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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.

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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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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, New York and More

Smart Meetings

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

SmartMeetings

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. 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.

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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. A clearly defined budget provides a framework for decision-making, enabling event organizers to strategically allocate resources. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool.

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How to Keep Event and Meeting Skills Sharp

Event Leadership Institute

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? Our goal is to provide our community with the resources and timely insights to stay informed. Our goal is to provide our community with the resources and timely insights to stay informed. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

PCMA Convene

Convention center staff also have been working through the pandemic to create new resources for clients at the individual venue level. When it comes to food and beverage, the earlier that planners have a conversation about sustainability, Bradley said, the better. Paying attention to sustainability is a risk-management issue.