Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes.

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Meetings Site Selections Meeting Planning Contracts 40

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Once planners have moved to the phase of booking the perfect venue for a holiday soiree, the next challenge is sure to begin. Definitely connecting early—that’s a big part of it,” says Kate Patay CPCE, director of engagement with Terramar US , a DMC Network Company. Safety needs to be considered before, during and after site selection.

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Site Selections Venues Hotels Contracts 105

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Most planners answering them have no idea, while most of the venues and other sell-side suppliers are way too optimistic, with little to base it on. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

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2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Convention Special-Event Venue Services. Scot is the definition of a true event partner. Faith Ward.

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2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Have a conversation with your contact at a potential venue about their prior experience with LGBT-friendly events and any diversity training the staff has completed. It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. Set the Stage for Inclusivity.

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Meetings Site Selections Negotiating Speakers 90

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

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 Most definitely. “It THE SPECIAL-EVENT VENUE: ‘A Little Vision and Money’.

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