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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

Connect Your Meetings

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

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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. She has been with ACVB since 2015, previously serving as trade show sales coordinator and administrative assistant. Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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The Road Ahead: What’s In Store for the Event Industry In 2021 & Beyond – Part Two In-Person Events

Event Leadership Institute

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. In 2015 U.S. Venue sourcers refer to the organization hosting the event as their “client” because that’s ostensibly who they’re providing site selection services for. Unpredictability of Attendance.

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Smart Meetings Celebrates 4 Folio Eddie/Ozzie Wins

SmartMeetings

Smart Meetings was also recognized for two honorable mentions in the categories of standalone digital magazine for its October 2015 digital edition and B-to-B overall design for its monthly print magazine. About Smart Meetings 360, Inc.:

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A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career

SmartMeetings

Since MPI Academy launched in August 2015, it has successfully introduced more than 200 hours of live and on-demand educational courses, webinars, seminars and certificate programs that address the meeting and event industry’s greatest challenges with bespoke solutions, best and next practices and application-based learning formats.

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The Political Circus Is Coming to Town(s)

PCMA Convene

From the onset of the site-selection process, collaboration among public, private, and civic organizations was the cornerstone of Cleveland’s effort to attract either of the 2016 political conventions. How did your CVB participate in site visits? Cleveland was one of those cities.

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All Politics Is Local

PCMA Convene

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition. “It

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