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Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future?

Smart Meetings

Many professionals attend two or more conventions, or trade shows, a year in various locations throughout the United States and the world. This could mean places with fun attractions such as theme parks, zoos or historic sites. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Sky-High Airfares Plus Delays Mean Fewer Attendees, Say Planners

MeetingsNet

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. The other complicating factor for meetings is the potential for schedule changes along with delays and cancellations.

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Get Ready for the Future of Events at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit

Event Leadership Institute

The Event Leadership Institute’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit , held virtually on June 3, invites meeting and event professionals to chart their course for the future. The summit will target three key areas: Business: For senior leaders, how do you build institutional resilience in your events, teams and organizations?

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2019 40 Under 40: Natasha Stamper Pedigo, The Asphalt Institute

Connect Your Meetings

Natasha Stamper Pedigo, CMP, 38, works in Lexington, Kentucky, as a meeting planner and event manager at The Asphalt Institute. What I do: I plan and execute three large member meetings a year across the U.S. What I do: I plan and execute three large member meetings a year across the U.S. Connect with Pedigo on Instagram. .

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Ensure Your Meeting Gets the Service It Deserves

SmartMeetings

As we move into the peak season for meetings , conventions and trade shows, event planners should keep in mind that in the United States, good times have brought a historically low unemployment rate and a fierce demand for workers. Experience an Off-Site Venue Before the Event. Provide the Hotel with Details ASAP.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB). Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

I’m about to go on my first pre-con site visit since the Covid pandemic started over two years ago. My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.