EventMB

JUNE 21, 2022

For Courtney McGee, president and CEO of Event Logistics, challenges began just before 3,000 attendees were set to arrive in Nashville for a convention. To her dismay, she learned that none of the bus drivers handling transfers to the hotels would be touching any of the luggage on the buses. The hotel was very grateful.”.

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Maritz Global Events released its Industry Trends Report at IMEX America with some eye-popping data on the rising cost of hotels, airfares, F&B, and other event-budget elements. For its Industry Trends Report, October 2023 edition, Maritz Global Events crunched numbers from the U.S.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 23, 2021

“Show them that there are can't-miss opportunities to continue to help them grow by coming to the physical event,” says Stacey Gromlich , Director of Audience Engagement and Global Events for Siemens. Here are some potential items to watch out for while you’re planning your next event. On-Site Contracts.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

When a Deluge Almost Drowned Out an Operatic Event. Jenn Artura, Head of Global Events, Incentives and Strategic Programs, Veritas Technologies LLC. ruled the day at another event halfway around the world. The space had been contracted, but the venue had failed to inform the city and so, no parking.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 29, 2018

and Canadian hotels. While group intermediaries play an important role in the marketplace, costs for our North American hotels and owners are growing at a faster pace than group revenue, which impacts hotel profitability,” read the letter sent Jan. 24 from Tammy Routh, vice president of global sales for Marriott.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 8, 2021

“Faceplanted on the table during a global investigator meeting, causing four glass bottles to topple to the floor.”. Overindulged and fell down a hotel escalator on his way to his guest room.”. The contract should also specify that the hotel or venue will not serve a drink to anyone noticeably intoxicated or underage.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

One planner we talked to had nine events for federal employees cancel in one month while a new administration was confirmed. Her attorneys did not see a hand of God in the decision, so the agency was responsible for the terms of all signed contracts. She sees her job as more than sourcing hotels.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2018

When we interviewed Maritz Global Events President David Peckinpaugh about how his organization came to be so deeply committed to this cause , he voiced a similar realization. Louis arch in the background. . The post MPAHT Signs ‘The Code’ to Protect Children from Human Trafficking appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Cheryl Gentry. Heather Reid. Pauline White.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 30, 2016

Every few years the question comes up as to whether or not [procurement] should be handling our contracts,” she said. “We Someone who works in procurement, such as Seth Balsam, global director of corporate procurement for technology provider Ciena Corporation, might not necessarily agree.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Job title: Founder and CEO Company or organization: Glow Global Events in New York City. What I love about my job: As a global citizen, my work allows me to travel. Tracy Blair. Job title: Director of sales and marketing. Cheryl Gentry. Heather Reid. Pauline White.

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Eventtia

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With a Customer Satisfaction Score above 90%, Eventtia is pro-active in accompanying its clients throughout the entire event planning cycle, ensuring an agile reaction. Tripleseat Tripleseat is a software company that delivers event management solutions for the hospitality industry, targeting restaurants, hotels, and venues.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Your executive is a commitment-phobe but the hotel won’t hold your space. Even for planners at the top of their game, the current meeting climate has created new levels of stress—the result of severe hotel booking compression, high turnover in supplier staff, and short meeting lead times. What’s a planner to do? The New Environment.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 6, 2019

Every day is unique and I like that… one day working on future hotel contracts with our sourcing team and clients, other days troubleshooting room block challenges.”. From there it’s dinner, laundry and whatever else is needed for work or home. Then I do it all over again the next day,” she says.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Technical Program Manager, Executive and Event Production | Google | Mountain View, CA. Events Marketing Manager, Google Cloud | Google | Mountain View, CA. Events Assistant (Part-time) | The Kapor Center | Oakland, CA. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Project Manager – Events | FIRST | Newport Beach, CA. Project Coordinator – Events | FIRST | Newport Beach, CA. Freelance Event Producer | AlliedPRA | San Diego, CA. Global Events Coordinator – Contract | Bloomberg | San Francisco, CA. Special Events Assistant | JLL | San Francisco, CA.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Three cost-saving tactics executives are currently deploying to make their event budget plan: Controlling costs on hotel rooms, meeting rooms, food and beverage, concessions, and travel. Consolidating technology into an end-to-end event automation platform. Reducing labor hours or shifting labor hours to more valuable work.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 26, 2024

However, Cvent provides a broader range of features, with a particular emphasis on venue and hotel management. At the same time, Bizzabo’s solution is mostly tailored for B2B events. For example, the Pernod Ricard group has opted to build its global events and hospitality platform using Eventtia API.

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EventMB

JUNE 27, 2022

He had a clause added to his contract protecting LavaCon if it had to relocate. Companies have responded to the ruling in a slew of ways, those immersed in the events industry included. Contracts and Laws. If a hotel is in a state with restrictive abortion laws, that is NOT a Force Majeure under the law.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 10, 2023

How robust does your event network need to be, and what’s negotiable? Here are some things to consider before signing a connectivity contract. In the past year, Jay Klein planned one event where he was charged $150 for an ethernet line for a week and another where the same-size line was $2,500 per day.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 13, 2021

A great resource to refer to is the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide created by the APEX COVID-19 Business Recovery Task Force. The guide includes “Trust Points” for you to keep in mind when deciding whether to host your event live or not. Finances and Contracting.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 31, 2020

I lived through contracting it and it sucked. Now that virtual meetings are removing the burden and cost of lengthy travel and hotel stays, meetings that drew 1,000 people are now streaming to 4,000 or more. I know the meetings industry looks dark right now and the future is unclear. COVID-19 is real and it is devastating.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

One example: During a recent Smart Meetings Experience, CEO Marin Bright learned at pre-con that the hotel was understaffed and thus would be turning almost the entire property on the day her guests arrived. All the hotel blocks were booked, and the event had already moved twice. Snapshot from a People-first Event in Seattle.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

September 2021 — Are in-person events COVID safe? 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.

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