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Seeking Innovators, Experts, and Educators in Meeting Planning

MeetingsNet

Whether your meetings specialty is event design, contract negotiations, operations management, sustainability, risk management, virtual events, speaker trends, food & beverage, or something else entirely, our call for speakers is seeking fresh voices to educate and spark new ideas for meetings and conventions.

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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Ask your venue contact about existing risk management or emergency procedures already in place.

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Top 5 Event Planning Courses for Planners

Event Planning BluePrint

The level of education you pursue will depend on if you plan on starting your own business or if you’re interested in working for an event planning company and need your event certification. Not to mention the fact that you won’t know the tips & tricks, ins and outs, and trade secrets that come along with formal education.

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A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career

SmartMeetings

Today’s intense focus on key performance indicators, event-tech stacks and designing brilliant experiences has made the need for advanced education—from a university, association or DIY commitment—almost a requisite for getting hired…and for thriving. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management in 2019. Jessie States.

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How to Binge Your Way to an Advanced Meetings Career

SmartMeetings

After weeks spent on Zoom calls and virtual happy hours , attendees will expect more tech-driven options and companies will look for risk management that takes into account serious disruptions. More than 180 curated educational videos in the Netflix-style library are tailor-made for the current WFH reality.

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

SmartMeetings

Editor’s note : The following is not legal advice but is for general educational purposes. Meeting professionals today are risk managers. To protect yourself, you need to educate yourself and demonstrate the measures taken to keep everyone safe. If you have a specific question, you should contact an attorney.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. A collaborative approach will always benefit you in all aspects, including managing costs.”.