Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We recently convened a roundtable of senior-level conference organizers to discuss risk tolerance and the forces that are shaping their 2021/22 event strategies and decisions. Three primary risk categories are emerging as organizations weigh their options for major conferences in 2021: Mitigating financial risk. Contract concerns.

Contracts 437

Contracts Financial Negotiating 2021 437

Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position. Too often our current conference planning processes focus on the greatest common denominator.

Conference 295

Conference Trade Shows Conference Planning Contracts 295

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Most meeting professionals manage the needs of a small subset of attendees who require food, wheelchair access, sound, language or sensory accommodations. DeWitt also managed her own congenital disability and then married into the military. “I I took a step back and my life became about managing their needs and requirements.”

Transportation 246

Transportation 2024 Contracts Speakers 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

She brings over two decades of experience managing high-profile conferences across various industries, spending the last decade of her career as president of events at Digiday, where she oversaw a team responsible for producing some of the media industry’s most influential gatherings. Fairbanks is appointed as catering sales manager.

Food and Beverage 246

Food and Beverage Tourism Hospitality Hotels 246

Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 13, 2020

While these numbers look dismal for hotels, similar forecasts would apply to AV companies, exhibit service contractors, DMOs, exhibitor and attendee participation, conference-organizer revenue, and nearly any other product or service you can link to the live events industry. Conference Go/No-Go Decisions in a Pandemic.

Contracts 397

Contracts 2009 Hotels 2020 397

EventMB

JUNE 27, 2022

If you thought event contracts were tricky before the pandemic, buckle up for even more complications. In 2020, executing the force majeure clause in a contract was fairly straightforward. Performing the activities stipulated in the contract had been made impracticable. A lot of contracts don’t specify that.

Contracts 185

Contracts 2022 Hotels Government 185

Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Central Hall Westminster has made four new appointments two event managers, a finance director and finance assistant to strengthen its team and help support the businesss growth plans into 2025. Meanwhile, the appointment of Iain Kent as finance director comes as the business explores further opportunities for growth.

2025 147

2025 Contracts Venues Event Management 147

Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

Leading luxury catering and event management services provider Blue Strawberry Group has secured a five-year contract to deliver exclusive hospitality and event services at 8½ London – home to The Skinners’ Company. 4 Hamilton Place. 8½ London has a rich history dating back to the 17th century.

Contracts 193

Contracts Sustainability Hospitality 2025 193

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 211

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 211

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Effective procurement strategies not only ensure that companies get the best value for their money but also play a role in risk management, innovation and corporate social responsibility. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. It’s about ensuring quality.

Conference 246

Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts 246

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do you need to find new monetary sources for conferences, conventions and trade shows? Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort.

Conference 279

Conference Sponsorships Trade Shows Insurance 279

Event Marketer

JULY 25, 2024

It wasn’t long ago that force majeure was commonly perceived as insignificant boilerplate language added to the end of an event contract. Court of Appeals verdict, a new precedent for event contracts may have been set, as MeetingsNet reports. Now four years later, in the wake of a U.S.

Financial 287

Financial Contracts Negotiating 2021 287

Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

IStock Photo by cyano66 Before the pandemic, one could argue that jobs with life-and-death consequences were surely more stressful than planning an annual conference. Exhibitors are being more selective about the conferences they will support. Annual conference budgets are usually finalized 12-plus months prior to the event.

Event Planning 370

Event Planning Food and Beverage 2023 2019 370

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Meeting planners are responsible for the success of corporate events, conferences, and incentive programs. They are responsible for finding the perfect destination, securing a venue, managing logistics, and ensuring a seamless experience for attendees.

Meetings 130

Meetings Sustainability Contracts Tech 130

Attendease

MARCH 19, 2024

This post covers key strategies to help you manage multiple events at once— without pulling your hair out. We’ll also dive into how event management tools make your life easier through automation, cloning, and cross-team collaboration. Look for opportunities to save on bulk orders or multi-event vendor contracts.

Management 195

Management Event Management Contracts Corporate Events 195

Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The arm of national catering business, Amadeus , responsible for the delivery of standalone event catering, has secured its latest contract with Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB). Events by Amadeus has been working with UVB since 2019, and the team have signed a new three-year contract to deliver catering provisions to the organisation.

Contracts 147

Contracts Venues Food and Beverage Sustainability 147

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Meet the Experts Ellie Hurley, events director at Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), has spent the past three years leading FICP’s event-specific approach to sustainability and social impact and also holds the Sustainable Event Professional Certificate (SEPC) from Events Industry Council (EIC).

Sustainability 219

Sustainability Event Planning Hotels Travel 219

Attendease

AUGUST 26, 2024

Corporate event management software streamlines everything into one efficient platform—simplifying processes, connecting scattered workflows, and automating monotonous tasks. Staffing the event properly and managing volunteers 4. The good news? There’s a better way that doesn’t involve burning the midnight oil.

Corporate Events 370

Corporate Events Event Planning Negotiating Trade Shows 370

Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. Overloaded account and project managers — Nearly every hotel, general service contractor, AV, and registration company had to lay off a significant number of client-facing team members. What are some other ways you have dealt with staff shortages at your conferences?

Conference 195

Conference Food and Beverage 2022 Hotels 195

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Negotiating Sustainability Contracts 130

Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Recently I’ve received invitations to attend webinars and download industry research reports and articles all aimed to help conference and show organizers grow sponsorship revenue. Most organizers can effectively sell these by offering them as a check-the-box, upsell opportunity during booth contracting.

Sponsorships 69

Sponsorships Food and Beverage Advertising Contracts 69

Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

Without a doubt, conference apps are a must-have tool for any event organizer. However, with so many different event apps for conferences on the market, it can be tough to know which one is right for you! What Is a Conference App? Before we dive into providers, you need to know what a conference app is.

Conference 195

Conference 2024 Event Apps Speakers 195

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Negotiating Sustainability Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

After two years of not meeting, companies and audiences may have different goals and expectations so conferences that were previously produced as simple iterations on the previous years’ event must now be reinvented whole cloth. His advice: “Give the whole picture rather than bringing decisions to a manager piecemeal. By the Numbers.

Financial 245

Financial Insurance Medical Meetings Contracts 245

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Our webinars, the Knowledge Exchange, brought us essential insights on AI, incentives, wellness and contracts, just to name a few! In 2024, we invited industry experts to offer their insights, tips and trends to help planners create the best event possible.

2024 130

2024 Healthcare Contracts Travel 130

Picatic by Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Especially if your main revenue is ticket sales, it can be difficult to get money in time to pay vendor and venue contracts. If you’re struggling to finance your next conference, party, or concert, you’ve probably considered crowdfunding. There’s no getting around it — events can be expensive affairs to put on.

Contracts 282

Contracts Conference Venues Events 282

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Negotiating Sustainability Contracts 130

Guidebook

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

An event technology ecosystem: Introducing 3 new event management features for 2025 Guidebook will be extending our offering with three new capabilities, the first of which is already live. The post From Event Apps to Event Management: How Guidebook Is Revolutionizing Registration Software appeared first on Guidebook Blog.

Event Apps 78

Event Apps Event Management Management 2025 78

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 130

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 130

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Negotiating Sustainability Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 130

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Negotiating Sustainability Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Negotiating Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. The big stage featured drones, magic and insights into the leadership required to manage what comes next.

Insurance 130

Insurance Sustainability Negotiating Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 130

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Its position as home to numerous tech companies makes it a prime choice for tech meetings in particular.

2024 130

2024 Tech Transportation Negotiating 130