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10 plus books every meeting planner needs to read

Eventinterface

“I have never read a book about event planning specifically, but I found Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Roger, Ury, William L., Patton, Bruce, to be very helpful when it came to negotiating contracts,” shares Maxine Viktor with Prismatic Event Planning and Public Relations.

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A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World

PCMA Convene

It’s hard to think of a conference with higher stakes than COP26, which took place Oct. COP26 is shorthand for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, a summit which brought leaders from more than 130 nations together to negotiate a global plan to address climate change. (Dean Calma/IAEA).

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Four Business Travel Trends and Forecasts Impacting Events in 2024

Event Marketer

Idea: Brands like Zeiss are building more leisure time into their annual conferences. For its National Sales Meeting , Zeiss gave attendees the option to extend their business trip into the weekend while utilizing the event’s negotiated hotel room cost.

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FICP Annual Elevated Conversation Around Meaning

Smart Meetings

To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week. That makes accommodating their needs in the workplace and at events a business opportunity rather than a compliance problem.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. By the Numbers.

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Event professionals embrace new community to uplift the industry

Event Industry News

Built on the trust of the Event Industry Professional Integrity Certification (EIPIC®) created by Event Integrity and their proprietary vetting process, the marketplace will help Event Hosts shop and book with verified Venues & Vendors for their events. Tri llion, which means there are a lot of people working in it.

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Short Lead Times?-?A Handbook for Event Planners

Hubilo Blog

Short lead times and event planners basically revolve around — compromise, negotiations, and smart decisions. Ellen Boddington (President, Stellar Conference & Event Management Inc., Ellen Boddington (President, Stellar Conference & Event Management Inc., It’s a game changer.?—?