SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 24, 2020

If you are seeking legal advice, consult with a professional. Has this year strengthened your relationship with the event contract? Over the months, Sheaks noticed more hotels and venues using liability waivers, along with enhancing safety protocols, revising contracts , signage and training. If so, you’re not alone.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

engine is impressive, but planners need to understand how best to use its contracts section and how human expertise is still required. You are advised to consult a lawyer. of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, the legal contracts section of the Spark platform should be approached with care. The new meetings-industry A.I.

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. As always, negotiating contracts remains a crucial component of success, allowing organizers to maximize their return on investment and deliver exceptional events.

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BizBash

MAY 2, 2017

Contracts are an essential part of a successful independent consulting project, creating a sense of professionalism, encouraging communication, and ensuring a streamlined process.

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Endless Events

MARCH 13, 2019

Taking the time for have an initial consult for event AV can save you many headaches later in planning. Did you know having an initial consult for event AV can save you time, money and more? This consult also allows you to really get a good feel for the people and teams you will be working with prior to the event. .

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EventMB

AUGUST 19, 2024

There has been a significant increase in what we call variable or on-demand planner contracting tied to third-party planning organizations,” said Todd Taranto, president of Cadre , a placement firm for event industry freelancers. She now finds herself contracting for fellow FICP members.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2022

If you are seeking legal advice, consult with a professional. Post-Covid Contract Solutions.”. We’ll delve into a condensed review to address what and what not to include in your venue contract, as well as negotiation tactics and what can potentially trigger a force majeure. Read more contract tips from Ty Sheaks.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Long ago, consultant Tom Gilb coined the term “mythodology” to describe erroneous but commonly held beliefs about how something should be done. Mythodology: We can contract a venue for our meeting before we design it. Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. Mythodology: We know what our attendees want to learn about.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 23, 2019

Whether you’re a novice or an old pro, this webinar will help you keep up with changes in hotel contracts. Attend this webinar to: Identify and understand the problems and solutions behind new clauses being used in hotel contracts. This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2019

There are unfamiliar challenges when negotiating and contracting with foreign hotels, convention centers, and other vendors; different cultures to understand; and potential risks to be explored. Attend this webinar to: Recognize the three fundamental principles to follow when negotiating international meeting contracts. Foster, Esq.,

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Gallus Events

JULY 10, 2017

I highlighted CycleHack as one of my events of the year in 2015 , and I even suggested, during a consultancy contract, that a 75 year old medical association should consider running one! I’ve been following the lifecycle of the hackathon for a few years and I have seen it, relatively quickly, drop into the mainstream.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 28, 2020

If you are seeking legal advice, consult with a professional. But there also exist common law principles that are similar to the force majeure clause, and they come under different guises, such as “impracticability,” “impossibility,” “frustration of contract,” or “frustration of purpose,” depending what state you’re meeting in.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The risk of contracting COVID-19 during a grocery store masked visit is far less than the overall risk for everyone in the U.S. Rather, they want to know if attending the event will significantly (defined by them) increase their likelihood of contracting COVID-19. The latter regrettably includes a significant fraction of the U.S.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Paje Consultancy are delighted to announce their partnership to provide a learning and development programme and course options for beam agency and venue members. Paje Consultancy was set up by Mandy Jennings in 2010, who has a breadth of sales, conference and marketing experience with major hotel and venue operators.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 9, 2020

If you were a client looking to contract with a meeting planner or a company, which would you want to work with one that did not address risk? Why should meeting professionals address risk?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Again, it depended on whether the applicable contract contained a force majeure provision and whether that provision was the “long” or “short” form (i.e. Again, this can be addressed either initially in the contract, or by negotiating additional addendums or riders to the contract after the fact.

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Event Planning BluePrint

JANUARY 18, 2022

Hourly consultation packages. Contracts & templates. If you’re just getting started or your business is not well established, I highly recommend you do not sign vendor contracts on a client’s behalf. You can still negotiate the contract but the client should be responsible for all payments. . Sponsorship

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ePly

JANUARY 3, 2024

A Guide for Event Profs in the Age of Rising Costs Welcome to 2024, where contract negotiations continue to be a critical but dreaded aspect of event planning. As always, negotiating contracts remains a crucial component of success, allowing organizers to maximize their return on investment and deliver exceptional events.

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The Planner's Lounge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Contracts, invoices, bookkeeping, and even your calendar are right at your fingertips. Booking coordination — Create and send quotes, contracts, and invoices. In review: Our Favorite Features of 17hats: Electronic Contracts & Invoices. Related post: Wedding Planner Contract Templates. Easy peasy! Lead Management.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Paje Consultancy Ltd are delighted to announce they have been awarded the contract to provide a full marketing, membership and enquiry service to the prestigious Westminster Venue Collection (WVC) from 1 st November 2021.

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Event Marketer

JULY 1, 2024

One recent example was with Chartis Healthcare Consulting. As a leading healthcare consulting firm, Chartis was founded in 2001. Best of all, we offer one contact, one contract, and one food and beverage minimum making planning easy for creating unforgettable events.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

Finances and Contracting. How flexible are the terms of your venue and supplier partners’ contracts if you need to cancel the event? Ensure their commitments to cleanliness and guest safety, including costs and responsible staff, are clearly outlined in their contracts so there’s no confusion later.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

“The meetings industry is in a tough place right now, and we need to openly discuss staffing, changes in service, and how it will be handled,” says veteran independent planner Joan Eisenstodt, principal of meetings and hospitality consultancy Eisenstodt Associates. But now we have to make sure the amenities we need are available.”.

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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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The Planner's Lounge

MARCH 1, 2022

One of the best ways to avoid major headaches when canceling an event contract is to suggest to your clients that they consult with a private attorney before they sign their vendor agreements to make sure that they understand what they agree to when they sign. Persons requiring advice should consult an independent adviser.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 5, 2019

Make sure you have the signed, returned contracts to ensure they are secured. Make sure you know the brief and work with your selected suppliers to ensure that everything you agreed upon is included in the contract — and that there are no hidden costs after that contract is signed.

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BizBash

MAY 5, 2017

In the world of construction contracting, both can get in you in trouble, including a termination for default of performance. Appeals of Industrial Consultants, Inc. 59622 (2017) involved a construction contract to upgrade an HVAC system at a facility in New Hampshire. Fortune & Company , ASBCA No. Lesson Learned.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

To minimize no-shows, put the requirement for a tech check in presenter contracts. Also include in the presenter contract that the tech check must be held with the same equipment & location the presenter will be using at showtime. ” Are eager to be “checked” but then want an hour of advice on their setup.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

How would you handle an unanticipated budget increase of $40,000 because the venue’s contract had fine print that dictated your client had to use the in-house preferred supplier for all breakout rooms? Being able to work with your own preferred AV supplier begins with negotiating solid and comprehensive language into the venue contract.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 16, 2020

Kenneth Bickerton is vice president of industrial hygiene and safety for Phase Associates LLC , a New Jersey-based consultancy for environmental, occupational health and safety challenges. With many convention centers serving as temporary field hospitals, what disinfection standards should planners insist on?

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Start Early The first tip is to book early and contract early! Italy does not have a lot of large hotels so if your program requires a peak of more than 100 rooms on a five-star category I suggest anticipating as much as you can the hotel sourcing and contracting, especially if you travel on shoulder and peak seasons.

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BizBash

OCTOBER 13, 2016

According to the authors, “If an activity does not have any float, by definition it is critical as it would impact the required contract completion date.” If the claim turns to a dispute, you will have done a significant amount of preliminary work that an attorney and/or consultant will need to assist you in the claim.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2024

” —Extract from an interview with Cath Thompson of Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG) by Alec Saelens on January 25, 2024 Rachel contracted me in 2022 for design consultation on PSFG’s first online peer conference. We do a lot of that and focus on that.”

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The Planner's Lounge

MARCH 21, 2024

I had a great conversation with Veronica Foster of the Association of Bridal Consultants. I’m with Veronica Foster, the president of the Association of Bridal Consultants. Today, we’re here to discuss the Association of Bridal Consultants’ work, its purpose, and how it helps wedding planners and consultants.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 29, 2020

Hawaiian-born Kevin Iwamoto has worked in almost every aspect of meetings and events, from procurement to consulting. We will need to modify contract verbiage to address unforeseen cancellations due to epidemic and pandemic outbreaks. MeetingsNet: What changes do you think will happen to face-to-face events due to the pandemic?

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2020

Here are 4 key things to remember when working with your Speaker Consultant, so to ensure you get the most value from your speaker, and crucially, for your audience to experience the most engaging content possible. Who is your audience? Seems like a very obviously question but frequently, the answer given is something like. ’65:35,

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QC Event School

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Mistake #6: Not having a contract. It’s always essential to have a well-written, legally binding contract when you’re working with vendors and clients. A comprehensive contract should contain: Information about the services being provided Compensation Payment schedules Cancellation policies, etc.

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