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2024 Contracts Playbook

SmartMeetings

Even if that more adventurous perspective doesn’t make you any happier about them, they’re a necessary part of the meetings and events industry. That could show up in higher prices for food and beverage (F&B) which you may expect, or in costs that are somewhat disguised. Be an early bird.

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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, New York and More

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In this new role, Michaels will expand her scope to oversee all legal, risk management, internal audits, compliance and workers compensation functions within the company. Ariane Coldiron Ariane Coldiron, PRG Production Resource Group (PRG) welcomes Ariane Coldiron as senior vice president of corporate events.

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Smart Moves in Aspen, Islamorada and More

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Brennan Bastyovansky Brennan Bastyovansky, WTP Bastyovansky will serve as general manager of sales and marketing for World Travel Protection (WTP). He brings an extensive background in travel risk management, with experience in business growth, strategic development and building lasting relationships with customers and partners.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

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Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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

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Under this umbrella, working groups are aggregating, curating methods to contextualize the waves of guidelines and explain the implementation process. The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation.

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

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In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. As part of the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, we asked respondents a handful of open-ended questions, including: “What is the biggest challenge facing the meetings industry today?” Climate change.

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Events Industry Council releases Accepted Practices Guide for Hotel Health and Safety

Event Industry News

The task force’s hotel work group used the various guides issued by hotel companies as well as resources such as the AHLA Stay Safe program, and other global resources, as a starting point to develop a baseline. In July, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide.

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