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FICP 2023 Empowered Members for a Future Beyond the Horizon

Smart Meetings

Samantha Jordan, a futurist and consultant with Future Today Institute, led a discussion with industry leaders and explained that companies, including major retailers, are already using the tool to negotiate contracts. She reported that attorneys who work with these companies say they like the experience better than negotiating with a human.

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Before You Sign That Contract: 5 Hotel Contract Tips For Novice Planners

Endless Events

And even though innovative event technology solutions help automate many of the event planning processes, certain tasks remain unchanged. Let’s take the skill of hotel contract negotiations ; novice planners tend to feel overwhelmed by the nitty-gritty details of hotel contracts and often learn as they go.

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The Fundamentals of Event Planning: A Comprehensive Guide

Event Planning BluePrint

People Skills: Events are for people, about people, and made by people. An event planner must be adept at understanding client visions, negotiating with vendors, managing staff, and engaging with guests. Effective communication, empathy, and leadership are all part of the people skills that make an event planner successful.

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Flight shaming in the events industry

Gallus Events

This is why the concept of flight shaming in the events industry is so important and to put it simply: we have to reduce the number of flights taken by our attendees. . Shame is, of course, a very strong word. We do of course have to reduce the number of people flying to attend our events. It was easy to be frustrated.

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The fairest rules for meetings

Conferences that Work

Of course, having the freedom to ask a question, even if you’re worried it might make you look stupid, often has an unexpected outcome. A meeting may have a predetermined schedule, or the schedule may be negotiated and constructed on the fly, as typically occurs at peer conferences (aka unconferences). The sixth agreement…. …is

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Top Event Planning Skills You Need in a Post Covid-19 World

Eventsforce

It’s something event planners have been dealing with in every aspect of their job. Event design has changed, venue operations have changed and how attendees consume content has changed. It is a lot to deal with for event professionals. Sales, Persuasion and Negotiation . And we have no idea what’s coming next.

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How To Plan An Event

ePly

Emergency planning: If there’s a disaster during the event (e.g., Talent: If your event features keynote speakers, entertainment, or conference leaders, you’ll need to negotiate the terms long before the event. Common reasons for events include celebrating, fundraising, socializing, or educating.