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Childcare at Events Remains Expensive and Still Hard to Come By

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Corporations haven’t been traveling, so that business really slowed down,” she said. Tempesta, who has picked up some contracts from competitors who went out of business, said anyone entering the event childcare business these days faces steep challenges. More people are combining business travel with vacations.

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Lessons from the Front: Covid-era Med Meetings

Smart Meetings

Those stressful last-minute gyrations were just one of the issues addressed in Smart Meetings ’ latest webinar, “ Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings ,” led by Kara Ferguson, meeting planner for American Society of Anesthesiologists , and Katie Bohrer, CEO of event design company Onwardly. Katie Bohrer. “If

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Convincing Stakeholders to Hold Live or Hybrid Events is Planners’ Top Concern

PCMA Convene

Here is what they said: Convincing stakeholders to hold live or hybrid meetings (63 percent). Contract negotiations/liability/waivers (43 percent). based planner concerns for moving forward with events were (highest to lowest): fear in general, lower attendance, travel restrictions, and negotiating contract terms.

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How to Write Force Majeure to Protect Your Meeting from the Next Pandemic

SmartMeetings

As news spread about socially distancing to save lives, planners and hoteliers experienced an evolving understanding of whether coronavirus could be called an “act of God,” which would allow contracted meetings to be called off without liability. See also : 4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today.

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Risk Management: Addressing Meeting Emergencies When the Industry Resumes

SmartMeetings

Why should meeting professionals address risk? If you were a client looking to contract with a meeting planner or a company, which would you want to work with one that did not address risk? Meeting Risk Checklist. A million issues can impact any meeting or event.

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What Do You Like Best About Your Job?

PCMA Convene

Many mentioned the same things: autonomy, creativity, challenge, the opportunity to travel, and to see a project through from beginning to end. Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space. Constantly meeting new people. Like the travel — love my team.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

One day I may be working with internal departments to develop a one-of-a-kind experience here in Anaheim, and another day I may be traveling across the country to host a client event. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA.

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