Wynn Boston Harbor, which is scheduled to open in June 2019. It also recently announced it will build Wynn West, another resort and casino in Las Vegas.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 3, 2020

Their certified One Stop service assures that you have one contract and one invoice to keep things simple. Twenty miles north of Boston nestled along the scenic coast of the historic North Shore sits the storied Misselwood Estate at Endicott College. The team on ole Rocky Top down in the Tennessee hills is ready for your next visit.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Event Producer | Rafanelli Events | Boston, MA. Production Manager | Rafanelli Events | Boston, MA. Program Manager, Events & Brand Projects (Contract) | lululemon | Vancouver, BC, Canada. Event Manager | Hyatt Hotels Corporation | New Orleans, LA. Massachusetts. Event Coordinator | JLL | Cambridge, MA. Newburyport, MA.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

They design, plan and manage every project from conception to execution, including: Vendor contract negotiation. Palm Beach, and Boston, Rafanelli Events plans over 100 events a year, specializing in weddings. Jennifer Basset, CEO, philanthropist, and celebrated event planner has been leading her small team for over 20 years now.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Event Producer | Rafanelli Events | Boston, MA. Production Manager | Rafanelli Events | Boston, MA. Project Manager – Events | FIRST | Newport Beach, CA. Project Coordinator – Events | FIRST | Newport Beach, CA. Massachusetts.

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Brilliant Event Planning

MAY 17, 2020

You have a contract (hopefully!) Additionally, some vendors have already paid subcontractors non-refundable fees to hold the original date this year and will have to pay the fees again next year. This makes sense. But, who can charge a rescheduling fee? Does it include wording that explains that fees may apply for rescheduled dates?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

locations — Chicago and Boston — its need for flexibility is more easily accommodated. “For our shows, it is critically important that the food and beverage manufacturers who are exhibiting are able to show their products without restrictions, just like exhibitors in any other industry.”. Because NRA only holds shows in two U.S.

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Capterra Event Management

JUNE 4, 2018

New York City, and Boston metro rail system maps ( Source ). Catering : If you plan on providing food to your guests, you can either contract with an outside catering service or take advantage of your venue’s catering, if available. Ridesharing availability (Uber, Lyft, Fasten, Sidecar, etc.). Washington D.C.,

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Nuila Events LLC

JULY 25, 2016

You don’t need the Boston Pops, you need a great band that plays standards. Encourage competition between potential sites and make sure that the “best deal” is really a deal – and make sure that you have a contract for the venue as well. Most companies have certain times each year, and budgets, to plan events.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 5, 2022

Meet with Momentum Boston, the second installment of a new event series by Marriott that began this June, continued the brand’s mission to educate meeting and event planners in its redevelopment projects—from convention resorts to spaces to food and beverage—and to empower planners amid a booming return to meetings. New Wave F&B.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I work with partners in Boston, D.C., If you move back and forth, doing the home-headquarters split, you can’t be saying, ‘Oh no, I left this important contract at home,’ or be carrying around two huge boxes you don’t need,” McClemmy said. and San Francisco who are early-morning types and night owls,” Devlin said. “I

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2018

The Westin Copley Place, Boston. The purchase strengthened Marriott’s presence in many locations, and has been a total game-changer in some places, such as Boston. Marriott 3-2-1 Connect, Boston. How to Plan a Boston Meeting. The Westin Copley Place, Boston.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JULY 5, 2018

When you’re planning your event in a major city (like Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, or Boston), know that you will have increased costs if you’re having the event at a venue that requires union labor for AV services. That includes the venue contracting phase! Know your options within a city.

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Meeting Tomorrow

JULY 5, 2018

When you’re planning your event in a major city (like Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, or Boston), know that you will have increased costs if you’re having the event at a venue that requires union labor for AV services. That includes the venue contracting phase! Know your options within a city.

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Bizzabo

MAY 17, 2019

Source: Austin General Contracting. Boston Event Venues. Every rental comes with a long list of benefits including vendor freedom, security, free parking, furniture, and quality A/V equipment. If you want flexibility and convenience, Rhythms is the right spot for you. BRIO Town Square. Location: Town Square. Capacity: 250.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Are there reams of meeting resumes and contracts stacked on your desk? Plus, the cost of paper, printing, and postage were eliminated.”. — “All the Fax,” December 1995. Paper Trails for Miles. Take a look around your office. Is there a clutter of messages from people with whom you’ve been playing phone tag for three days?

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