Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

They assume that meetings will consist of sessions with speakers on a stage. And they assume that when attendees are not in sessions, we should ply them with food and drink and entertainment. Far more space is devoted to entertainment and food and beverage. And good event design is about how a conference works.

Food and Beverage 422

Food and Beverage Meetings Meeting Design Site Selections 422

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Most event planners today are self-taught and learn on the job. This apprenticeship model is pretty much how any trade is learned, from being a blacksmith in the middle ages, to today’s event planner, until the educational system creates a curriculum for teaching the trade in a uniform way. How to sell your event vision to the client.

Management 40

Management Event Management Food and Beverage Site Selections 40

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. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. H: Meeting or event design.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

Eventinterface

APRIL 5, 2017

Planning a corporate event brings its own challenges. Karen Shackman, Founder of Shackman Associates New York, shares top tips you need to keep in mind when planning your corporate event. Site selection can make or break a meeting. Historically, a venue’s location and reputation can be a strong draw for an event.

Corporate Events 100

Corporate Events Food and Beverage Site Selections Insurance 100

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Recently, our events team sat down to discuss the top challenges facing our industry today and how to address them. With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating. Can the agenda be adjusted to fewer days or sessions, thus reducing hotel and food and beverage costs?

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Senior Event Manager, Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC), Philadelphia.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76