MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

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. No, but you can begin to assemble the knowledge and tools to prepare for a safer event. Look for the dates to be announced soon.

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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.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Speaking on behalf of small business owners and meeting industry suppliers, Dan Berger of Washington, DC-based Social Tables believes that face-to-face meetings provide a return on investment and help grow the bottom line. Among those who specialize in technology, that number is noticeably higher, at 95 percent. •

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

Winter storm warnings have been issued in nearby areas as well, even as far south as Washington, D.C. Although these contingencies can make negotiations a little more tricky, risk-averse planners may find that they are worth spending a little more time discussing. and as far east as Ohio. Make transportation as easy as possible.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Our annual conference is in April, in Washington, D.C., We recommend having a deep dive into your contract and then having a call with your legal team to help review and draft anything that may be missing or needed to negotiate with the hotel. — Kimberly Amonett , National Sales Manager, Caesar’s Entertainment Corp.

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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: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2017

When ROAM Fitness opens in Baltimore/Washington International Airport’s D-E Concourse later this month, it will be the country’s first airport-only gym. The duo began attending airport industry conferences to gauge interest in ROAM. As they learned, negotiating leases with airports is not easy.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

That decrease in daily face-to-face interactions could result in increased demand for team and company gatherings that previously happened informally or in the conference room. Hotel budget is a deciding factor as is the ability to negotiate down F&B minimums so the team can go off-site for a change of scenery.

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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: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Witt, who is a partner and board member at jwc, a Germany-based management consultancy firm specializing in the trade fair and conference business, emphasized during the all-virtual Web Summit session that while conference after conference has migrated online during COVID-19, the nature of trade shows has made digitization a trickier proposition. “We

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 6, 2020

From tech to finance to media—here's a look at 30 of the best conferences for women in 2020. Many conferences have appeared in the last few years to help provide women with opportunities to build networks, share experiences, and learn in ways that traditional conferences can't quite match. Watermark Conference for Women.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2020

The pandemic-related postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games has given a George Washington University professor the opportunity to teach students who had planned to attend about crisis management for events. A Virtual Conference Evaluation Checklist. Vytautas Dranginis on Unsplash). Lisa Delpy Neirotti.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2020

The Aventri/VenueBook partnership aims to create the first, all-in-one sourcing, negotiating and booking platform for group space. The comprehensive solution will enable planners to manage the entire procurement process – from sourcing and negotiating to contracting, paying and reporting – through a single, secure platform. markets.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023 Are you struggling to find which conferences are worth investing your time and money in? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of 200+ top in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences that you should attend in 2023.

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Capterra Event Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Thankfully, in spite of Washington D.C.’s Washington D.C. When you multiply these savings with your pool of conference attendees, ridesharing becomes non-negotiable. I have been without a vehicle since February. Turns out that mixing “snow” and “steering” doesn’t always end happily. Orlando, Florida. Las Vegas, NV.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Notable conference center: Metro Toronto Convention Center is the largest in Canada with more than 2 million sq. Plot: Kay Graham has recently taken over her late husband’s newspaper, The Washington Post. Notable conference center: Quality Hotel Dunkerque will fulfill your event needs. Filming location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two and a half months after Britain’s stunning vote to leave the European Union, the Washington, D.C.–based based Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) held its annual European conference. This was the first CASE Europe conference held outside of the United Kingdom, where most of CASE’s European members are based.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

From stories about fax machines to photos of 3D projection mapping, from advice about negotiating piles of paperwork to a roundtable discussion among female CEOs, we’ve gone from serving an industry in its infancy to one that has come of age. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?” Navy and U.S.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C., Then we went into AME [the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference, on July 6–13], which was 20,000 people. THE BID: ‘It Really Wasn’t About the Politics’.

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