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Best of 2023: Event Contracts and Budgeting

Smart Meetings

Creating experiences, setting the stage for networking opportunities, and fostering connections among colleagues and association members are what the meetings and events world is all about. Meetings MBA: Budgets, Models and Forecasts Budgets are great for estimating and tracking spending. In short, think big.

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Contract Clauses Planners Need in 2024

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Force m ajeure and clauses to keep in your next contract Watch the full webinar here. Contracts are the life blood of the meeting industry. Smart Meetings sat down with Darryl B. Keep Relationships in the Details One key aspect that is sometimes overlooked in the contract process is relationships. Resort fees.

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Top Legal Issues Meeting Profs Should Be Aware of in 2023

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Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. Sheak continued, “The short form is usually not advisable.

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Planning Starts for IMEX America 2023

Smart Meetings

Even before most of the 12,000 attendees from this year’s IMEX America in Las Vegas unpacked their suitcases, the IMEX Group was already planning for 2023 at the renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center where upgrades to restaurants and connected hotels will join the recently refreshed 2.1 Pitching for 2023. million sq.

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

I’m looking back on 2023. 2023 in review I slowed down in 2023. Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. In 2023, in-person is back!

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Case Study: CVB Partnership Amplifies Impact at Lenovo Tech World 2024

Smart Meetings

After the 2023 event in Austin, the planners from Event Strategy Group (ESG) looked towards the Pacific Northwest for the 2024 gathering, “Smarter AI for All.” Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

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Elevated Experiences Scored at Florida Smart Meetings Event

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings Florida Experience elevated the gathering at every turn. Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright The precise mixture of authentic connections, elevated experiences and innovative ideas is Smart Meetings CEO Marin Bright’s recipe for making everyone feel at home when they come together to get business done.

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