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How have you adjusted your business to be ready when events begin to open back up?

Eventmobi

” Heidi Hiller, Innovative Party Planners, Baltimore, Maryland. While tight restrictions for gathering remain in place in the state of Maryland, we are hopeful we can gather in small groups outdoors in the warmer months ahead. Heidi Hiller, Owner & Creative Director, Innovative Party Planners , Baltimore, Maryland.

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2019 40 Under 40: Pamela Wike Boyd, CMP, The Solid Waste Association of North America

Connect Your Meetings

Pamela Wike Boyd, CMP, 33, works in Silver Spring, Maryland, as senior manager of meetings and events at The Solid Waste Association of North America. I also manage the pre-show selection process, including contracting, site selection and visitation. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Boyd discusses her passion for the events industry. .

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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

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Wolfe follows chatter on hotel fees on Twitter, and watched as the members of a national nonprofit group recently “went ballistic” over the daily fee charged when they booked at their convention hotel in Maryland. The room rate was renegotiated, she says. “It It is embarrassing to professional planners to have something like happen.

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Demystifying Covid Testing: The Differences, Access and What It All Means for Travelers

Smart Meetings

If you’re unvaccinated and coming from Maryland or Virginia, or you’re only staying the day (under 24 hours), you are not restricted by testing. In the event that you contracted Covid within 90 days prior to your trip, documentation of your recovery should be carried with you and presented in place of a negative test or vaccination.

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Code Red! Your Fix-It Guide for Today’s Event Emergencies

SmartMeetings

From firm advice to build flexibility into contracts, particularly when it comes to attrition clauses, to tips for elevating boxed lunches and overcommunicating, these experienced craftspeople were eager to share their instruction manuals. And many suggested keeping the meeting short and focused. Engaging Audiences. Her approach? “I

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Trending Now: The Day Of Wedding Coordinator

All Seated

A wedding planner’s tasks include the overall design and vision of wedding, keeping the couples within their budgets, contract negotiations, the hiring of vendors, as well as execution of the event vision on the day of the wedding. A full-service wedding planner basically handles everything for the couple, from start to finish.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

Job title: CEO and creative director Company or organization: Foundry Crew in Hyattsville, Maryland. What I love about my job: Using my specialized knowledge to negotiate venue contracts that protect event hosts from undue risk and financial exposure, and to set their events up for success, is what excites me most. Annie Senatore.

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