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New Contract Essentials in an Ever-Changing Environment

SmartMeetings

Do you start earlier than usual in the hope of finding better availability given the compression of the 2022 market? Or, do you hold off so that you can secure a location within a shorter window of time to program dates, potentially giving a more realistic look at any Covid-related impacts to the selected destination?

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Conference Planning Seattle – Here We Come…

Master the Event

Once inside Seattle’s styling neighborhoods you will discover unbelievable and delicious restaurants, fun and scrumptious farmers markets, noteworthy and extraordinary museums and outstanding and distinguished theaters and concert halls. Conference Planning Seattle – Jewel Hospitality.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

Denise Mope Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas’s Uptown neighborhood added Mope as director of sales and marketing. He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. More : 6 Smart Moves: Wellness Edition.

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AMEX Study: Increasing Hotel Costs and Lower Commissions Could Cut into Meeting Agendas

Smart Meetings

The market is still shifting, but it’s going to create a new way of doing business for the meetings industry as a whole,” an unnamed North American meeting professional was quoted as saying in the report. Negotiating Room. Site selection often requires some give and take on both sides of the negotiating table.

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Two In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Airplanes change the air 12 to 15 times per hour, which is somewhere between the levels of a hospital emergency room (12) and an operating room (20). Comms Are King. Communicating with attendees has always been critical.

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Best in Show: Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

Nominated by Maureen Sojka, Events Manager, Creative Marketing Alliance — “Lisa took over as the third CSM for this meeting and was able to help me pull off a perfect event for this client. Nominated by Ann Luketic, CMP, Marketing Event Specialist, Progressive Insurance — “Rachel is very professional and detailed. Lisa Chang.

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A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career

SmartMeetings

CMP International Standards, for example, are updated every five years to cover the latest in strategic planning, project management, risk management, financial management, human resources, stakeholder management, meeting/event design, site management and marketing. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management in 2019.