Event Industry News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Meetings Industry Association has updated its contract and cancellation guidance to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on future bookings and ensure all parties are protected. To download the latest contract guideline visit [link].

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GEVME

MAY 15, 2020

And when it comes to organizing online events in 2020, apart from event planning skills, it requires the knowledge of online event management tools and technology. What is Event Management Software in 2020? Choose From the TOP Online Event Management Tools in 2020. Tripleseat. Conclusion.

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Event Farm

MARCH 24, 2021

Since March 2020, this whole pandemic period has been a waiting game. You have ensured your venue is “safe” with appropriate ventilation and distancing built-in to your site plan. You have carefully reviewed your vendors’ contracts and understand your liability. and get an understanding of their willingness to attend. . #2.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 18, 2020

It is clear from the recent London Launch Lounge webinar hosted by Sam Gill, that London’s leading venues are now ready to open their doors to events as soon as they are permitted to do so. Christmas 2020. You can view the 50 minute webinar “The Future of Venues” here.

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Guidebook

DECEMBER 30, 2019

With this in mind, here are the top three trends shaping attendee experience in 2020. We saw an increased focus on sustainability within the events industry, and expect that this focus will only continue to increase into 2020. Look for sustainable venues, communication, vendors like food & beverage, and furniture rentals.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In October 2020 I wrote two posts [1 , 2 ] about what a meeting industry new normal might look like. We may eventually tame the pandemic by developing effective and inexpensive antivirals and making them widely available to those contracting COVID-19. Upgrade air quality in venues and accommodations. Accommodations.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

After the coronavirus lockdown began, events-industry associations and venues scrambled to devise health protocols, hoping they would help ensure the rebound of live events. While coronavirus clobbered conferences, conventions, and meetings in 2020, it decimated exhibitions. John Toner. But it wouldn’t have made that much difference.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Most event planners want a venue contract in which everybody wins. However, because they’re also accountable to someone—a boss or a client—some are tempted to use negotiation tactics that can catch venue sales representatives off guard. Venues should be on the lookout for certain planner personas that surface before the close.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

The virtual site tour for Excel London features a series of videos for different venues within the complex. But planners still face an immediate challenge: booking meeting venues while travel remains off the table for many organizations and destinations. We don’t always have the time or budget to look at all the venues.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 21, 2022

Following recent contract wins at three of the UK’s leading event venues, audio-visual and entertainment technology company Anna Valley has promoted Dan Orchard to the role of venue director. Over the last eighteen months, Anna Valley has established itself as a significant service provider to the UK’s venue sector.

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Event Industry News

MAY 15, 2020

Venue Search London has some great up-to-date insights into London corporate event buyers’ sentiment around their event plans for the Autumn and Christmas seasons. A few notes on the Survey method: * Undertaken via email to past Show visitors and recent Venue Search London enquirers. * 134 corporate buyers in the results pool.

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EventMB

JUNE 22, 2022

With many meeting planners and event organizers doubling up their bookings to compensate for postponed events from 2021 (and even 2020), it’s getting harder and harder to find hotel rooms and meeting spaces for groups both large and small. It’s at times like these that advanced search criteria can be crucial for finding the right venue.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The wait is over… the 2020 edition of Event Buyers Live (EBL) will take place from November 23-25 at a location to be revealed next month. The change of date will allow event organisers to contract their suppliers more immediately and get their infrastructure in place at a time of year that’s better suited to their event planning.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2020

A majority (63 percent) reported that they expected their budgets and number of meetings in the coming year to increase or be no less than at the beginning of 2020. Acing the Post-COVID Contract. Before the coronavirus, many venue contracts didn’t feature force majeure clauses. Experts have suggestions.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 16, 2020

It was deemed “better than nothing,” but if used, it was suggested that this option should accompany a clause in the contract that allows an in-person site inspection at a future date. Based on the in-person site inspection, that clause should allow meetings professionals the option to cancel the contract without penalty.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

33% of consumers say their top life priorities and values have changed as a result of the challenges and opportunities faced in 2020. Brands have made significant business shifts and developed new products and services as a direct result of challenges faced in 2020. Inadequate staffing at venues and hotels is the No.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Having a conversation with your venue about indoor air quality is a must. A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. Here are some resources to help you understand the basics.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2021

etc.venues has worked with NHS England to transform its venue at Garfield House, Marble Arch, London into a Covid Vaccination Centre, opening on 8 March. As a result, the company now has more than 70,000 square feet of venue space occupied as Nightingale Courts and a Vaccination Centre.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 31, 2020

Story Events Ltd, organiser of the annual London Christmas Party Show , have announced that in light of the current situation with COVID19, they will be postponing the event, from 12 – 13 May 2020 to the later date o f 28 – 29 July 2020. “As

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

IBTM today announced that it has signed a new three-year contract with Barcelona Convention Bureau and Fira de Barcelona that will see IBTM World take place in the city up to and including the 2022 edition. December 2020. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences. Exhibitions. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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Eventmobi

MAY 17, 2023

media, venue); or they could be off-the-wall creative. Event 1: GitHub Universe 2020 GitHub Universe 2020 is a virtual conference that brings together tens of thousands of people to explore the future of software development, and the tools that will help us get there.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. ” — Jessica Connolly , Head of Global Events, Meltwater The above program was interspersed with interesting visits to venues and fun activities (e.g. I’m looking back on 2023. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 17, 2020

MeetingsMeanBiz (@meetingsmeanbiz) April 16, 2020. Conference Care Package (@Confcarepackage) April 16, 2020. NYC & Company (@nycgo_press) April 16, 2020. CVB Chatham County (@PittsboroCVB) April 16, 2020. MeetingsChat. GivingBack. I have also been helping local nonprofits get sponsorship. KeepTheHopeAlive.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Members of PCMA’s Catalyst community discuss when they might be able to invoke the force majeure clause in contracts for 2021 meetings. We have a 2021 contract in late April in Chicago for which we updated the force majeure clause to include COVID-19 as a specific situation that would allow us to cancel.

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EventSource

APRIL 14, 2020

Alejandra and Jimmy Our original wedding date was May 23rd, 2020, but the global pandemic had different plans for us. Sajni and Saba Photo Courtesy of Scarlet O’Neill Saba and I have been together for 8 years and were supposed to get married on May 17, 2020. They simply held our deposits and there has been no added charge.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 2, 2022

Music Venue Trust (MVT), the UK charity which represents hundreds of grassroots music venues, has moved to create a more resilient and sustainable service to support the expanding membership of the Music Venues Alliance with the announcement of a number of key staff appointments.

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2019

ExWorks offered the client a bespoke, flexible, funding solution in the form of a revolving credit line, to provide working capital for the company’s various contracts to deliver semi-permanent venues for the 2020 Olympic Games, to be held in Tokyo.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

Combined with the firms seeing very little event-insurance business between 2020 and 2022, “those losses reduced the number of companies writing event-cancellation policies while forcing the others to raise their base premiums for events, regardless of their location.”

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The Planner's Lounge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

One of the first major decisions many wedding planners help their clients make is choosing a venue. All wedding planners have a list of their preferred venues, but sometimes your clients are looking for something different. If you find yourself touring new venues, watch out for some of these common red flags. À la carte pricing.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Bray Leino Events has been awarded the Event Management Services contract for the UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, now set to take place in October 2021. The UK Pavilion virtual tour is the first of its kind so far created for Expo 2020 Dubai.

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Planning Pod

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

When people come to us in search of a venue management software solution , they often ask how Planning Pod compares to our competitors Tripleseat and Caterease. And these are necessary questions to ask in the early stages while you are researching event management software for your event venue, restaurant or hotel. Additional Fee.

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Endless Events

JUNE 29, 2020

Well, amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 fears and the spread of it, mega-events such as the 2020 Olympics, F8 for Facebook, Ceraweek, Zoom, and Zendesk have canceled their events. The second half of 2020, however, looks positive. Venues will play a key role in the restoration of the events industry.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

I lived through contracting it and it sucked. After all, this is the year 2020, the same numbers used to benchmark ideal eyesight. The same elevated expectations apply to destinations and venues. COVID-19 is real and it is devastating. The loss of that intellectual capital is devastating.

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Unique Venues

MAY 19, 2021

AEG Presents Special Event Venues (AEGSEV) Are Springing Back to Life. progresses forward in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, live event venues are getting ready to reopen. The talent buyers, general managers and sales team all work together to make mutually beneficial decisions for the venues and the clients.

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EventSource

MARCH 11, 2021

You’ve now got yourself a full time job navigating the constantly changing government rules, re-confirming with the venue, and then having to re-coordinate all your other vendors around newly announced rules. Most would agree that even at the best of times, planning a wedding can be a challenge. Factor in a pandemic?

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2021

67% of respondents considered themselves to be at heightened risk if they were to contract COVID, with 46% having shielded in 2020, and 27% feeling it necessary to return to shielding now rules have been lifted. As is to be expected, outdoor events felt more achievable for many.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 26, 2020

Rather than relying on the AV crew at a venue, Mathy said that speakers are handling all the technical details on their own, investing in high-quality microphones and installing green screens in their home offices. “A There is a need for new contract language. Let’s say you have your event scheduled for December of 2020,” he said.

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