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The ‘New’ Outsourcing for Meetings: On-Demand and Task-Specific

EventMB

There has been a significant increase in what we call variable or on-demand planner contracting tied to third-party planning organizations,” said Todd Taranto, president of Cadre , a placement firm for event industry freelancers. She now finds herself contracting for fellow FICP members.

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IMG retains Hyde Park Winter Wonderland contract through 2023/24

Event Industry News

IMG-owned PWR Events has been awarded the contract to continue to manage and produce Hyde Park Winter Wonderland for the next six years, through to 2023/24, by The Royal Parks. The post IMG retains Hyde Park Winter Wonderland contract through 2023/24 appeared first on Event Industry News.

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Paje Consultancy launch Learning and Development partnership with beam

Prestige Events Magazine

Mandy has been a keen beam supporter and was on the events and training committees for over 12 years, involved in the first Code of Conduct and was herself the HBAA Venue Chair in 2007. Mandy has collaborated with a team of the highest quality trainers who are all hospitality industry specialists, offering vast “on the job” experience.

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Spearin Doctrine: A Construction Case Described in A Tweet!

BizBash

If you live in the government contracting world, don’t start sending me emails about how wrong I have described the Spearin Doctrine above. In 2007, the Ohio Supreme Court rocked the construction law world by significantly limiting the application of the Spearin Doctrine. Here you go: US v. Spearin: Owner designs. Contractor builds.

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Got Shrinking Room Blocks?

PCMA Convene

First a look at the numbers, taken from a decade’s worth of data gathered in Convene ‘s Meetings Market Survey: The average room pickup in 2007 was 6,009 — in 2016 it was 3,449. Meanwhile, the average number of attendees in 2007 was 4,400, while in 2016 it was 5,201. . Read the full study on room blocks from DMAI.

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What Does Frances McDormand’s Acceptance Speech Have to Do With Events?

PCMA Convene

As it turns out, the notion of an inclusion rider — a clause that an actor can insist be inserted in his or her contract requiring that the cast and crew on a film meet a certain level of diversity — was first floated at a conference. From 2007 to 2015, Smith’s research team had viewed the top 800 grossing films in the U.S.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Contracting space — Total exhibition space shrank 20 percent compared to the average exposition footprint in last year’s survey. million in 2007 to $6.6 MORE THAN A DECADE OF DATA.