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Choice Cuts for Food and Beverage Savings

MeetingsNet

Check the contracts for deadlines. There are a lot of new contract deadlines for ordering meals that can add upwards of 25 percent onto the cost of the meal if the deadlines are not met. And “if you’re getting them sponsored, make sure the price reflects the cost of the beverage.”. • she says. • Use inclusive menu design.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Event Budget

Guidebook

With a laundry list of expenses, it can be tempting to skip the planning and jump right into signing contracts with your vendors. For example, if after evaluating your previous event, you realize you overspent on food, you can go into your high-level plan with a better understanding of how you’ll need to adjust your budget.

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How to Develop an Event Budget for Your Meeting

Eventmobi

Let’s look at an example based on financial success being equivalent to breaking-even with your event. Fixed costs: $1,600 (includes room rental, AV, speaker costs, F&B, staff, etc.). According to a Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) survey, 36% of all expenses are for food and beverages (F&B) alone.

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20 Pandemic-Related Changes to Make in the Attendee Journey

Event Farm

An agreement on how you expect people—attendees, staff, speakers, exhibitors, etc.—to The code of conduct explains how everyone should behave and what happens when they’re non-compliant, for example, not wearing a mask. For example, we’ve seen different wristbands or badge colors being used. #17: 1: Code of conduct. 17: Signage.

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Play With Your Food: Making Event Centered Meals More Fun

Coterie Spark

Whether you are hosting a conference, retreat, meeting, or any kind of event, you are likely to be providing food items to your guests. One of the biggest mistakes you can make as you wade through budget management is ignoring the importance of food and beverage. For better or worse, food impacts people and their feelings.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist

Guidebook

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. Research and Vendor Contracting Research potential venues to come up with a shortlist. Will you have paid speakers, performers, or special guests? Do you need to find additional funds?

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What Event Planning Best Practices Are Here to Stay?

Smart Meetings

People may not remember the awesome sound from the speakers of your event, or the incredible food and beverage. For example, there is a good chance proof of a negative Covid test or proof of vaccination will be a requirement that we might see for a while. Flexible Contract Language.