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14 New Trends in the Event Planning Industry for 2024

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Trend #1: Cross-Cultural Dishes & Menus Food and beverage selections at events are becoming more cross-cultural. Trend #2: The Art of Food Plating Attendees expect more than good food from event dining experiences in 2024—they are also looking for how dishes and beverages are presented to them.

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Healthcare Events: Ideas for Every Size and Type

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Next, build a realistic event budget—factor in venue, food and beverage, A/V, staffing, speakers, promotion, etc. Then, find the right venue for your audience size, event format, and budget. For physicians, highlight CME credit opportunities, renowned speakers, and insights into emerging treatment.

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Event Budget Basics: Everything You Need to Know

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According to a report from Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and audio-visual company PSAV, when event planners were asked about their organization’s overall capability for event budgeting, here’s what they said: 6% stated that they are ‘lucky to have a process’ 30% said processes exist by project only. Venue Rental.

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Building a Winning Corporate Events Program: 7 Critical Success Factors

Attendease

Effectively manage the event budget Based on your strategic plan, develop a realistic, line-item budget covering all aspects of the event — venue, vendors, security, food and beverage, staffing, swag, and the dozens of other expenses that pop up. Pssst, event marketing software can help with this.)

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Planning Your Conference Around Weather Events

Coterie Spark

This is especially the case along the Gulf Coast, but even if you’re not hosting there you should still keep an eye on weather reports to better prepare your conference for weather-related disturbances. One way to do this is to talk with venues about indoor spaces they can provide if the weather turns. Those gusts will call your bluff.

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20 Pandemic-Related Changes to Make in the Attendee Journey

Event Farm

An agreement on how you expect people—attendees, staff, speakers, exhibitors, etc.—to The employee or contractor who is certified for this role is in charge of compliance with state and local regulations and any compliance requirements established by your organization, venue, or insurance carrier. 20: Compliance reporting.

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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

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Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic.