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Master the Event
JANUARY 9, 2024
From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes. And really be sure to get yourself out the door and network, network, network.
Event Leadership Institute
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
We’ve been trained to be wary of each other, particularly of strangers and large crowds, to only trust those closest to us, and rightfully so. With demand for in-person event venues and vendors at historically low levels, expect supply to contract. Individually, we’ve spent the past year being shocked, scared and confused.
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Plan Your Meetings
JUNE 27, 2016
If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. Manage contracts. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Develop training plan. Manage critical path.
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. It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says. Set the Stage for Inclusivity.
SmartMeetings
JANUARY 18, 2017
The Secret Service has rolled out an elaborate security plan which involves closing more than 100 square blocks of Washington, DC, and deploying 28,000 trained personnel from the U.S. On site visits, planners should ask hotels and venues about their crisis management plans. Have a backup plan for speakers and entertainment.
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