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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.

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Planners Scrambling as Bomb Cyclone Hits East Coast

SmartMeetings

Weather advisories being issued from Florida to Maine have prompted airlines to offer re-accommodations, and planners to consider their options. Tallahassee, Florida, hasn’t seen this much fluffy white stuff since 1989, according to the local weather service. How cold will it get? Ditto Georgia. Plan on delays.

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Don’t Let a Weather Emergency Derail Your Event

SmartMeetings

Thousands of schools are being closed, public transit systems halted and travel restrictions set in place. Although these contingencies can make negotiations a little more tricky, risk-averse planners may find that they are worth spending a little more time discussing. and as far east as Ohio.

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Best Event Management Courses in 2022

Nunify

Learnings from the course:- The course will prepare you to better understand the client’s requirements, choose event venues, identify the technology and equipment to be used, refine your negotiation skills,and master every little nuance of organizing an event. University of Florida. International Event Management Courses.

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Meetings Due Diligence in the Aftermath of a Disaster

MeetingsNet

After the epically awful 2017 hurricane season wreaked destruction from Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico and the U.S. If you have a substantial percentage saying they don’t want to come, try to negotiate with the venue,” says Foster. Think about the potential worst-case scenario, and whether you can negotiate that down.”.

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Trade show organisers and associations join forces to create safe, successful platforms for economic recovery and reconnection

Event Industry News

As an industry, we have systems and processes in place to provide safe platforms for face-to-face trading.”. “Exhibitions and business events are the fastest of all fast tracks to drive economic recovery after the pandemic,” says Kai Hattendorf, Managing Director & CEO –UFI.

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Top Medical Conferences in 2019. Is it worth sending people to a healthcare summit?

Eventory

Where: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. It is a widely known and recognized conference for all of those who want to improve healthcare systems and learn about the latest developments in that field. Leading healthcare professionals will discuss the challenges which today’s healthcare systems need to face. January 2019. What is it?