MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 28, 2016

A recent GBTA Foundation study finds that, while the technology exists to help meeting professionals throughout the site-sourcing process, just over half—57 percent—say they currently use meeting management technology to plan their events. read more.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 19, 2023

Should planners add this factor to their site-selection research? For meetings that take place over a Monday or a Friday in a first- or second-tier city, planners might want to consider hosting an on-site evening event rather than scheduling a free night for attendees to roam around the host city. The reason?

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Site Selections Entertainment Financial Venues 95

EventMB

MAY 2, 2018

More information about Event Manager Blog’s sponsored posts. Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs) can be incredibly helpful in site selection and support in making your event happen in their destination. This is a sponsored post by Meetings + Conventions Calgary.

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Site Selections Meetings Event Management Management 116

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry.

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Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts 98

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry.

Conference 98

Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts 98

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The swimming pool of meeting and event safety has a variety of items floating in it, from physical safety and health concerns to climate change and political upheaval. And in the case of event safety and security, it’s crisis communication. One of the key elements that tie these together is communication.

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Social Media Site Selections Healthcare Speakers 119

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The beginning of a new year brings the promise of new events, incentives and meetings. In normal times, your site selection process would include factoring in airlift, weather, meeting space, number of guestrooms, etc. After all, the real magic of live events happens when everyone is gathered together. Build in More Time.

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Contracts Site Selections 2022 Risk Management 112

All Seated

JUNE 25, 2023

We’ve partnered with event expert, educator, and author, Dianne Devitt, to offer you the opportunity to earn your Certificate in the Business of Meetings and Events. Use CODE: ASCP1 to receive a 15% discount on our sponsored Module 3: Sourcing and Site Selection and/or Module 19: Fast Forward.

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Site Selections Meetings Education Events 36

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Meetings and events expert opens up about innovative event execution Angele du Passage Angele du Passage has been a dedicated leader in the hospitality industry for over 30 years. As a CMP and partner of a meeting services organization, du Passage gives insight on how her background and values contribute to the success of CPG events.

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2024 Hospitality Tourism Site Selections 52

Hubb

JUNE 9, 2021

ResourceOne is the event planning and logistics arm of HelmsBriscoe, the world’s largest meetings procurement and site selection company. With client demand for virtual events still growing, ResourceOne partners with Hubb and their proven, established virtual event platform to help him serve a broad array of clients.

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Site Selections Event Planning Events Meetings 52

Endless Events

JUNE 2, 2020

Even though most events are now going virtual , designing events for introverts still remains a relevant topic. It’s a matter of fact that virtual events make the experience more accessible to a larger number of people. Plus, another thing to keep in mind is the fact that in-person events will come back eventually.

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Site Selections Hotels Events Travel 91

Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 30, 2021

The Event Leadership Institute’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit , held virtually on June 3, invites meeting and event professionals to chart their course for the future. The summit will target three key areas: Business: For senior leaders, how do you build institutional resilience in your events, teams and organizations?

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Site Selections Trade Shows Sponsorships Tech 98

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With meeting season back in full swing, hotels are busy servicing corporate and association programs while their sales teams are sifting through the requests for proposals for business events set to happen in late 2023 and throughout 2024 and beyond. If you had a sense of urgency from the beginning, your RFP stayed active.” “But

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Site Selections Hotels 2024 Negotiating 52

EventMB

JUNE 12, 2023

Skift Take: A new AI-powered event sourcing tool aims to streamline the way planners research venues and vendors, and automated their interaction with sales teams. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Venues Events Site Selections Meetings 182

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A new toolkit for employees at hotels, convention centers, and special-event venues can provide planners with deeper perspective on what to ask during site selection. The guide also includes a resource list that can be customized to include local businesses who cater to event groups.

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Venues Site Selections Hotels Transportation 64

EventMB

JANUARY 24, 2023

Skift Take: The twists and turns of the global travel industry's recovery continue to impact how event destinations are selected. Some effects are obvious, others not so much. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Travel Events Site Selections Meetings 215

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. Here are some resources to help you understand the basics.

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Site Selections Contracts Hotels 2020 103

Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As a meeting and event planner, do you ever feel a little stuck? Maybe you can’t find the perfect spot for your next unforgettable event. Turn to the local convention and visitors bureau (CVB) and destination marketing organisation (DMO) to hit an event planning jackpot.

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Meetings Transportation Site Selections Attendance Marketing 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 28, 2021

Smart Meetings got a sneak peek at the Event Leadership Institute’s (ELI) opening general session of their upcoming Business, Design & Strategy Summit on June 3, The State of the Industry: Where We Are With In-Person Events. Below are some of the key takeaways. 75 in February to.81 81 in April. San Francisco and Chicago.

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Site Selections 2019 Travel 2022 119

Event Industry News

MAY 29, 2020

A new event-tech tool could smooth the return to meeting by making it easy to plan room layouts that take each region’s safety rules and recommendations into account. Event-planning platform Allseated announced its new Physical Distancing Tool today. What should ballrooms look like when we are all back to meeting again?

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Meetings Site Selections Government Event Tech 139

ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Even simple events can have multiple moving parts, making event planning an intense exercise in logistics. More than throwing parties, event planning considers all stages of the event cycle. From conception to post-event marketing, the planner has to be ready for nearly anything. tornado, hurricane, etc.),

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Social Media Transportation Speakers Negotiating 62

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The e-commerce giant’s RFP and site-selection process yields lessons for event organizers. Hot Springs Sentinel Record. Read More.

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Site Selections Events 55

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

These events usually last three to four days, and when you add on travel time, attendees may be gone from their families for a week or longer. This could mean places with fun attractions such as theme parks, zoos or historic sites. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. Allow the family to attend social events.

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Conference Site Selections Trade Shows Travel 98

MeetingsNet

MARCH 28, 2023

An event venue’s power source has a notable effect on a meeting’s total carbon emissions. For planners who want to include a venue’s power source in their site selection process, Julia Spangler, chief of sustainability consultancy Ecosystem Events, says that “the best source of information is the utility company connected to the venue.

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Site Selections Sustainability Consulting Hotels 105

Master the Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We’ve been event planning and hosting face-to-face meetings for a dog’s age and in dog lingo that’s a long time. I of course am biased (extremely biased) when it comes to the event and meeting planning industry. Event, meeting and conference planners are responsible to organize and manage all parts of events, meetings and conferences.

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Event Planning Food and Beverage Site Selections Negotiating 40

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Key Takeaways: Milestones like the return of leisure and business travel and full-capacity restaurant dining rooms will precede in-person events. Get ready for more scrutiny from the C-suite on the ROI of in-person events. The Return of In-Person Events: Leading Indicators to Watch for. Not so fast.

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2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 111

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

How might the AEG Facilities/SMG deal — the latest move in the mergers-and-acquisitions game that is reshaping the meetings and events industry — impact site selection? Read More.

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Site Selections Events Meetings 40

MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

A prime example of the situation planners face: When asked about how strongly the rising cost of air travel was affecting their planning of upcoming events—with 1 being “not at all” and 5 being “severely”—67.3 percent of respondents said they expect to see fewer attendees at their upcoming events. Specifically, 69.2

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Site Selections Travel Trade Shows Contracts 111

Coterie Spark

MAY 29, 2020

There is a disconnect between in-person and virtual events and it’s understandable. Everyone has experienced an in-person event on some scale. But not everyone has experienced a virtual event. The logistics involved in coordinating these virtual experiences are no different than our in-person events.

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Site Selections Entertainment Conference Venues 52

PCMA Convene

MARCH 13, 2017

The 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey collected information about the number, size, revenue, and budgets for meetings industry during 2015, as well as information about site visits, booking windows, housing, and other topics: . On average, respondents’ use of virtual meetings and events went up nearly 0.3

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2015 Meetings Site Selections Wireless 74

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Grigsby, 33, works in Woodbridge, Virginia, as d irector of communications and events for Independent Electrical Contractors. As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Grigsby discusses her passion for the events industry. I manage everything from budgets to site selections to online registration to attendee communications.

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2019 Site Selections Sports 2021 40

SmartMeetings

APRIL 30, 2019

Starting with our site selection, we can begin the process of helping to keep our attendees safer. He’s a seasoned speaker, writer and educator and offers safety tips on topics including site selection, emergency operations and event safety. There is a bright side, however. Include Safety at the Walk-Through.

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Hotels Site Selections Hospitality Venues 78

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

Post authored by Rachel Stephan, Event Marketing Strategist, sensov/ event marketing. A lot goes into crafting the ultimate event experience. Putting a successful event together means a lot of moving parts. There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. Event Planner Challenges.

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Social Media Sustainability Site Selections Travel 90

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

(ESTRO social media) The pandemic has upended destinations’ view of business events as some kind of “subsidiary of tourism,” U.K.-based Events, he said, are now recognized as “being at the heart of the city’s reinvention.” Events, he said, are now recognized as “being at the heart of the city’s reinvention.” But all is not lost.

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2025 2021 Site Selections 2024 96

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Event safety has become a priority, if not for meeting planners, then for attendees. However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016. His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations and crisis communications.

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2022 Meetings Site Selections Hotels 105

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Paid influencer marketing is spreading to the event industry, and I doubt that it’s an ethical practice. ” I was not surprised to get this call because the agency has been calling other event professionals with the same pitch. Now event industry influencers are being asked to do the same thing. 500 compensation.

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Marketing Social Media Site Selections 2014 120

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Trademark, a full-service, highly-creative agency that provides event strategy and end-to-end production for major brand events, today announced Trademark SiteSelect , a new professional practice with the mission to provide concierge-level event location sourcing services to global brands. We Envision the Final Production.

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Contracts Site Selections Hotels Entertainment 57