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Partner Your Way Through the Post-Pandemic Surge

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How to creatively overcome post-pandemic staffing and supply shortages at medical meetings. Hotels are now less likely to negotiate rental fees and other typically negotiable line items. Hotels are not as flexible as in the past and can truly demand a higher spend for better space/rooms offerings.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. The solution?

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Convincing Stakeholders to Hold Live or Hybrid Events is Planners’ Top Concern

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Here is what they said: Convincing stakeholders to hold live or hybrid meetings (63 percent). Contract negotiations/liability/waivers (43 percent). based planner concerns for moving forward with events were (highest to lowest): fear in general, lower attendance, travel restrictions, and negotiating contract terms.

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How to Write Force Majeure to Protect Your Meeting from the Next Pandemic

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Next to attrition and cancellation-performance clauses, force majeure clauses are the most contentious parts of a contract to negotiate,” he says. Don’t just agree with what the hotel proposes.” See also : 4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today.

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Medical Meetings Embrace Wellness

PCMA Convene

Yoga and 5K fun runs have become staples at many other medical meetings, too, including the ONS Congress and the AOA’s OMED. Some hotels have been less open to Murphy’s menu requests than others. Now I hear the doctors saying, ‘This is very heart- healthy!’ or ‘This is really good.’”.

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‘The Hugs Felt More Genuine’ at This In-Person Health-Care Meeting

PCMA Convene

What I’ve just noticed is, in terms of starting live, face-to-face meetingsmedical meetings have been the most skittish,” Heard said. There’s the sentiment that seems to be out there among a lot of medical groups [that gathering in person is] sending the wrong message to the public.

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What Do You Like Best About Your Job?

PCMA Convene

Hotel sourcing and research. No meeting, destination, or even project is ever the same. Medical meeting industry is challenging! Meeting attendees that we have gotten to know over the years. Learning about market trends and trends specific to the meetings I plan. Negotiating contracts.