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The Story Behind the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Awards

Smart Meetings

A community of female leaders built on welcoming others emphasizes the power of belonging The announcement of the 2024 Smart Women in Meetings Award winners that went out Friday swelled the ranks of leaders honored to more than 1,000 strong. She loved everything about the business. As a female publisher 22 years ago, she was utterly alone.

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How a Meeting and Event Planner Uses a CVB

Master the Event

There’s no doubt that a meeting and event planner wants a CVB (Convention and Visitors Bureau) to assist them with their planning needs when bringing a group or convention to a particular city. A CVB is basically a marketing division for the city that they are in. CVB’s are a free service for a meeting and event planner.

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You Can Negotiate Away Annoying Hotel Fees

SmartMeetings

Hotels in major cities such as San Francisco call their daily fee an “urban fee.” In New York City, it’s often known as an “amenity fee” or “facilities fee.”. Does this mean meeting planners, or their attendees, are stuck paying them? When it comes to the daily add-on (whatever it may be called), hopefully not. “I

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Possible UPS Strike Delivers New Worries for Upcoming Events

MeetingsNet

Since the beginning of 2023, labor issues at meeting facilities have been at the fore in several big meeting destinations. Then in April, hotel employees across 87 hotels in the Philadelphia and New York City metro areas threatened to strike but were able to come to an agreement with owners on a new deal.

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Meet An Event Planner - Kaley Taylor

EventUp

Meet Kaley Taylor - an event planner of 10 years who has planned numerous user & industry conferences ranging from 80-6,000 attendees, trade shows presences including international exhibitions, internal sales & marketing meetings, incentive trips, and awards dinners. I think this is the hardest of the questions to answer.

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Celebrate our Newest Colleagues

Coterie Spark

Get to know Alex Gordon, Producer Fascinated with industry trends and finding the hottest new spots for venues, Alex is poised to bring exciting opportunities to future conferences and meetings. She joins the team as a Producer.

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Do One Thing: Your 2019 Plan for Safer Meetings

MeetingsNet

How safe are your meetings and events? New disruptions seem to be invented every week: food terrorism means planners need to think about kitchen security and new camera and drone technologies mean proprietary knowledge can be stolen and outdoor spaces can be accessed from the air. Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019.

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