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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Keep F&B Simple. Seek Out Win-Wins.

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What Is the Meetings Industry’s No. 1 Challenge?

PCMA Convene

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. Nearly 30 percent of respondents’ answers in some way reference budgets or rising costs this year, with AV, food and beverage, and Wi-Fi expenses standing out as particular pain points. Risk management.

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Best Practices for Safe Meetings from APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Taskforce

SmartMeetings

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. Here are highlights.

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Back to Work Basics

SmartMeetings

Drowning in a sea of protocols and guidance documents released daily by government agencies, venues and organizations? The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. We want to be COVID-safe and sustainable.

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The Future of Events: Event Team Members Of The Next Decade

Endless Events

. “So I can see this being something that could exist within agencies and production houses” In Comes Sustainability. We can’t look at the future of events without talking about sustainability. ” We need someone who’s focusing just on sustainability. That sucks.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

GTC attracts developers, researchers, and technologists from some of the top companies, universities, and government agencies from around the world. Connect with investors, government officials, corporate innovators and CEOs from Africa, Asia, LATAM, CEE and the MENA region. Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit.

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