Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Although free and low-cost solutions can be a great short-term fix to get a new wedding venue or meeting space up and running, these inexpensive solutions eventually end up costing an event venue vastly more than what you save using them. Create online legal contracts and track electronic signatures with contract management tools.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Collaboration and consolidation will be key trends for the business events, accommodation and meetings industry in 2021, according to the HBAA. Smaller meetings and smaller/hybrid events will replace the large-scale offerings for 2021.”. Many courses will now be lost to virtual.”. However, “residential training will be hit hard.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Returning to F2F, do alcohol and meetings still mix? Faceplanted on the table during a global investigator meeting, causing four glass bottles to topple to the floor.”. Then took the group out on to the property’s golf course and started running around destroying the turf and making lots of noise.”. “An

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

Not only does that come as good news for concert and theater goers, but it’s also an exciting development for planners that rely on these types of non-traditional venues for galas, corporate meetings, training and development seminars and product launches. ” Image: Georgia Theatre | Athens, GA.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

A generational shift (mostly driven by technology and online interaction) is forcing large hotel chains to create new brands with completely overhauled meeting and event offers. Rates can be particularly complex when guest room accommodation is part of the overall meeting or event requirement.

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Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

Online courses are often senselessly organized and end up being a cash grab instead of helpful, and certifications mean less to hiring managers than whether or not you made honors in high school. Yet those quality courses are out there, so I took the time to scout out this list of quality online event planning classes you ought to consider.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

This storm will disrupt millions of lives, including meeting planners’. Corporate meeting planners generally choose their destination and book the venue a year or more in advance, making it hard to plan around monumental weather events, natural disasters or other citywide emergencies. Actually, have multiple plans.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Upcoming Courses. 8-week Online Course. Technical Meeting & Event Production. 5-week Online Course. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. 10-week Online Course. Meeting & Event Job Openings. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Post A Job.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Take Your Career To The Next Level! Learn More.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

There is nothing more defeating than having to call a client to let them know the event room or space they reserved for their meeting/wedding/birthday party/shower/etc. It can also occur with meeting room bookings when multiple teams are vying for the prime meeting space.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

That’s right – by reading insights shared by industry experts on their blogs, of course! 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. The Meeting Pool. MPI (Meeting Professionals International).

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