Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

If you’re planning an event, do you keep it on-site (say the hotel ballroom, for example) or do you take a group off-site for a unique venue? That’s a common question that meeting planners address during the planning stages. The planner wants to ensure that each meeting that he or she plans is original. Transportation.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 3, 2017

One of the biggest challenges for corporate meeting planners is keeping attendees moving and on-schedule when there is a major event at a destination, or if they are part of a major event themselves. Your meeting or event does not need to suffer because of a transportation issue. Transportation that enhances an amazing event.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 3, 2017

One of the biggest challenges for corporate meeting planners is keeping attendees moving and on-schedule when there is a major event at a destination, or if they are part of a major event themselves. Your meeting or event does not need to suffer because of a transportation issue. Transportation that enhances an amazing event.

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Coterie Spark

APRIL 3, 2024

Why should you hire conference and meeting planners? Experienced conference and meeting planners, however, allow you to focus on the important stuff: VIPs, attendees, speakers. One great example of how we powered through: our crew told us the freight elevator at our NYC venue was sluggish. Contact us to learn more!

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 2, 2020

Should meetings be efficient ? “Yes” say thousands of books on how to improve business meetings. But “No”, when we’re taking about most meeting industry events. Unfortunately, the meeting industry tends to assume that if business meetings should be efficient, meeting industry events should be too.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 30, 2021

it carried more weight than a simple announcement of the next year’s meeting location. If the meeting couldn’t actually be at the Old Post Office, it could still appear to take place there. In making the switch to digital, their focus became: “How can we elevate this? How can we anchor it in the location and still broadcast it?”

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 6, 2022

A meeting designer used a carbon-dioxide meter in all the spaces he moved through while attending a recent conference. In late May, Adrian Segar attended a meeting-industry leadership summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Why did the veteran meeting designer and founder of the consulting firm Conferences That Work go through the trouble?

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A new toolkit for employees at hotels, convention centers, and special-event venues can provide planners with deeper perspective on what to ask during site selection. We must be at the forefront of accommodating people with varying abilities—some of which are invisible to others—and communicate options to meeting planners in advance.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. in group hotel rates, with a 7.8%

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 15, 2024

During the 12-hour educational marathon hosted by Meeting Professionals International on April 11—Global Meetings Industry Day—one session presenter touched on a delicate issue that surely had all the business-event planners in attendance nodding along: Yes, change is essential and inevitable.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That brutal attack was fresh on Lauren Parr’s mind as two protesters from the audience rushed and jumped on the stage as a plenary session was about to get underway at last year’s Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for Earth and planetary scientists at Chicago’s McCormick Place.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Event Transportation is the key to the success of your event. Event transportation often is overlooked, strategy and logistics go on behind the scenes but is a must to execute well when planning. To make transportation a success you need to be proactive in the planning. Free RFP Template for Event Transportation.

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Eventmobi

JUNE 3, 2019

And one of the first steps you can take when organizing your events is choosing a venue that is in line with values of sustainability. After all, venues are the ones that dictate a lot of the choices with their supply and management practices, so if you find the right venue, making your event sustainable will become a much easier task.

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Unique Venues

APRIL 24, 2024

In the sprawling landscape of professional meeting destinations, Dallas emerges as a top location for professional and social event planners, successfully blending southern charm with cosmopolitan flair. This juxtaposition of modern and traditional architectural styles is also reflected in the event venues available to rent in Dallas.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Corporate meeting planners are always looking for creative ways that they can trim their meetings budget without losing too much of the overall program. Today, corporate meeting planners have a tough job. Of course for many corporations and associations meetings are a vital part of their operation. into the same vehicle.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Reed Exhibitions, a world leading event organizer, today announces the acquisition of two signature Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) events – the North American-based ITS World Congress and Annual Meetings.

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Best Corporate Events

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

While it’s natural for workers to want to get out of the office and enjoy the fresh air, outdoor venues are usually not the best setting for team building (with the obvious exception of scavenger hunts or other activities specifically designed to be held outside). Focus on the—hey, squirrel! But nature doesn’t always accommodate.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 15, 2023

What elements should meeting planners look for when sourcing to forge better group connections With the focus on the return of meetings, many meeting planners are seeking unforgettable locations for their next event that will provide ease and accessibility for their attendees.

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 11, 2023

When it comes to hosting unforgettable events, we bet you are on the lookout for unique and intriguing venues. While conventional banquet halls and ballrooms have their charm, there’s a growing trend that’s taking the world of event planning by storm – renting haunted venues for parties, weddings, and gatherings.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

How to stretch your event budget for food and beverage, event tech, ground transportation, and venues. The costs of holding a meeting or convention have skyrocketed, but most planners find their budgets just aren’t budging—at least, not enough. Need to Cut the Meeting Budget? On the Road to Ground-Transportation Savings.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Sheridan President and CEO of Meet Boston and co-chair, Meetings Mean Business Coalition What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry? Read More : Event Safety PSA: Failing to Prepare Could Cost You Mark Cooper CEO of IACC What does the official end of Covid mean for the meetings industry?

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SevenEvents

APRIL 27, 2022

the venue has committed to introducing a zero to landfill policy, where all waste is reused, recycled or composted where possible, using 100% renewable electricity throughout the building and installing a number of filtration systems in the staff, public and catering areas, which includes providing their own sparkling and still water for events.

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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Choosing a venue is a very important task for event planners. The venue must fit the theme, not to mention the budget, of what the planner is trying to project or execute. Quite often a venue is chosen for an evening off-site function, somewhere to take the group after a long day of sessions.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Hotels are currently in the driver’s seat when it comes to meeting negotiations. In today’s super-heated seller’s market, it pays to book venues as far out as possible. Here are a handful of ideas to help you find a venue that will fit your budget. Creative Venue Cost Cuts. • is to hold the meeting on site at the office.

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Eventsforce

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As a meeting and event planner, do you ever feel a little stuck? Q: How should meeting and event professionals utilise CVBs and DMOs to enhance their planning capabilities? Everyone is looking for a unique venue to fit their audience. Referrals to members and businesses for transportation, local gifts, etc.

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Social Tables

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Your conference is a special event that deserves a special venue. But don’t let the search for unique conference venues overwhelm you. Benefits of Unique Conference Venues Choosing an unusual venue for your conference can add to the overall experience for your guests. Here are some tips to help you get started!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2021

Meeting profs across the United States are being tasked with increasingly difficult decisions about requiring and enforcing mask wearing after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suddenly updated guidance for face coverings and physical distancing in Mid-May. Big Challenges.

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GEVME

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Knowing how to prepare a venue for an event is one of the key points in event planning. Choosing a venue for an event is also one of the first negotiation points as well. The rest of the preparation process will depend on the decision made about the venue. If you’re lucky, the event market will offer a variety of good venues.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event. How do these impact your plan for severe weather response?

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Having been on the destination management side of meeting planning, I’ve seen a definite shift in the budgets that planners and their clients are allocating for events. A Budget Can Be a Challenge With meeting planning, planners are constantly being challenged to make the next event bigger and better than the last. The answer is yes!

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Over 100 corporate and agency event organisers gathered at the London Transport Museum for the Westminster Venue Collection’s Annual Showcase and 20 th anniversary celebration. Guests arrived from 6.30pm and walked up the candle lit staircase and over the bridge to experience a breathtaking bird’s eye view of the venue and exhibitors.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2020

For our January feature, we have been looking into how organisers can find the best venue for their next event. These structures come in a range of shapes and sizes including domes, cubes, stage covers, walls and indoor meeting pods and are frequently used for exhibitions, conferences, brand activations, pop-up retail units and stages.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 30, 2020

Temperature checks, reduced occupancy and increased physical distancing in shared spaces—these were some of the protocols floated by hospitality partners and meetings professionals as they sketched out what a return to travel after COVID-19 shutdowns will require.

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Brown Paper Tickets

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Your perfect event venue awaits … but you might have to use your imagination to see it. Warehouses, restaurants, community centers, hair salons and even old farmhouses and barns can be transformed into beautiful concert halls, theaters, and meeting spaces. Community Meetings. There will be a Q and A, so bring your questions.

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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

When you think of a meeting or a conference in winter, often it’s the southern destinations that come to mind. However, you may be surprised to know that there are many benefits to hosting a Winter meeting in a northern city. You may also be interested in: Put Your Next Holiday on Ice: An Ice Hotel Meeting Facilities.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

The Playbook provides three valuable tools for venue scouting. . Selecting an event venue. This section suggests questions to ask venues about compliance and safety, recommends venues with GBAC STAR accreditation, and advises following CDC guidelines on ventilation and sanitization. . Developing a transportation plan.

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