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. Try to make your site visit at the same time of day that a delegate would be travelling to the site. Negotiate Terms. Evaluate Access.

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ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. Talent: If your event features keynote speakers, entertainment, or conference leaders, you’ll need to negotiate the terms long before the event. Schedule: Events need to be broken down into manageable chunks.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

Collect emergency contact information (and actually have it readily available). If you aren’t already, you need to ask for every attendee’s emergency contact information. Quick Tip: Don’t be surprised if you receive some pushback or if certain information is not readily shared.

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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. 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. Mask Wearing. Comms Are King. Communicating with attendees has always been critical.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Conferences. Site Selection. Educational: More formal and information heavy. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations. Promotional: These events are a mix of the first two, combining festivities with information. The Top 8 Conferences Event Professionals Have to Attend.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

It was March 31, 2016, and ACA’s Governing Council was meeting in Montreal as part of ACA’s 2016 Conference & Expo. Making matters more urgent, the ACA 2017 Conference & Expo was scheduled to take place in Nashville the following March. ACA moved the 2017 Conference & Expo. Earlier that year, on Feb.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. 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

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