SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

Vicki Johnson, founder of Vicki Jonson & Associates in Washington, D.C., She suggests negotiating for lower attrition thresholds —70 percent rather than 80 percent, for example. Raleigh-Durham saw a temperature dip to 9 degrees, the coldest since 1887. What can planners do? Move it inside. Make room for higher attrition.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 14, 2017

Winter storm warnings have been issued in nearby areas as well, even as far south as Washington, D.C. Although these contingencies can make negotiations a little more tricky, risk-averse planners may find that they are worth spending a little more time discussing. and as far east as Ohio.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C. I played a part at the opening events for the National Museum of African American Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. I love negotiating great value for my clients and seeing their programs through to successful conclusions.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Our annual conference is in April, in Washington, D.C., We recommend having a deep dive into your contract and then having a call with your legal team to help review and draft anything that may be missing or needed to negotiate with the hotel. — Kimberly Amonett , National Sales Manager, Caesar’s Entertainment Corp.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C. I played a part at the opening events for the National Museum of African American Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. I love negotiating great value for my clients and seeing their programs through to successful conclusions.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 2, 2017

For planners, that means inquiring about group-rate extensions when negotiating with hotels. After working as Oprah Winfrey’s personal chef for more than a decade and opening restaurants in Orlando, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Celebrity chef Art Smith’s new concept restaurant in Naples Bay Resort is generating considerable buzz.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

On day two, the lunch hour featured a cooking demonstration by Washington, D.C.–area Attendees are always one click away from engaging — and disengaging,” said Kara Dao, CEM, senior director, client engagement and operations for Washington, D.C.–based based third-party event producer JDC Events.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. First job: Michigan was my home, but I was recruited to work in Washington, D.C., After a four-year assignment, I was tapped to work for a prestigious association-management firm in D.C.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

An experiential event strategist for an association for the past five years, she’s just become associate vice president overseeing events at Women in Cable Telecommunications, in Washington, D.C. Most meeting professionals are familiar with Certified Meeting Planner certification, which was launched in 1985 by Washington, D.C.-based

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. First job: Michigan was my home, but I was recruited to work in Washington, D.C., After a four-year assignment, I was tapped to work for a prestigious association-management firm in D.C.

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Capterra Event Management

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Thankfully, in spite of Washington D.C.’s Washington D.C. When you multiply these savings with your pool of conference attendees, ridesharing becomes non-negotiable. I have been without a vehicle since February. Turns out that mixing “snow” and “steering” doesn’t always end happily. Orlando, Florida. Las Vegas, NV.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 6, 2020

Start Date and Location: April 14th in Washington D.C. Description: "Empowering Women Through Negotiation Skill Building". Why You Should Attend: WIN, which stands for Women in Negotiation, is a conference that focuses on building the negotiation skills of females. Women in Tech Summit. Source: Twitter.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

Content Marketing World Conference and Expo September 26 - 29, 2023 – Washington, D.C. travel exhibitors connect with travel buyers and media from more than 70 countries to endorse their products, negotiate future business and build lasting relationships. June World Health Care Congress June 20 - 22, 2023 – Washington, D.C.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two and a half months after Britain’s stunning vote to leave the European Union, the Washington, D.C.–based Teams build bicycles for underprivileged kids, with a catch: The parts are mixed up between different teams, so each group negotiates with the other to successfully build the bikes. Illustrations by Sébastien Thibault.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

From stories about fax machines to photos of 3D projection mapping, from advice about negotiating piles of paperwork to a roundtable discussion among female CEOs, we’ve gone from serving an industry in its infancy to one that has come of age. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C., You have this partner that you both want the same thing and a great convention, but you come at it from very different points of view.

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