Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. What I do: I am directly responsible for the planning and management of the biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, annual staff Retreat and 20 to 30 additional organizational events throughout the year.

2018 76

2018 Sponsorships Site Selections 2014 76

Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

This looming economic threat is the impetus for a webinar I gave recently for FICP (Financial & Insurance Conference Planners) titled Recession-Proofing Your Job: Strategies for Improving Your Value. Are you viewed as a commodity or a business partner? Follow the money. Can you calculate, or at least discuss, the relative R.O.I.

Contracts 80

Contracts 2009 Site Selections Insurance 80

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Flying to present to a client in their office doesn’t mean someone is willing to mingle with hundreds of people at a conference or reception. Planners need to look at what the attendee experience will be with COVID-safe protocols in place and determine if the event still meets their objectives. Mask Wearing. Industry Consolidation.

2021 111

2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As the holiday season rapidly approaches, so does the creeping anxiety many meeting professionals begin to experience as high demand for booking spaces and securing event staff begins ramping up. But that’s okay—Smart Meetings has your back. Safety needs to be considered before, during and after site selection.

Site Selections 105

Site Selections Venues Hotels Contracts 105

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB). Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

Hotels 59

Hotels Site Selections Airlines 2015 59

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

As a planner, who is my main point of contact on-site during an emergency? Where are your evacuation meeting locations? Where are fire extinguishers, first aid kits and automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) located on-site? A few important questions to consider: Do they have a crisis/emergency plan in place?

Risk Management 54

Risk Management Management 2013 Site Selections 54

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 75

Site Selections Negotiating Conference Venues 75

Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

We asked experts to help deconstruct the complexities of the AV world to equip event coordinators of all experience levels with new information to employ at upcoming conferences. It gets the audience into the meeting and is more than just a still picture,” he says. A streamlined AV experience is essential to a successful event.

Site Selections 59

Site Selections Social Media Contracts Technology 59

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Conferences. Site Selection. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations. If you are able to negotiate beneficial contracts with your vendors, you will minimize your need to store resources. The Top 8 Conferences Event Professionals Have to Attend. Price: $345 – $875.

Event Planning 100

Event Planning Insurance Contracts Event Management 100

Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

My program directors are so engaged with our upcoming November conference based off of the feedback I gave them from my course.” Conferences. Site Selection. Vendor/Contract Management. Intro to Corporate Meetings, Events, and Conferences. Universal Class: Event Planning 101. Wedding Amenities.

Event Planning 40

Event Planning Contracts Social Media Event Management 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Conference Services Manager, Westin Cleveland Downtown. Eddie Cook.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books?

Contracts 53

Contracts Government Site Selections 2015 53

MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Upset that a Philadelphia property is hosting the far-right Moms for Liberty conference, three Pennsylvania legislators took up their concerns with the hotel’s GM. Here’s what happened and what meeting pros can learn from it. The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown has 1,408 guest rooms and 93,211 square feet of meeting space.

Risk Management 111

Risk Management Hotels Contracts Site Selections 111

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. You’re dealing with a lot of hotels that are great partners, but they don’t have meeting space.”.

2016 40

2016 Social Media Hotels 2014 40