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A Planner’s Guide to Event Vendors 

Social Tables

While some planners look for all-inclusive venues with contracted vendors on site, others prefer to find particular vendors that match their event style and message. Hotels, B&Bs, and corporate apartments are popular event accommodation partners. Contact nearby hotels for room block quotes and rate proposals.

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Super Bowl LIX: As Las Vegas Cools Down, New Orleans Heats Up

Smart Meetings

.”’ Read More : Countdown to Super Bowl LVIII: Q&A with Las Vegas Super Bowl Committee Turner says the lesson for her and her team from watching Las Vegas handle the Super Bowl is the need to continually evolve and understand the needs of your customer, whether it’s the NFL, a large association or a corporate meeting.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. “It Choices, Choices.

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Finding A Good Conference Planning Guide

Master the Event

A Conference Planning Guide Keeps the Planner Focused If you’re a planner with the task with putting together a large corporate meeting, chances are there will be many elements to the conference. Another great area for complimentary guides is your hotel contact. All of the major hotel brands offer meeting assistance.

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Canceling An Event: What You Legally Have To Do

Endless Events

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

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Venue Sourcing for Event Planners

Stova

Also, especially for large corporate meetings, consider the type of attendees. For example, know what departments are involved, how attendees want to work or meet, and the relationship dynamics of the attendees. While many hotel meeting rooms have this covered, a non-traditional meeting space may not.

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

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. Infrastructure: For destinations, that’ll mean the range and number of hotel rooms, availability of a dedicated convention center, etc.

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