Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. The knowledge and training a law enforcement officer can provide on-site during an event is unmatched.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Nearly two years ago, I worked in political journalism, writing about current events and lending my views to editorial columns. So after a period of searching, I discovered Capterra, and subsequently, an enjoyment in writing about event management software. Not unlike starting an event planning business. Obtain certifications.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

As we move into the peak season for meetings , conventions and trade shows, event planners should keep in mind that in the United States, good times have brought a historically low unemployment rate and a fierce demand for workers. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event. These tips will help you keep attendees happy .

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

A streamlined AV experience is essential to a successful event. We asked experts to help deconstruct the complexities of the AV world to equip event coordinators of all experience levels with new information to employ at upcoming conferences. What’s Trending in AV.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

The experts at venue sourcing and event management company Conference Care have some suggestions (and a detail checklist) for making the most of these essential tours. This also provides useful information to share with your future delegates. It can be difficult to predict exactly how many delegates will actually attend your event.

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Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

So if you, like me, are an event professional looking to develop your event management skills, you might feel overwhelmed with the number of choices for education and training in logistics, management, design, personal relationships, and event management software. Emory University Event Planning Certification.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. H: Meeting or event design.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

As June wraps up, we can look back at Pride Month and admire all of the incredible events , demonstrations and strides that helped support the LGBT community. Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. Get involved with LGBTMPA to stay connected and informed.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

It will be an event people will be buzzing about for years to come, which means it surely offers some important lessons that meeting planners will appreciate. If you want to keep your event under budget and book rooms at the best hotels, be sure to book early. Technology is often touted as a tool to make events instantly better.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

From the onset of the site-selection process, collaboration among public, private, and civic organizations was the cornerstone of Cleveland’s effort to attract either of the 2016 political conventions. We were responsible for putting together information about the hotel package that we would offer the DNC.

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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 When we’re chasing a major sporting event, it’s Wow, you guys really did a great job with the RNC.

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