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How To Plan An Event

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Planners need to map out how much time (before, during, and after) they’ll need to pull off the event. Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. You may need to clear certain aspects of the event with the city before you can move forward.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Steve Jobs said, “Design is how it works”. And good event design is about how a conference works.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

H: Meeting or event design. I: Site management. If you’re strategic about creating a sustainability plan for your event you can have a powerful positive impact on the environment, your participants and your host communities. Some help you determine the primary goals and objectives for your meeting or event.

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Tough Calls

PCMA Convene

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. Gender-neutral signs posted at public bathrooms in West Hollywood, California.

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All Politics Is Local

PCMA Convene

that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition. “It Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C.,

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