MeetingsNet

APRIL 8, 2021

On Global Meetings Industry Day, hospitality-sales veterans detailed how availability, contracting, and staffing will be different for meetings after the pandemic. In that time, “we saw lots of property salespeople and directors of sales get furloughed or let go, and even some people in regional sales offices.”

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Event Leadership Institute

JULY 28, 2021

If you or your organization require expert assistance, you should contract the services of a professional. Key Takeaways: Be a fully informed planner: read the entire contract, ask questions, and hire a hospitality attorney if you need assistance in reviewing, negotiating, or renegotiating a contract.

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Event Leadership Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2020

And if so, what components should the contract include? How will plans be modified if an infection rate is low at contract signing/booking and increases leading up to the event date? What changes should be made to food & beverage service? Start Date: November 10, 2020. Share below. Length: 6 Weeks Online.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2020

The comprehensive solution will enable planners to manage the entire procurement process – from sourcing and negotiating to contracting, paying and reporting – through a single, secure platform. To complete the process, they submit their request to the venue, sign a contract and pay the deposit directly within the system.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Her attorneys did not see a hand of God in the decision, so the agency was responsible for the terms of all signed contracts. We asked experienced contract negotiators how they are negotiating today and what clauses they are asking for to protect their clients. Lets be honest, initial hotel contracts rarely favor the client, she said.

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Also, during the 2020 pandemic, investment firm Vista Equity Partners merged the Gather event management platform into Tripleseat and appears to be retiring Gather, so we will not be covering Gather in this article. Sales Documents & Tools (Proposals, Contracts, etc.). Food & Beverage Management (Menus, BEOs, etc.).

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2021

She tells Sarah how Hilton pivoted in March 2020 and shares the resources they created to help their customers. Before Sarah and Kelly talk about hybrid event tips and tricks, they need to go all the way back to March 2020 when Hilton pivoted from in-person events to virtual and hybrid events. Pivoting To The New World Order.

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The MICE

AUGUST 11, 2021

In March 2020, when they had to shut down due to COVID-19, five days later, they developed the virtual experience. Virtual event tech helped to scale the business, ‘The virtual world started for us in March 2020, in a big way.’. ‘We Our concept is Portuguese authentic food, fabulous drag queens and breathtaking performances.’.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 26, 2018

And 2019 and 2020 don’t look much better. . And, based on the pipeline for 2019/2020 hotel construction, there will not be a lot of new hotels adding meeting and event space in top-tier markets. So, start searching now for your 2019/2020 events. The best rates, dates, and space in 2018 have already been booked.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

ballroom, a 90,000-square-foot theater, a 25,000-square-foot Meridian Garden, 57 meeting spaces, 3,700 guest rooms and 27 different food and beverage outlets on the 25-acre property, soon to be announced. The country has hosted a number of large-scale events since reopening in June 2020. of meeting space, including a 105,000 sq.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 28, 2020

August 28, 2020 – As planning for modified in-person events for 2021 begins, planners are left wondering how attendees feel about attending on-site events – including the health protocols and procedures that will make them feel safe. Start Date: November 10, 2020. To download a copy of the report, visit [link]. LEARN MORE.

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Check out these resources to keep your skills sharp for the rest of 2020 and into 2021. From risk management to venue protocols; contract clauses to user experience; food and beverage to marketing, the course covers the areas most impacted by the pandemic to help you develop and design well-informed, future-forward events.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Following the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, for example, attendee safety has become a key focus for event professionals. Likewise, venues that offer food and beverage, AV, and production as part of the events package will often agree on discounts on total event spend, taking all elements into account. Happy days.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2021

Shelley Hodgkinson, senior director-event solutions at Walmart, described the “new budget” her team is preparing to build in EM’s webinar, Mastering Event Contracts in the Post-COVID Era. “As This article was originally published in 2020 and is updated periodically. Because these days we all want to breathe easier.

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Event Marketer

JULY 27, 2021

The sponsorship includes in-person activations like the VIP Game Day Experience, which gives fans the chance to watch their favorite NWSL team at a regular-season match from the best seats in the house and includes a prepaid Mastercard for food, beverages and swag. One way to show at-home fans some love?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

“They gave us three options: Terminate our original contract and they would return our deposit with no penalty, Reschedule the event in 2020 with new contract terms; or. Postpone to 2021 with the same contract terms.”. FAMP opted to renegotiate its contract terms and host an in-person event in 2020.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Keep F&B Simple.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Next is the Social Contract, the new Code of Conduct with the event where we agree to maintain safe distancing, wear masks and to not participate if we are feeling unwell. Food and beverage service will evolve from lines and buffets to service in individual containers or plates and offered with minimal contact points.

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Attendease

JANUARY 21, 2021

Next is the Social Contract, the new Code of Conduct with the event where we agree to maintain safe distancing, wear masks and to not participate if we are feeling unwell. Food and beverage service will evolve from lines and buffets to service in individual containers or plates and offered with minimal contact points.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I Almost three out of four (72 percent) had produced at least one in-person meeting between March 2020 and August 2021. Physical Limitations.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on. Quite a number of CEOs we spoke to would admit privately that half of the people they came into this with in 2020 would probably not have the right mindset for the future. And it means that the No.

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Event Leadership Institute

AUGUST 26, 2020

Between July 7-31, 2020, we conducted an online survey and heard from 764 event and meeting planners, agencies, and other industry vendors and suppliers. Start Date: September 1, 2020. The findings have been compiled and are now available in the brand new report, “ Attendee Preferences for Live Events in the COVID-19 Era.”.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 26, 2021

Individually packaged food and beverages. Our testing identified two infected participants—one who had contracted Covid-19 in July 2020 and was fully vaccinated. Meetings situated one person per six-foot table, each six feet apart. Masks worn indoors when not eating / drinking. Sanitized mic between speakers (masked).

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MeetingsNet

JULY 26, 2021

Individually packaged food and beverages. Our testing identified two infected participants—one who had contracted Covid-19 in July 2020 and was fully vaccinated. Meetings situated one person per six-foot table, each six feet apart. Masks worn indoors when not eating / drinking. Sanitized mic between speakers (masked).

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 10, 2020

Even when the current lockdowns start to lift, organizations will be far more gun-shy in committing to venue contracts for future events, out of fear of a second wave of the virus causing another cancellation. Start Date: April 27, 2020. A version of this post originally appeared at HowardGivner.com. Length: 6 Weeks Online.

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