Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Award winning consortium Venues of Excellence has just launched its ‘Confidence in Us’ campaign to underpin their venues commitment to deliver safe events as the UK opens up to ‘business as usual’ for meetings and events. Our venues continue to offer flexibility with their contracts and terms of business. Read more here.

Venues 52

Venues Government Negotiating Hospitality 52

Event Planning BluePrint

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Learning how to plan an event requires multitasking skills and (often) quick thinking. In order to succeed, you need to know and understand the basics so you plan your event effectively. Before you jump ahead and pick an event venue, it’s important to take time to create a plan so you know how to plan an event properly.

Food and Beverage 121

Food and Beverage Entertainment Negotiating Sponsorships 121

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We have a 2021 contract in late April in Chicago for which we updated the force majeure clause to include COVID-19 as a specific situation that would allow us to cancel. Thanks so much!”.

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2021 Meetings Contracts Hotels 98

SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

That sense of comfort will require meeting, or even exceeding, health guidelines , so attendees can be confident they are as safe, maybe even safer, on a planned and tightly managed incentive trip than they would be at home. With all incentives or meetings, there is a big high after the event. This normally lasts a month or so.

Travel 115

Travel Contracts Hotels Transportation 115

Conference Care

JUNE 4, 2020

Over the past few months we’ve seen a huge increase in interest for virtual events, but very little in how they can be applied to particular event requirements. With three months to go and no certainty around government guidelines we suggested exploring the option to move the conference over to a virtual solution.

Negotiating 52

Negotiating Conference 2021 2020 52

Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. Live Event Venues Have Extra Perks. The show must go on – and finally after 14 long months, it will. As the U.S.

Venues 69

Venues 2015 Contracts Corporate Meetings 69

Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

When you start planning an event, one of the first things you should do is figure out your event planning timeline. The next time you start to plan an event, consider using this helpful guide to create an event planning schedule that works for you. What is a long-term event planning timeline?

Event Planning 138

Event Planning Food and Beverage Events Venues 138

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Event planning is a risky business. Recent natural disasters, labor strikes, even a massive data breach that may have compromised the identities of 500 million Starwood guests, have illustrated the number of things that can go wrong in the event professional world. Contracts are self-inflicted wounds,” he says. Do Your Homework.

Contracts 72

Contracts Insurance Hotels Fashion 72

Eved

JULY 3, 2017

Don’t make your event supplier crazy with your RFP… There’s the common misconception that event suppliers are giddy with delight when they receive a new RFP from a client and that they are falling all over themselves to respond quickly. Contract Clauses. Detailed Program Information. Attendee Demographics.

Contracts 40

Contracts Negotiating Transportation Events 40

The Modern Event

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Perhaps you are a novice meeting professional, or you’ve just hired an events manager for your organization and you want to measure the success of his or her (or your) practices. Communication – there should be open communication between the client and the event pro.

Meetings 40

Meetings Social Media Negotiating Contracts 40

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

do have a unique set of regulatory guidelines beyond those impacting other sectors,” says Sherri K. While budgets may be stagnant, planners are still under pressure to deliver memorable experiences and raise the bar from one event to the next. Maybe a three-hour event is 2.5 Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

Financial 73

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 73

Eventmobi

JULY 13, 2023

Think back: what do you remember about the event speakers from your most recent event? Getting the right speakers for your event can make or break the success of your conference, trade show, or seminar. Recommended Resource: Will you be recording your next event speaker to share their session after the event?

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Speakers Advertising Contracts Negotiating 195

Guidebook

JANUARY 8, 2024

Managing events is stressful. You need an event planning checklist to support you from beginning to end. From picking a venue and speakers to ensuring you’ve sent out thank you notes and running a post-event debrief, there’s a lot to think about. Since no two events are the same, you’ll undoubtedly want to remove or add items.

Event Planning 78

Event Planning Food and Beverage Social Media Insurance 78

Endless Events

MARCH 4, 2020

Because as we all know, having your AV on point is one of the best ways to ensure a successful event. So I’m going to try to do these in the best order as possible from pre-event, all the way through what load-in you’d want to do as check-in, to the event itself. Venue Guidelines.

Venues 128

Venues Contracts Conference Insurance 128

Event Planning BluePrint

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

They seem to have the right experience, at the right time, and know-how to market themselves and their event services perfectly? . They’ve found a way to market themselves and their event planning business so it aligns with their ideal clients and events. . Event Planning Resume . But what if it’s not just about luck?

Event Planning 62

Event Planning Contracts Events Negotiating 62

Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2021

“The answer will always be ‘it depends,’” Ty Sheaks, attorney, author and faculty legal advisor to International Association of Venue Managers, began the latest Smart Meetings webinar, Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses You Need to Know. A franchisee, he adds, may be more willing to deal with you or make changes to the contract.

Contracts 105

Contracts Negotiating Government Insurance 105

EventSource

MARCH 11, 2021

We were already so happy to have Iris of Blue Lavender Events planning our wedding, but that was amplified even further when it came to pivoting for the pandemic. Event Planner 49 Reviews Art of Celebrations Event Planner 31 Reviews Whim Event Planning. Event Planner 58 Reviews Designed Dream Event.

2020 118

2020 2021 Venues Negotiating 118

MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

In their letter, the lawmakers urged the hotel to reconsider hosting the event and posed three questions: 1. What criteria or guidelines does your hotel follow when deciding which organizations are allowed to host events at your premises? Grimes, Esq.

Risk Management 111

Risk Management Hotels Contracts Site Selections 111