Remove Food and Beverage Remove Meetings Remove Negotiating Remove Risk Management
article thumbnail

Seeking Innovators, Experts, and Educators in Meeting Planning

MeetingsNet

Whether your meetings specialty is event design, contract negotiations, operations management, sustainability, risk management, virtual events, speaker trends, food & beverage, or something else entirely, our call for speakers is seeking fresh voices to educate and spark new ideas for meetings and conventions.

article thumbnail

Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. To create a robust budget that meets financial constraints and aligns with the event’s goals, start with the basics: Establish event objectives.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

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.

article thumbnail

What Did You Do Differently Last Year?

PCMA Convene

In addition to data about quantifiable things like the size, frequency, costs, and types of meetings, our Annual Meetings Market Survey also captures a wealth of data in the form of comments in response to a series of open-ended questions. Last week we published comments about the meeting industry’s biggest challenges.

article thumbnail

Top 6 Event Planning Certifications To Boost Your Career

Eventtia

Certified Meeting Professional. A certified meeting professional (CMP) is a credentialed designation granted by the Convention Industry Council after passing an exam and was founded in 1985 to recognize the specialized knowledge and experience required of meeting professionals. Fee Structure. CMP Application submission fee $250.

article thumbnail

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. 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.