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FICP 2023 Empowered Members for a Future Beyond the Horizon

Smart Meetings

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) brought 700 thought leaders together at JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida to prepare meeting professionals for whatever comes next with a call to reflect, discover and recharge. Emotional Data: How do we measure feelings to get a truer ROI on events?

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How to Win a ‘Yes!’ for Renewed Incentive Travel: Meeting Professionals Share Tips

Smart Meetings

The surveys showed family members playing a much larger part in the decision to travel. The Palm Beaches, Florida. See also: Contract Negotiation: Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know. There were also highly individual considerations for prospective incentive travelers. Conference Confidence.

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2019 Event Trends That Will Change the Path of Events

Endless Events

Orlando, Florida. A good part of making interactivity successful also relies on timing; for example, conducting surveys immediately after sessions ensures more accurate. Fortunately, WiFi costs are negotiable. With this in mind, here are some of the top US locations for bleisure travel : Austin, Texas. San Diego, California.

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Endless Events: 20+ Creative Corporate Event Entertainment Ideas

Bizzabo

Sending out pre-event surveys and mining your event software for analytics from previous events is a great way to figure out what your attendees want. For instance, if you’re hosting an event in Florida, then Disney's Animal Kingdom is a great possible location to get in touch with nature. Can you negotiate? Good luck!

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Concerns about using facial analysis at events

Conferences that Work

As I write this, the European Parliament is close to outlawing facial recognition in public spaces, though negotiations on the final wording are still underway. You’re almost certainly in it.) Privacy protections in other U.S. states I don’t know the U.S.

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How Ridesharing Will Save You Thousands at Your Next Event

Capterra Event Management

Orlando, Florida. For instance, USA Today conducted a survey in 2013 of the per-mile charges for taxis in sixty major U.S. When you multiply these savings with your pool of conference attendees, ridesharing becomes non-negotiable. These are the parking costs for the first five cities on the Cvent list: 1. Washington D.C.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

We wanted PCMA to expand and to be more proactive in the convention industry,” said Nichols, speaking from her home in Florida, where she is retired. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?” Flexibility and a pleasant attitude surely can’t hurt.”. — “Negotiating With a Hotel,” May/June 1991.

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