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Breaking Down Convene’s Meetings Market Survey: What It Means for Venues

All Seated

Here is what the research means for venues: Takeaway #1: Belt-Tightening Still on the Horizon. What is unstated, but still likely in the crosshairs of belt-tightening, is the pressure for organizers and planners to reduce both the cost of time and travel associated with conducting in-person venue site visits. The answer?

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2019 ASAE Preview: 8 Ways to Enjoy Columbus, Ohio

Smart Meetings

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Get Fashionable. Get Touristy.

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Customer Feedback: Rethinking the CAB Experience

PCMA Convene

Event destinations and venues, for example, rely on customer feedback to shape their future development plans. It provided a way to get to know people in a different fashion.”. Among those goals is to rise to the top of planners’ site-selection lists. Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is no exception.

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Start Your Event Planning Business

Capterra Event Management

Venue Selection. Site Selection. Examples include product launches, political rallies, fashion shows. How to Start Your Own Event Planning Service. Is Event Planning Right for You? International Institute of Event Management (IIEM). Price: $345 – $875. Topics: Budgeting. Wedding Planning Strategy. Aesthetics.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

Much of that has to do with a growing perception that — in light of mass shootings in malls, office buildings, churches, schools, and other pub-lic spaces in the United States, and terror attacks like last fall’s in Paris, which specifically targeted event venues — conventions have been lucky. Andre Lico. All of the above,” Dunn O’Neal said.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

Much of that has to do with a growing perception that — in light of mass shootings in malls, office buildings, churches, schools, and other public spaces in the United States, and terror attacks like last fall’s in Paris, which specifically targeted event venues — conventions have been lucky. Andre Lico. All of the above,” Dunn O’Neal said. “At