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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

If you create a strong strategic framework at the beginning and identify clear goals and objectives, it’s much easier to keep track of meeting logistics and all the little details that follow. Develop mission, goals and objectives of meeting/event. Determine feasibility of meeting or event. Monitor strategic plan.

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Top Challenges Facing the Meeting Planning Industry Right Now

The Castle Group

With the inflation rate currently reaching 8.5%, food, travel, shipping, hotel and labor costs are all escalating. Can the agenda be adjusted to fewer days or sessions, thus reducing hotel and food and beverage costs? Also, have a backup plan, even for your backup plan! Sustainability. Travel Disruption.