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The Art and Science of Event Venue Selection

Event Industry News

We know that site selection isn’t just a quick and easy endeavor. Digging into your attendee list and seeing where the majority are traveling from will be time well spent. Whether you’re traveling to Nashville, New York, Normandy or the Netherlands, familiarize yourself with everything the city has to offer.

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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? Travel Disruption. For example, reduce labor-intensive setups (i.e., Supply Chain.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Meeting or event design elements cover a wide array of details ranging from thematic tie-ins, signage, audiovisual production, speaker selection, technology use, seating, room set-ups, food and beverage menus and program content.

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Best in Show: Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

Nominated by Dawn Amaskane, CMP, Director of Meetings and Travel, American Osteopathic Association — “Dawn is amazing. She has a way with words that is evident in her wonderful descriptions of food (without any food being present!) I think he goes above and beyond the typical site-selection provider’s role.

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