SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What I love about my job: I enjoy the art of the sales process and meeting execution. In brain writing, your team writes down their ideas before a meeting instead of brainstorming out loud at a meeting. What I love about my job: I love designing tools to help people collaborate at meetings. Tracy Blair. Heather Reid.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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GEVME

JULY 2, 2018

With the meetings industry getting more sophisticated, the costs of event production are quickly increasing. It’s pretty common to think of a sponsorship package as a contract established between an event organiser and a sponsor. Then the meetings are arranged on the grounds of the conference. Most likely yes.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2016

If meeting booking and corporate contract rate predictions pan out, 2017 may be a very good year for meeting planner hotel negotiations. read more.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Having won the market contract in 2017, the events agency set about updating and re-theming the festivities to bring something new to Bournemouth residents and to attract crowds from further afield. The build, managed by Seventa, worked closely with local partners including Mar-Key Group, C.E.S Ltd and Innovative Hire. Brand Events.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Does your hotel contract make it easy for a hotel to relocate your business? If your hotel contract was written before or during the Covid pandemic, you’d better watch your back. First, these meeting contracts do not prevent cancellation; rather, they allow cancellation subject to a party’s obligation to pay cancellation damages.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2019

If you are an event or meeting planner you’ve heard of PSAV. The news makes for shaky ground and uncertainty for meeting and event planners nationwide. October 2017. So why should event and meeting planners care?What It could also mean a lack of choice for event and meeting planners and more. January 2018.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 4, 2016

If meeting booking and corporate contract rate predictions pan out, 2017 may be a very good year for meeting planner hotel negotiations. read more.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 29, 2016

By making a few resolutions and taking these simple steps, meeting planners can be sure 2017 will be a great year for fabulous events and stellar career progression. For meeting and event planners, continuous learning is simply a part of the job. In 2017, do yourself a favor by making learning a priority.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Then she had more to say. Teamwork seemed to be a theme this year.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 21, 2017

The center, which offers 250 meeting rooms comprising 265,000 sq. of event space, is celebrating Earth Day 2017 by encouraging meeting planners to go green. To commemorate Earth Day, the center has identified five green trends for meeting planners to consider when booking a venue for their next Beltway event.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 31, 2018

Seven steps you need to take to safely decide whether or not to cancel when your meeting destination is hit by a hurricane or other devastating event. After the epically awful 2017 hurricane season wreaked destruction from Texas to Florida to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Consider the viability of holding the meeting with fewer attendees.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

As a 2017 40 Under 40 honoree, Scott discusses her passion for the events industry. What I do: TDCAA has meetings every month, with the exception of October. Along with my counterpart, my responsibilities include contracting hotels, ensuring on-site logistics meet contract requirements and processing foundation payments.

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Lasso

JUNE 5, 2017

-LASSO announces its participation at InfoComm 2017 and will be demoing their workforce management platform that helps companies with a mobile, on-demand, gig staff manage their labor workflows-. For more information on InfoComm 2017, visit [link]. NASHVILLE, Tenn., NASHVILLE, Tenn., About LASSO.

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EventMB

MAY 22, 2022

A post shared by EverBlockSA (@everblocksa) on Nov 16, 2017 at 9:52pm PST. A post shared by “WOODEN STYLE” – Surabaya (@woodenstyle_interior) on Apr 29, 2017 at 7:00am PDT. A post shared by Pixel Wave (@pixelwavedesigns) on Sep 25, 2017 at 11:10pm PDT. Make It Easy to Buy: Implement a Meeting Room.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Smart Meetings regularly offers free webinars that cover a range of valuable topics, from contract negotiation to sourcing strategies. Problem Contract Clauses and How to Avoid Them. 2017 Hospitality Trends. Improving Contract Negotiation Skills. Meetings & Tradeshow Automation.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

This is the situation the Brazilian Spine Society and its conference organizer MCI Group-Brazil found themselves in just before 2015, after committing to the 2017 Brazilian Spine Society Congress, scheduled for April 18–22 in Rio de Janeiro. Our president had the very interesting idea to attend the BRICS SPINE meeting.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

In addition to data about quantifiable things like the size, frequency, costs, and types of meetings, our Annual Meetings Market Survey also captures a wealth of data in the form of comments in response to a series of open-ended questions. Last week we published comments about the meeting industry’s biggest challenges.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 30, 2016

Once the door was in, NAAA committed to holding its 2012 and 2015 conventions in Savannah, and has since signed contracts for its 2017 and 2020 shows. Considering that NAAA’s two follow-on bookings each had an economic impact of $1.8

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Event Industry News

MARCH 27, 2019

Q4 2018 was our sixth successive quarter of traffic and revenue growth – and 2018 revenue, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are all up comfortably on 2017.”. increase over 2017 ? Contracted new sales** of US$ 1.7Bn ? increase over 2017 . 2018 revenues remained stable compared to 2017. . Revenues US$ 1.5Bn, a 4.9%

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 22, 2017

According to the 2017 Disability Equality Index (DEI), a survey conducted by the U.S. Has there been improvement in recent years in accommodating meeting attendees with special physical needs? . How do you know —or that you won’t by the time of the meeting? Department of Justice resources on making meetings accessible.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

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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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The events industry talks a lot about legacies — the lasting imprint that meetings and conferences leave behind in host destinations. She took a burnt-out meeting manager and empowered me to step up and step on a few colleagues’ toes along the way to execute an annual meeting. Meeting attendance hasn’t decreased.

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Connect Your Meetings

MAY 4, 2017

As a 2017 40 Under 40 honoree, Berglund discusses her passion for the events industry. I am lucky to have three great employees who assist me in managing hundreds of contract staff, working with facilities and vendors, and managing all aspects of creating brilliant events. Connect with Berglund on Instagram.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

October 2017, sometimes I wish I could do dramatic readings of press releases. Brandt Krueger: October 2017, PSAV acquires Hawthorn Theatrical. 2017, one year later. You can negotiate these contracts. But it’s in the contract is exclusive provider and that was non-negotiable. So it was 2012.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2018

Monday, July 30, was the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, and Meeting Professionals Against Human Trafficking ( MPAHT ) marked the day by becoming a signatory to The Code — short for The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Attendees at the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE) Seasonal Spectacular opening session were given a heads-up about changes coming in the industry that could impact how they plan meetings in the coming year. The post 3 Dramatic Changes that Could Hit Event Industry in 2018 appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 7, 2019

contractors in the past couple of years, including New York State’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act,” established in 2017 to enhance protections for freelance workers. Companies that classify meeting planners as independent contractors bear the burden of compliance with local, state, and federal laws. (Photo Credit Adobe Stock).

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 9, 2020

Research done in 2017 by American Political Science Association (APSA), in which members were surveyed on negative experiences at conferences, showed that inappropriate behaviors are far more common than we think. The post Why You Might Need an Ombuds appeared first on Smart Meetings. Why Do I Need One?

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

2017 was a turbulent year full of natural disasters, sexual harassment accusations and political upset around the world. How can planners protect their meeting from fall out if the worst happens despite their best efforts? The post How to Protect Your Event in a Volatile, #MeToo World appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In 2017, we discussed this very question in two insightful episodes of the EventIcons podcast which you can check out here and here. Don’t just have multiple meeting rooms set up if they aren’t really needed. Anything after the contract is begging.”. It’s tricky. Negotiate payment terms. Remember to treat them like partners.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 19, 2018

From knowledge expansion to business contracts, the people you know in the industry truly matters. Events are the perfect combination of a social and professional setting that you need to meet relevant colleagues in your field and establish meaningful business relations. And what better way to network than events? Round-table.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to Campaign’s 2017 Brand experience report the average new client pitch costs vary from £750 to £75,000. It’s no secret that there are examples where the agency which has submitted the most “competitive” bid has had to walk away from the contract in less than a year, as they have been unable to deliver on the work.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Visit Anaheim is strengthening its status as one of the top meeting destinations in the United States with a new partnership with three prominent sports organizations. USA Volleyball extended its contract with the City of Anaheim through 2020; Sports Anaheim has taken over the contract. 2017 USA Weightlifting American Open.

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The MICE

AUGUST 17, 2020

It was a big contract, which took six months of negotiations to come to an agreement. Before having my new company, I already had a one-year contract signed for our first project for a hotel company. At that time, it was 2017, and I knew that the best you can do is to start moving as soon as possible.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 22, 2017

The hotel management company Twenty Four Seven Hotels is expanding to the Los Angeles area with four new management contracts there to be announced in 2017. of indoor meeting space and more room for poolside events at a 625-square-foot deck that is being completely redone for 2018. properties it contracts with.

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