Endless Events

APRIL 7, 2020

“Force majeure is a legal term that’s been around for a long time and it’s in your contracts, but it’s separate from your contracts”, Josh explains. But they let planners and groups get out of meeting contracts or frankly, any kind of supplier contracts too if they meet certain criteria.

Contracts 91

Contracts Hotels Government Events 91

PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall? That goes away.

Sponsorships 123

Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

PCMA Convene

MAY 8, 2020

Metrock is set to announce next week a change in venue for the event — a location “down the street” from the Martin Center, he told Convene. He’s been speaking with four potential sites about hosting the two-day event, including the Dana Farber Center, another health-care facility, a hospital, and a small meeting venue.

Healthcare 115

Healthcare 2021 Meeting Planning 2020 115

Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

They provide in-house AV and production at convention centers, venues, and hotels such as Kimpton, Hyatt, and Marriott, across the country. This will greatly impact the event and meeting planning industry because planners will now only have 1 technology option at hotels, limiting options for flexibility in their venue selection process.

Event Technology 110

Event Technology Technology Meetings Hotels 110

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Best Event Planning Podcasts. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. Meetings Podcast. Eventful: Th e Podcast for Meeting Professionals. The Meeting Planning Madness Podcast. This is a bi-monthly, thirty minute podcast about all things event planning. EventIcons. IN-PERSON Podcast.

Event Tech 103

Event Tech Tech Event Technology Technology 103

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Every week I talk to smart people with extensive meeting-planning and facilitation experience who share their perspectives and insights. Cheryl Gentry.

2017 84

2017 Contracts Negotiating Meetings 84

Stova

MARCH 16, 2023

Within this guide, you will receive the tools and knowledge to become a meeting strategist for your organization. That means you will know the most efficient way to source your meeting venue, what event software to use, how to properly budget for your event, and finally how to measure your total meeting spend and return.

Management 40

Management 2023 Meetings Negotiating 40

Corbin Ball

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

18 LINKS FOR MEETINGS, BUSINESS AND FUN. Or helpful business or meeting planning links? 6 Meeting Industry-Related Sites: ebook from Julius Solaris: The Future of Event Marketing. Kapow: very interesting new "meeting experience" booking engine. Bizly: Fast Forward 50 Years: the Meeting Room to Blow Your Mind.

2016 60

2016 Sponsorships Trade Shows Travel 60

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Every week I talk to smart people with extensive meeting-planning and facilitation experience who share their perspectives and insights. Cheryl Gentry.

2017 74

2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 74

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. The true test starts before you arrive at the door of the venue. Try to make your site visit at the same time of day that a delegate would be travelling to the site.

Site Selections 61

Site Selections Negotiating Conference Venues 61

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Manage contracts. Manage implementation of meeting or event. It’s a scary world, we’re just planning on it. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Develop management and implementation plan. Develop and implement emergency response plan.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Cities that devote funds and square footage to building, maintaining and expanding state-of-the-art meeting facilities reap rewards in the form of increased meetings and conventions bookings, room night sales and visitor spending. But the behemoth venue no longer feels so spacious. billion in regional impact and $23.9

Negotiating 40

Negotiating Site Selections 2014 Hotels 40

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative. ELI has many offerings, including certificates in Fundraising Event Management, Event Entrepreneurship: Growth Strategies, and Pandemic Meeting & Event Design. Laughter will be included at no additional cost.”. CAEs: The Association Pros.

Education 105

Education Hospitality Telecommunications Negotiating 105

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

and those that travel to international markets. travel ban). I hope for stabilization so that planning can be more intentional than planning for the unknown.”. Contracting space — Total exhibition space shrank 20 percent compared to the average exposition footprint in last year’s survey. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

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. We recommend you check out Bizbash for the ultimate in event planning news, trends, inspiration and venue discovery. Event Leadership Institute.

Trade Shows 133

Trade Shows Food and Beverage Tech Education 133

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Have a conversation with your contact at a potential venue about their prior experience with LGBT-friendly events and any diversity training the staff has completed. He describes LGBTMPA as an organization serving the meeting professional community to provide the ideal network for the advancement and growth of its members in the industry. “I

Meetings 77

Meetings Site Selections Negotiating Speakers 77

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

According to Jobs Rated’s 2016 survey, being a meeting, event and travel professional is one of the most stressful jobs,” Andrew Flack, vice president of marketing and ecommerce Americas at Hilton, told Smart Meetings. Tools that Wow. The museum is just the beginning.

Ecommerce 40

Ecommerce Insurance Fashion Meetings 40

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

20, president-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office, and nearly one million Americans are expected to travel to Washington, DC, to either attend the inauguration or protest it. 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.

Transportation 40

Transportation Travel Contracts Site Selections 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Rather than leaving their children with Grandma or a sitter, more physicians were traveling to the annual meeting with them. It comes as no surprise that ‘costs’ will be the watchword of the ’90s. March 1992.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56