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Seeking Innovators, Experts, and Educators in Meeting Planning

MeetingsNet

Increase your visibility and share your knowledge: The call for speakers is now open for the MeetingsNet track at The Special Event. If you have any questions about our call for speakers, please contact Sue Hatch, MeetingsNet’s content director, at shatch@meetingsnet.com. The deadline for is June 16.

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Money Talks: Defining an Event Budget

TicketBud

Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. Whereas, starting too late can mean less options and premium rates.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era

SmartMeetings

Meeting professionals today are risk managers. Hotels have been a little more flexible about attrition during Covid when the alternative is canceling, but this is always open to negotiation. Foster, CHME, an attorney with Foster, Jensen & Gulley , for an exclusive Q&A on event contract essentials in the Covid era.

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Top 5 Event Planning Courses for Planners

Event Planning BluePrint

Negotiating with Vendors. On-Demand Webinar: Virtual Speakers. If you want to attend in-person classes and earn your diploma in Event and Venue Management, Trebas is for you. contract negotiations, and. advertising and venue operations management. Risk Management. Event Revenue and Sponsorship ROI.

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Top Considerations for the Safe Return of In-Person Events

Eventsforce

Every individual has their own built-in levels of risk tolerance. So it’s important that you put aside your own unconscious bias when considering risk levels that can impact attendees, speakers, sponsors, and other stakeholders. You may wish to make some rules non-negotiable. That may be too much for some planners.