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How to Plan a Sustainable Event

GEVME

While people love spending their time in such places, the organizers do not really place sustainability as the anchor of organizing such events. The concept of sustainability has been around for a long time but now it has become the need of the hour so that each one of us can do our bit in making an impact on the environment.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

A collaborative approach will always benefit you in all aspects, including managing costs.”. Saving money starts with contract negotiations and asking for the right concessions; the larger your piece of business, the more concessions you can negotiate,” Lindenberg says. That takes away from the client experience.”

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

B: Project management. C: Risk management. D: Financial management. G: Stakeholder management. I: Site management. Develop the sustainability plan for meeting or event. Being sustainable is more than just eliminating paper, reducing waste and recycling whenever possible. B: Project management.

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What Is the Meetings Industry’s No. 1 Challenge?

PCMA Convene

Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. Contracts and dealing with our volunteers. Declining association management. Escalating rates — hotel, food and beverage, transportation.