Eventinterface

MARCH 12, 2017

A few years ago, I was contracted to manage a conference. The mostly volunteer committee had not realized how much work it would be to plan a successful conference. One of my first tasks was to review what was already in place, committed to and contracts signed. Within minutes I noticed a massive mistake.

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Sponsorships Contracts Meeting Planning Education 100

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

The Strategic Meetings Management Guide Successful strategic meetings management requires a wide array of skills and tools to help you meet stakeholders' expectations and reach your goals. Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization.

Management 40

Management 2023 Meetings Negotiating 40

PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall? That goes away.

Sponsorships 123

Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 6, 2019

2019 has been a transformational year for Karla: she made the difficult decision to leave her role as Director of Event Management after four years. In May, she started a new path in her career journey, now as a Director of Strategic Account Management. For Karla Bauman, however, that means it’s time to find a new, exciting challenge.

Management 75

Management 2013 Contracts Meetings 75

Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

You’ll find helpful info on a range of topics from staging inspiration and productivity advice through to real-world assistance in getting the most out of your AV contracts. You might be aware that Bizzabo provides event management software, but they are also committed to sharing advice and inspiration for event planners everywhere.

Trade Shows 133

Trade Shows Food and Beverage Tech Education 133

Eventinterface

OCTOBER 17, 2016

A recent study by Meeting Professionals International for IMEX America showed that 92 percent of meeting planners are not making the most of the technology solutions they implement. We speak with a lot of meeting and conference planners at Eventinterface. Does a long-term contract provide better pricing?

Event Technology 100

Event Technology Technology Meetings Contracts 100

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Small wonder that we are seeing so many amazing event marketing and corporate event management podcasts pop up. The Best Event Planning Podcasts. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. Meeting Minds with Charles Eide. EventIcons.

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Event Tech Tech Event Technology Technology 103

Eventinterface

MARCH 27, 2017

It is about getting more ROI out of conferences and events, streamlining operations and reducing expense while increasing revenue. Meeting professionals now have a multitude of choices. Eventbrite is a great solution for event ticketing, simple conference registrations and social events, and it can be used free for free events.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

But the combined answers to the question give a clear sense that many meeting professionals are feeling crunched by a lack of resources — of money, staff, time, or all three — in the face of their jobs’ demands. Busy schedules and managing expectations. Collaborating with partners with whom we hold our joint meeting.

Contracts 69

Contracts Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating 69

MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

It is no secret that meeting planning is a stressful job and that no matter how much preparation happens before an event, once on site planners are still deluged with questions and last-minute issues. But during MeetingsNet’s Risk360 conference on risk management, it became clear that safety has to remain a priority.

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Risk Management 2013 Contracts 2019 69

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November. That is why NCBMP’s 37th Annual Conference was titled “Focused and Empowered.” Our interactions are bigger than booths and contracts. Thought it would blow over.

Travel 86

Travel Tourism Contracts Meetings 86

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

Several years ago, Cambridge Innovation Institute thought it was moving to the cutting-edge of event planning by adopting a conference app for its events. The change is part of how Cambridge is rethinking the tools it uses to manage its events. Janette Harper, Vice President of Meeting Planning, Cambridge Innovation Institute.

Meetings 66

Meetings Trade Shows Conference Meeting Planning 66

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt.

2017 84

2017 Contracts Negotiating Meetings 84

Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

This will greatly impact the event and meeting planning industry because planners will now only have 1 technology option at hotels, limiting options for flexibility in their venue selection process. Adding to that Brent Taylor, President Timewise Event Management Inc. Brent Taylor, President Timewise Event Management Inc.

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Event Technology Technology Meetings Hotels 110

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

What if you could book not only your next meeting, conference or convention, but a package for your next three, five or even ten events? And what if that package was created and executed flawlessly by the premier meetings provider in North America? Discover expert meetings services, coast to coast.

Meetings 40

Meetings Contracts Hotels Meeting Planning 40

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Just about anything can happen at a meeting—a broken shoe heel, contract confusion , a sudden headache or the dreaded dead phone battery. To help, we’ve created a handy list of things meeting planners should find useful. Need to find a specific detail buried in the fine print of a hotel contract ? Sound familiar?

Meetings 52

Meetings Contracts Social Media Event Apps 52

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Internal marketing manager at a five-start resort in the Red Sea, Egypt.

2017 74

2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 74

Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. Or helpful business or meeting planning links? 6 Meeting Industry-Related Sites: ebook from Julius Solaris: The Future of Event Marketing. Kapow: very interesting new "meeting experience" booking engine. etouches is a global end-to-end event management software solution.

2016 60

2016 Sponsorships Trade Shows Travel 60

SmartMeetings

APRIL 21, 2017

The National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia , is doing its part to reduce the Beltway’s carbon footprint. The center, which offers 250 meeting rooms comprising 265,000 sq. of event space, is celebrating Earth Day 2017 by encouraging meeting planners to go green. Located about 40 miles from Washington, D.C. ,

Meetings 53

Meetings Sustainability Contracts 2017 53

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space. Constantly meeting new people. Details, details, details and on-site management. Fitting pieces of the puzzle together; logistics management. No meeting, destination, or even project is ever the same.

Contracts 58

Contracts Travel Medical Meetings Education 58

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

The experts at venue sourcing and event management company Conference Care have some suggestions (and a detail checklist) for making the most of these essential tours. Conference Care Head of Operations Louise Harwood, recommends paying close attention to a venue’s true capacity. Evaluate Access. Consider True Capacity.

Site Selections 61

Site Selections Negotiating Conference Venues 61

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S. Contracting space — Total exhibition space shrank 20 percent compared to the average exposition footprint in last year’s survey. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. National Convention Sales Manager Explore St. Derek Anderson.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2017

They’re responsible for acquiring necessary permits, insurance, being aware of noise curfews in the area and alerting local authorities who may need to close streets and manage traffic. “[A] firework company should be a one-stop place to handle everything,” Julie Heckman, executive director of American Pyrotechnics Association, said.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Joe Landers is the sales promotion manager for Shelter Mutual Insurance Company, who plans roughly 20 annual meetings on a global scale for groups of up to 500. The event he was planning, Conference of Champions, was an annual incentive trip that has been in place for nearly sixty years and is never the same event twice.

Ecommerce 40

Ecommerce Insurance Fashion Meetings 40