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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

Manage contracts. Manage implementation of meeting or event. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Then communicate expectations, set deadlines for deliverables and secure contracts. Secure contracts and communicate expectations. Identify risks.

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Event Statistics: 17 Current Planning Stats that Could Change Your Business Today

Social Tables

However, many proponents of modern meeting design recommend letting participants choose their seating to spur engagement and networking. The unfortunate realities of our modern world have made event security an imperative in contemporary meeting design and planning. ” 17.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

You’ll find helpful info on a range of topics from staging inspiration and productivity advice through to real-world assistance in getting the most out of your AV contracts. With a big tech focus, you’ll find plenty of reads on social media and apps, among more general event industry news. Techsytalk. Meetingsnet.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA. NAIDA STRUYK, CMP.

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The New Corona Reality

SmartMeetings

Contracting : At this time, we are evaluating all aspects of the meetings and events space–including the contracting phase. We realize it will take the entire industry to work together to create the confidence and trust to bring back meetings. This could also become part of meeting design.