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Should presenter contracts include a no brown M&Ms rider?

Conferences that Work

Van Halen ‘s 1982 World Tour performance contract contained a provision calling for them to be provided backstage with a bowl of M&Ms from which all the brown candies had been removed. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com. ” I can’t post materials on the walls.

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FICP 2023 Empowered Members for a Future Beyond the Horizon

Smart Meetings

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge.

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Nine conference mythodologies

Conferences that Work

Mythodology: We can contract a venue for our meeting before we design it. Designing your meeting and then choosing a venue that can showcase your design will improve your meeting experience (and can save you big bucks!) This is the meeting industry’s biggest dirty secret. It is one.

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Stay on time!

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From my perspective as a presenter and facilitator, I’m not sure there’s much I can do when others cause truncation of my contracted sessions or fill them with hungry, tired attendees. Perhaps a contract clause that doubles my fee if the session starts late or my available time is slashed? Stay on time! I can dream.

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Interviews with Planners - Greg Jenkins

Eventinterface

Jenkins and his firm are the recipients of the prestigious Gala Awards by Special Events Magazine for Best Event Produced for a Corporation - Budget $100,000 to $249,000 and Best Event Design - Budget $20,000. We have staged events throughout the United States at a wide variety of locations and venues.

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Event Jobs | April 2018

Event Leadership Institute

Production Manager – Special Events | Viacom | Hollywood, CA. Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Producer / Planning Asst. Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Designer | AlliedPRA | Los Angeles, CA. Event Producer | NVE Experience Agency | Los Angeles, CA. Event Designer | ember, llc.

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IMEX 22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees

Smart Meetings

Report from #IMEX22 : @VisitOrlando is launching an “Unbelievably Real” campaign to inspire event design that leverages all the entertainment, cultural and culinary opportunities in the destination for meetings and follow-on leisure. pic.twitter.com/dD39yCSkL3. — JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) October 11, 2022.

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