Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Here are five examples of how explicit communication improves meetings. 1—Tell attendees how your meeting socials will be social! Want to make your meeting “socials” actually social? A little explicit pre-party communication will improve your meeting. Don’t just throw a party with loud music.

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Attendease

MAY 31, 2023

The development of today’s tools has allowed organizations and teams alike to unlock their creative potential, maximize resources, and deliver exceptional events with ease. Is it self-guided or are there dedicated resources to assist you throughout the process? This contract should contain a clear list of services being provided.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era.

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QC Event School

APRIL 6, 2023

The Ultimate QC Event School Master List of Blog Resources Okay, let’s get to the reason you’re really here – all those invaluable blog resources at your disposal! Join QC Event School’s Virtual Classroom on Facebook today! Don’t Be Fooled by These 6 Shady Online Event Planning School Tricks! Why Choose QC?

Corporate Events 52

Corporate Events Social Media Consulting Event Planning 52

Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. To help planners avoid the inevitable headache, Smart Meetings sat down with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events , to find the best path forward for meeting planners looking for the right event tech for their needs.

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Event Tech Tech Meetings Negotiating 98

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Finding ways to elevate attendee well-being is the new gold standard Prioritizing wellness in meetings and conventions is rapidly evolving from a nice-to-have feature to an essential component of creating a productive and positive meeting. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy.

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Meetings Speakers Contracts Tech 105

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The newly expanded company will handle placements for full-time jobs in addition to contract work. Meetingjobs, a meetings-industry job board and placement service, has announced a merger with Cadre, an online marketplace where organizations can contract event-industry freelancers.

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Contracts Meetings 2019 Technology 105

Endless Events

OCTOBER 8, 2019

You might want to put your best suit on because today we’re talking about hotel contract negotiations! But anyone who’s ever had to go through it knows there’s more to the story than just signing a contract. a national meeting planning company, which books over 100,000 room nights annually.

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

The conference and meeting planning world has become one of the more important commerce producing sectors. One of the keys to the success in this industry are the conference and meeting planners that organize, plan and deliver the ultimate in meetings, tradeshows, conferences, seminars and product launches.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

From finances to DEI and team building, 2023 was a year for support and education All of us at Smart Meetings and all of our contributors want to see each other thrive, which is why we frequently post strategy stories as a resource for all of us to learn from each other. Sun identified eight strengths that were commonly mentioned.

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2023 Financial Contracts Education 104

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? Smart Meetings asked two veteran independent meeting professionals : ConferenceDirect Vice President Carolyn Poole and Bravo! When it comes to utilizing the resources at a venue, it helps to know who is using the space before and after you.

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Negotiating Contracts Hotels Consulting 105

Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2018

One of the learning outcomes was for students to learn the importance of reading a contract. So, I decided to create an experiential learning activity where my students had the opportunity to experience first hand why reading a contract was important. Cell phone contracts. Cell phone contracts.

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Contracts Risk Management Education Retail 74

SmartMeetings

APRIL 1, 2024

DMCs are an untapped resource for meeting profs A Destination Management Company (DMC) could be the secret ingredient for meeting professionals cooking up their next event. What DMCs Can Do for Meeting Profs A DMC is truly a one-stop-shop. We are there to stay one step ahead of everything.”

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Management Contracts Hotels Airlines 79

Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. It requires resources to do it well. How will we need to respond?

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 5, 2024

Problem clauses to consider fixing or downright excluding Sometimes, in an attempt to cover all of our bases by including every conceivable contract clause, we trap ourselves in the outfield with confusing and unenforceable language that leads only to lawsuits and court cases. Lowest Rate Every contract is a futures agreement.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. Affordable Resources. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s tough to imagine a meeting that might run more smoothly than the Event Services Professionals Association’s annual conference, the most recent edition of which took place in late January in Indianapolis. A lot of planners don’t know these experiences can happen in their meeting.”

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This is best done by scheduling a planning meeting with company leadership and other key stakeholders for the event. This includes considering your internal resources (budget, stakeholders, event management software) and external resources (sponsors, vendors, partners). Build in buffer time for inevitable delays. Learn More!

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Unionized hotels provide the stability and training that hospitality workers are seeking—they could be part of the solution to the shortage that meeting planners are waiting for. Resources Made for Planners. Unite Here created FairHotel to assist meeting and event planners in choosing a union hotel or venue.

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Hospitality Contracts Hotels Healthcare 98

Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. It seems almost everyone I meet lately appears to have an interest in meeting planning and a meeting planner career. Immerse yourself in all things meeting planning.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

It also helps eliminate the stress of meeting deadlines. Imagine not signing the venue contract, or making a deposit, and finding out that your date has been released. Event Planning Template/Event Checklist Resources Part of the function of MasterTheEvent.com is to provide tools and resources.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

With the year barely at the halfway mark, 2020 already has stretched meeting professionals to their limits. Now meeting professionals work in an environment in which, with no vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19 yet available, the pandemic is contained in some parts of the world, but not in others — and that is subject to change.

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Meetings Contracts 2021 Hotels 103

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Complex gatherings require creative solutions Brandon Goodman Meeting professionals plan their tactical strategies for months before entering the Zone of Action in the ballroom. Read More : Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed? We set up an environment to meet each specific client’s needs.”

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2024 Contracts Events Tech 97

SmartMeetings

JUNE 29, 2021

She suggests meeting professionals reach out to their personal networks to find qualified help. Amy Calvert , CEO at EIC Events Industry Council , which produced the Workforce and Wellness resource guide, stresses the importance of supporting front-line workers right now. A Flexible Solution. Building Back Better.

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Hospitality Meetings Tourism Hotels 101

SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2020

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series reporting on FICP Chats about the future of meetings. Role clarity when selecting a virtual meeting platform was an area where participants noted an opportunity for improvement within their organizations. See also : The Online Meeting Resource Guide. Virtual Platforms.

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Event Industry News

JULY 22, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has launched a tool enabling venues to manage the tracking and tracing of delegates, as part of its ongoing reopening support for the sector. As the entire business meetings and events industry will face the same challenges, it makes sense to offer the same solution to all.”.

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Meetings Contracts Government Venues 64

SmartMeetings

MAY 27, 2021

Smart Meetings talked to three meeting professionals tasked with figuring out how to achieve company goals and engage their geek audiences and their evolving expectations and learning styles in ways that are meaningful and effective, regardless of how content is distributed. The Day the Meetings Stopped.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet. Mythodology: Adding novelty to a meeting makes it better. But making your meeting better lasts. Reality : Novelty is a one-time trick.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

How safe are your meetings and events? Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. Then one more.” .

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2019 Meetings Contracts Risk Management 91

SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

Expert groups are addressing each area, starting with a report on health and safety from the Meeting and Event Design group that is scheduled to be on the EIC website by early July. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry. Here are highlights.

Food and Beverage 111

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 19, 2017

This industry runs on jargon, and since meeting planning requires everyone to work at a rapid click, it’s best to get acquainted with it yourself. Certified Meeting Professional , a merit one receives from completing the Convention Industry Council’s certification program for professionals in the meeting, convention and exhibition industries.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Financial Insurance Medical Meetings Contracts 98

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Date, venue and rates are critical and typically given priority in the earliest stages of the meeting planning cycle. Many hotel contracts mandate use of an in-house AV provider and contain clauses prohibiting use of other vendors or charge for the privilege of using the planner’s preferred vendor. Contracting Out vs. In-House.

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Negotiating Hotels Contracts Food and Beverage 82

PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. Surely, he thought, there must be a less aggravating way to book small meetings. his building. He called it Bizly. “It

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Meetings 2014 Food and Beverage Contracts 97

Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

When we emerge from our government-imposed cocoons, we are less likely to find participants content with trends that meet pop culture standards but rather will shift and seek those that tie into the deeper values they have put to the test over this past year. It requires resources to do it well. How will we need to respond?

2021 195

2021 Food and Beverage Travel Sustainability 195

TicketBud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The earlier you can sign a contract, the better chance you have of nailing down special rates. Consider a tiered system that offers diverse event types and formats – webinars, workshops, meet-ups. It can also open new opportunities for resources and cross-promotion. These smaller events should require less money and resources.

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Marketing Negotiating Entertainment Sponsorships 110

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. 4, which covered the basics of the event life cycle, from creating the event and RFP templating to contracting and asking suppliers the right questions. 25 at 11 a.m.

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