SmartMeetings

JUNE 21, 2017

Less than 50 percent of meeting planners have risk management plans in place for their events, said Paul Van Deventer, president and CEO of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), in remarks given at WEC 2017 on Tuesday. Van Deventer also spoke with Smart Meetings TV about change coming to MPI.

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StraussCA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Budgeting Best Practices An association management company is beneficial for budgeting for several reasons. This helps in managing cash flow, allocating appropriate resources to specific projects, and monitoring association performance.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 8, 2019

Risk-reduction actions for safer events in 2019. How safe are your meetings and events? Here are some action items and ideas that you can implement at whatever stage of your meeting you are in, from Choosing a Location or Venue, to negotiating The Contract , or creating a Communications Policy. Then one more.” .

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many of year’s most-read stories help meeting pros navigate their biggest challenges, but they also celebrate accomplishments and look ahead at new ideas and technologies. Both a year in review and a compendium of resources and ideas, here are MeetingsNet’s 12 most-read articles of 2023. PriceShockPlanner1_1.jpg Read the article.)

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 28, 2020

The task force’s hotel work group used the various guides issued by hotel companies as well as resources such as the AHLA Stay Safe program, and other global resources, as a starting point to develop a baseline. In July, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

What can event and meeting pros do to keep their skills relevant and up-to-date? Our goal is to provide our community with the resources and timely insights to stay informed. Our goal is to provide our community with the resources and timely insights to stay informed. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals.

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StraussCA

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The processes include: recording and crunching numbers, helping to choose and manage company investments, risk management, budgeting, planning, strategizing, and. Reviewed monthly, quarterly and at the annual general meeting when the audited statements are presented to the membership. decision-making.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

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Ins'Tent

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

By focusing all your time and resources on one single market, you are able to attract potential customer attention. Resource efficiency & Effective marketing Focusing on the right market allows you to allocate your resources, such as marketing budget, time, and manpower, more efficiently.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In this new role, Michaels will expand her scope to oversee all legal, risk management, internal audits, compliance and workers compensation functions within the company. Ariane Coldiron Ariane Coldiron, PRG Production Resource Group (PRG) welcomes Ariane Coldiron as senior vice president of corporate events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global DMC Partners (GDP), the network of independently owned destination management companies, launched GDP University. The free program touches on topics, in the form of webinars, from the basics of meeting planning to more complex topics, such as event technology and sustainability. The course’s second part will be held Oct.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Despite a remarkable string of growth, the meetings industry may be under a false sense of security. That means compiling valuable ROI reports and other data now in case budget directors once again put meetings in their crosshairs. “I RISK MANAGEMENT. The post Are Meetings in a Bubble? THE ECONOMY. The U.S. “The

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 6, 2020

The first six-week Pandemic Meeting & Event Design Certificate course begins on September 1 and is eligible for 20 CMP hours. The new course is a companion to the Virtual Event and Meeting Management certificate course ELI and MPI launched earlier this year, already with over 1,200 alumni. Start Date: November 10, 2020.

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TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. A clearly defined budget provides a framework for decision-making, enabling event organizers to strategically allocate resources. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The group is addressing health and safety, community, global ecosystems, reskilling the industry , innovation, digital transformation , advocacy and risk mitigation. Destinations International’s “We’re Here to Help” recovery campaign was designed to unify the meetings, events and travel industry. Preparing for Return to Meeting.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 20, 2017

Meeting and event professionals are very much aware of the security challenges generated by bringing people together. In recent days, we have been confronted once again by televised images of terror being inflicted on participants at events, walking a bridge or attending a meeting. How many people will be at the event? 100 or 10,000?

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 18, 2021

Last summer, meeting professionals Mary-Ann Urbanovich, Heather Seasholtz, and Shannon Majewski were all “in some stage of lay-off or furlough,” according to Urbanovich, MS, CMP-HC, meeting manager at HMP Global. About halfway through the course, I’m like, ‘There’s a lot of parallels to what we do’” as planners, Urbanovich said.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

If you plan events for a living or just every once in a while, you’re well aware of the amount of hard work and resources it takes to pull it off successfully. Event insurance is available not only for the security of the event but a lot of suppliers won’t move forward with meeting organizations that do not have it.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

The meetings industry is not so simple anymore. Smart Meetings talked to industry experts about why certification has become so essential, the commitment required and specific areas where event professionals are focusing to achieve their A-game. Certified Meetings Experts. Pop Quiz for MPI Innovator Jessie States. Jessie States.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2020

Sustainability can be defined as bringing about changes in the usual activities of your order so that the depletion of natural resources can be minimized. When a sustainable event is organized, quite less amount of energy and natural resources are put to use so that there is the least amount of general waste and greenhouse gas emissions. .

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Convention center staff also have been working through the pandemic to create new resources for clients at the individual venue level. At McCormick Place in Chicago, staff members have created new tools to better communicate the center’s sustainability capacities to clients early in the meeting process.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 5, 2018

Business owners must budget for risk management even when there is no sign of trouble ahead. Planning for hypothetical events understandably seems like a waste of resources. Drafting an effective plan requires you address three main priorities when organizing your initial meeting: Who is coming. Where it will be.

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Management Events

OCTOBER 21, 2021

We speak with Magnus Solberg, VP & Head of Security Governance at Storebrand, on his experience building the company’s security culture, the link between cybersecurity and risk management, and more. . How are cybersecurity and risk management connected in today’s organizations? Can I answer PowerPoint and Excel?

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Hubilo Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Resources to improve people skills . Project management . Resource planning. Time Management. Your job demands you to meet frequent and hard deadlines. Resources to improve productivity skills. Risk assessment. Resources to improve problem-solving skills . Risk Management .

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GEVME

JUNE 18, 2018

One of the most anticipated political meetings of 2018, the U.S.–North was honored to be the official technical partner of this historic meeting, and GEVME was used as the event technology to power summit registrations on the ground. In terms of preparation and planning, the focal point of this official meeting was security.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 27, 2020

From Smart U Masterclasses to virtual book club, home exercises and the best tools for online meetings, we’ve got you covered. How to Binge Your Way to an Advanced Meetings Career. Planners who sharpen their skills to meet those new expectations will be the ones to excel. 5 Mistakes to Avert in Virtual Meetings.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Here’s what to do to help lower risk and return to normal as soon as possible. Assemble a team of risk management experts to help make the appropriate risk assessments. Brainstorm the worst-case scenarios for all types of potential risks even though experts caution the list is likely to be long. LEARN MORE.

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GEVME

JANUARY 26, 2021

Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Through hybrid events, you make it easy for people who want to attend your event but cannot make it to the physical venue, and for people who want to try out your event without investing a lot of resources and efforts from their side. .

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We One of the newest entries to the risk response list is the company’s Covid-response plan.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Meeting professionals today are risk managers.” Sheaks gives tips for reviewing event contracts, highlighting frequent, protective common law practices worth being aware of, why and how to avoid lawsuits entirely and resources for setting limitations and legal expectations. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2022

Lessons from a Harmonious Return to Meeting in Anaheim. The pivot to digital events over the last year revealed that a lot of value delivered at face-to-face meetings can effectively be online. Smart Meetings asked Sharon Bonner, founder of Bright Ideas Events, after she staged a ball for 1,500 employees.

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Lasso

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It’s also important to create a budget for the event, and to ensure that all necessary resources are available. They give the event team clarity on the desired outcome and help to focus resources on areas that are most important. Managing resources and budgeting Budgeting is an essential element of project management for live events.

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Management Events

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Everyone from CISOs to internal auditors and risk managers will benefit from mature EA, which can provide an in-depth, enterprise-wide view of standards and policies that must be adhered to. This will end up being a cost-saving move and a proactive approach to risk management for organizations. This is enabled by EA.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2018

It’s going to get out there, so it might as well be out there in a good way.” — Darlene Somers, senior meetings manager, Association Management Center. “One of the major road blocks is that you don’t have enough resources to make [crisis preparedness] a priority.” ” — Brenda J. . ” — Gen.

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2021

Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Through hybrid events, you make it easy for people who want to attend your event but cannot make it to the physical venue, and for people who want to try out your event without investing a lot of resources and efforts from their side.

Sponsorships 156

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GEVME

JANUARY 27, 2021

Almost all broadcasted sports matches, the Google I/O Meet etc. Through hybrid events, you make it easy for people who want to attend your event but cannot make it to the physical venue, and for people who want to try out your event without investing a lot of resources and efforts from their side.

Sponsorships 156

Sponsorships Travel Events Risk Management 156