SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2018

Long-term contracts —three, five or even ten years—can save you money, especially if you book during a hotel or resort’s slower times. “A A three-year contract can mean a 10 percent savings,” says John Berglund, CEO of Mira Smart Conferencing , a management software firm in Clayton, Missouri. What if a better idea comes along?

Negotiating 69

Negotiating Contracts Hotels Meetings 69

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“They gave us three options: Terminate our original contract and they would return our deposit with no penalty, Reschedule the event in 2020 with new contract terms; or. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”. FAMP opted to renegotiate its contract terms and host an in-person event in 2020.

Trade Shows 105

Trade Shows Contracts 2020 Food and Beverage 105

BizBash

JULY 6, 2017

I read in my Twitter feed this morning about a recent case where the Missouri Court of Appeals formally adopted the Spearin Doctrine. If you live in the government contracting world, don’t start sending me emails about how wrong I have described the Spearin Doctrine above. Here you go: US v. Spearin: Owner designs. Owner accepts.

2007 80

2007 Contracts Site Selections Government 80

PCMA Convene

MARCH 5, 2018

In her speech , the actress — who won the Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of a grieving, raging mother whose daughter was murdered in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri — asked all the women in the audience who had been nominated for an Oscar this year in any category to stand up.

2015 71

2015 2007 Contracts Speakers 71

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In January, Virgin Hyperloop One partnered with University of Missouri to begin a feasibility study for a possible route between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, potentially shortening a 3.5-hour As if to emphasize the point, the results of the Missouri feasibility study released on Oct. hour trip to only 28 minutes.

Transportation 63

Transportation Technology 2013 2019 63

PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

It wasn’t COVID-19 that kept Sandra Geiger, a global account executive with ConferenceDirect, from visiting Hotel Effie, a 250-room hotel in Sandestin, Florida, before she signed a contract for an association group meeting in July — it was because the hotel was still under construction. Virtual Site Visits. Taylor Abbate.

Venues 97

Venues Meetings Hotels Contracts 97

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Louis, Missouri, USA. The best day I’ve had in the meetings industry is when I spearheaded bringing customers from Jefferson City, Missouri, into St. Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA. HOLLY LAMMERT. National Convention Sales Manager Explore St. NAIDA STRUYK, CMP.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69