Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

The conference and meeting planning world has become one of the more important commerce producing sectors. One of the keys to the success in this industry are the conference and meeting planners that organize, plan and deliver the ultimate in meetings, tradeshows, conferences, seminars and product launches.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Sacks emphasized that the report did not make a direct correlation between the decline in international tourists and international conference attendees traveling to the U.S., Planning a bit further out — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.3 but the data raises questions about the appeal of the U.S.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 4, 2016

Association and specialty meeting professionals are spinning the reels and landing big hits with conferences and conventions held at casino resorts and gaming properties. To make sure events such as Northeast Surety & Fidelity Claims Conference coming in September keep booking—and rebooking.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

We asked experts to help deconstruct the complexities of the AV world to equip event coordinators of all experience levels with new information to employ at upcoming conferences. Before booking, consider carefully all aspects of bringing in an AV company, from ballroom rental and power usage to labor and things like Internet access.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

It’s all in there, from initial ideation and market research, through budgeting and sponsorship, site selection, and marketing. Peer Conference Resources. It also provides a short-term timeline running from four weeks out to post-event follow-up. Download here. Printer-friendly version. downloadable_meetingplay.png.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A: As meeting planners, we are telling a story through our conferences. When we help with site selection or “the art of matchmaking,” I find joy in learning about my client’s program, understanding their needs and finding that absolutely perfect property that is going to become the backdrop of their story and their experience.

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Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Conferences. Site Selection. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations. Check out any of these links for event planning professional development: The Top 10 Books Every Event Manager Should Read. The Top 8 Conferences Event Professionals Have to Attend. Price: $345 – $875.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, launched in late 2021 during the UN Climate Change Conference, signaled a commitment by tourism industry organizations to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030 and achieve net zero before 2050. That’s when the site selection contracts end — that’s now 2025,” Hansen said.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The last time the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) met in the United States, its general conference and assembly convened in Boston in 2000. When the opportunity arose for IFLA’s conference to move back to the U.S. He shares the experience, which was anything but by the book. and Seattle.

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

If you're looking to work directly with an expert, check out event management companies such as Helms Briscoe ( [link] ) or Conference Direct ( [link] ). These type of companies offer similar services to each other, and can be a great help to you if you are new, or even if you just need assistance with hotel bookings.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

While the criteria in the HQ2 quest was much larger in scope than what an organizer weighs for a three- or four-day conference, Fair told PCMA that the company’s RFP checklist offers a valuable lesson for event organizers: Evaluating a destination should entail more than flights per day, square footage of buildings, and other traditional elements.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

It was March 31, 2016, and ACA’s Governing Council was meeting in Montreal as part of ACA’s 2016 Conference & Expo. Making matters more urgent, the ACA 2017 Conference & Expo was scheduled to take place in Nashville the following March. ACA moved the 2017 Conference & Expo. It’s business that was on the books.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

It has a slight focus on conferences and corporate events, but contains lots of helpful content for everyone. Conferences that Work. It’s not the prettiest of sites, but Adrian Segar is an event industry expert with lots of insight. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations. Gallus Events.

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GatherHere

MAY 23, 2017

It’s been proven that aesthetics and logistics have the most influence on site selection , so it’s no wonder planners are looking to plan their events that are high on visual impact. The Library of Congress not only houses the largest collections of books in the world but houses event space for events as well.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The company was founded by Colin Cowie who has traveled all around the globe promoting his personal brand through books, television appearances, and speaking engagements. Event Strategy Group (or ESG) partners with brands to create corporate events, employee events, user conferences, trade shows, road shows, and more. CPG Agency.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 4, 2023

Some associations and meeting organizers are reevaluating their site-selection requirements for future meetings as well as how to mitigate fall-out from members as they move forward with meetings at destinations previously contracted.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

To do this, you need to make your conference memorable. Not planning conferences? Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. How do you make sure that your next conference doesn’t melt into the “same old, same old” status in your attendees’ minds? These tips can apply to almost any event. Click To Tweet.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Upset that a Philadelphia property is hosting the far-right Moms for Liberty conference, three Pennsylvania legislators took up their concerns with the hotel’s GM. What If Your Group Was Booked There? For meeting professionals, the situation is a good reminder of several site-selection and risk-management best practices.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 19, 2024

Rhanee Palma Rising global temperatures impact not only the health and safety of participants, but meeting design and site-selection strategies, said Rhanee Palma, CDME, operations and events manager for the Davis, California–based UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC).

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books?

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

That’s in large part because it reflects economic data based on when events occur, not when they were booked. So if a convention hotel says they had a great June, that means they had a lot of events occur in June, all of which were likely booked months or years prior. Mask Wearing.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

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 Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C., But it worked out great.

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