Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

The good news is that travel is well positioned to withstand any downturn,” he said. Let’s take a deeper dive into why events and business travel might float above the turbulence. Travel Priorities First, some history. Conferences are enjoying a return to participation even if the mega events are smaller.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

6 tips for a smooth European event from an international DMC expert If it seems to you everyone is taking their incentive meeting to Europe this year, you are not alone. Start Early The first tip is to book early and contract early! Read More : A Manifesto for Good Travel and Tourism 3. Explore Widely That U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Procurement principles are useful tools for you to establish your own organization’s buying power for future conferences.

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EventMB

JANUARY 26, 2023

Skift Take: If attendees are going to take on the challenges of traveling to your next event, they’re going to want to see more than the inside of the conference venue. Find out how the “one contract, one contact” model can simplify your planning process and help every member of your audience maximize their time on the ground.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Procurement principles are useful tools for you to establish your own organization’s buying power for future conferences.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. And prioritize.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This and more in our latest news update for Meeting and Conference Planners. The latest statistics released for IMEX America, which took place 18 – 20 October, confirm that 12,227 meetings, events and incentive travel industry professionals were at the show in Las Vegas, a 14 percent increase over the previous year.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The forecast for incentive travel over the next two years is mostly sunny with a chance of tighter budgets and an abundance of hand sanitizer. The forecast for incentive travel over the next two years is mostly sunny with a chance of tighter budgets and an abundance of hand sanitizer. She cited pent-up demand as an indicator.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2021

In April, Discover The Palm Beaches partnered with the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) to host an in-person event to discuss what factors are driving buyer decisions for incentive travel. Companies looking to reinstate incentive travel also considered the industries of prospective participants in the incentive programs.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Short lead times and conversions will continue to be a theme for business meetings and events in 2023. Meanwhile, greener meetings and more sustainable ways of operating will continue to be high on the agenda. Kerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the Meetings Industry Association. Tackling ‘green hushing’ in events.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. He has stayed on top of new meeting trends and technologies for decades. In 2023, in-person is back!

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

When hosting conferences on cruise ships or other unique venues , one has to bear in mind that the daily things we take for granted are likely not going to be available to you. On cruise ships, you don’t have it unless you remembered to pack it for the meeting. International Travel & Timing. What does this mean?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Who could have predicted a year ago that Zoom would be a major disruptive influence in the meetings industry? Now, conventional wisdom suggests that hybrid groups, which combine teleconferencing with person-to-person meetings, will be prevalent for the foreseeable future. But how will it affect 2021 budgets? But what will it cost?

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We have a 2021 contract in late April in Chicago for which we updated the force majeure clause to include COVID-19 as a specific situation that would allow us to cancel.

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The MICE

JUNE 3, 2022

Incentives are the most exciting part of the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibition) business. The return of incentive travel has given clients the opportunity to book these trips with confidence. What has changed since the pandemic in the way companies approach incentive travel?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Chilling tales from the front and how meeting profs saved the day. Smart Meetings asked veteran convention center habitues for their real-life, unexpected encounters with such blizzards of doom and put together a handy guide for recovering with grace and charm. Senior Manager, Meetings, Incentive Travel, and Events, Tupperware Brands.

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Eventmobi

JULY 27, 2022

Simultaneous live hybrid conference and trade show. For our first hybrid event, we streamed conference sessions live to a virtual audience and hosted a virtual expo where attendees could book 1:1 video meetings with exhibitors. We repackaged content from our past conferences, webinars, and podcasts. Event Type.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 3, 2023

There are many variables to consider when selecting a venue for your upcoming conference. A city and its culture, like everything else at the conference, should match your goals and the event’s personality. Most importantly, however, the location should also align with your guests’ travel preferences.

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Canadian Special Events

DECEMBER 26, 2018

As an event planner, you need to sign a lot of contracts and let’s face it, some of them can be confusing, particularly the AV contracts. Luckily, Jon Trask breaks it down what you need to know to get through a long and complex AV contract. . Some key details within the terms of the agreement may include: Travel.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Even companies that canceled key conferences altogether in the chaos of 2020 have announced they are bringing back at least the virtual component. Facebook’s F8 developer conference will be a one-day streaming event in June “to celebrate, inspire and help developers grow.” The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. This eloquently sums up what 2021 will need as we return to live events.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 15, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has reacted to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government’s move to Step 4 of its roadmap will be delayed until 19 July at the earliest. The ongoing issue being faced by our industry is confidence to book and commit to contracting events.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2024

Hotel del Coronado continues its legacy as a premier destination for meetings and events with a renewed focus on personalized, boutique meeting experiences with the launch of its new “ Plan With Ease: Boutique Meetings ” program.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2024

Hotel del Coronado continues its legacy as a premier destination for meetings and events with a renewed focus on personalized, boutique meeting experiences with the launch of its new “ Plan With Ease: Boutique Meetings ” program.

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Coterie Spark

JANUARY 25, 2022

MEETING PLANNER Full Time Position: Coterie Spark is looking for a driven leader that has the knowledge and experience to plan and execute meetings and conferences. This can be someone that has the experience to lead the conferences right away or has enough experience that they can learn quickly to become an Executive Producer.

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Eventinterface

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Meeting and conference planners spend on average 60 hours per conference sourcing, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing venue contracts. We are speaking with Jasmine Eldeen, Director of Global Accounts with HelmsBriscoe, we chat about best practices for meeting planners in working with a hotel sourcing company.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

After powerful Hurricane Ida swept through New Orleans on August 29, several meeting groups had decisions to make—and quickly—about whether to proceed with their events in the city in the days and weeks that followed. At that point, IASA canceled the in-person conference. The city bounced back quickly, however. In the Eye of the Storm.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

People are eager to meet face to face and step out from behind the camera. So, for both private and business events, you’ll need to build value and interest that will sway your attendees to toss aside their sweatpants and decide that the benefits of attending your event outweigh any possible travel risk. Finances and Contracting.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

How safe are your meetings and events? Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Then one more.” .

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Short lead times and conversions will continue to be a theme for business meetings and events in 2023. Meanwhile, greener meetings and more sustainable ways of operating will continue to be high on the agenda. Kerrin MacPhie, chief executive of the Meetings Industry Association. Tackling ‘green hushing’ in events.

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2023 Meetings Sustainability 2026 59

SmartMeetings

MAY 22, 2020

Tech companies tested virtual meetings before they were cool. Smart Meetings talked to the planners behind the alt-launch and a bevy of other experts in streaming meetings and found out the answer is: “A lot.”. Most face-to-face meetings embody three major components: education, networking and commerce. The solution?

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Expert groups are addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the Meeting and Event Design group that is scheduled to be on the EIC website by early July. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. This week, the CDC raised their assessment of travel risk for monkeypox from level one (practice usual precautions) to level two (practice enhanced precautions).

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Coterie Spark

JANUARY 25, 2022

Full Time Position: Coterie Spark is looking for a driven leader that has the knowledge and experience to plan and execute meetings and conferences. This can be someone that has the experience to lead the conferences right away or has enough experience that they can learn quickly to become an Executive Producer.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 29, 2022

Planning a Professional Conference? When planning a professional conference or seminar you really do want every detail to be, well perfect. Think about it: individuals are taking part of their work schedule traveling away from their jobs and their families to attend your event. Bowling Green is Your Venue!

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. The office’s conference space was flooded and unusable. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. his building. But the phone-tag negotiations moved at the speed of molasses.

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