MeetingsNet

MARCH 7, 2024

After covering the meetings industry for 32 years, one of the few things I know for sure about this business is that nobody would hire me to be a meeting planner. Read the story in our digital magazine now , or read it online at MeetingsNet.com as of Monday, March 11.)

Negotiating 59

Negotiating Contracts Financial Education 59

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

When I first heard about it, I was at an NCBMP board meeting, planning the annual conference that subsequently went virtual in November. Our interactions are bigger than booths and contracts. There is a lot of sadness and uncertainty, and sometimes people just need to hear it’s going to be all right.”.

Travel 104

Travel Tourism Contracts 2019 104

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The awards were divided into two areas of focus: The Eddie’s recognize the best in print and digital editorial, and the Ozzie’s honor the best in magazine and website design. For more than 20 years, the Eddie & Ozzie Awards have recognized excellence in magazine editorial and design across all sectors of the industry.

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections 2016 2015 40

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Simultaneously, full-time, part-time and contract planning positions were slashed as “not needed.”. At the risk of being a bit self-serving (and maybe even a little smug), I’ve been singing the praises of having a dedicated person on the event or meeting planning team responsible for technology for, literally, years.

Meetings 98

Meetings 2020 Technology Advertising 98

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative. ELI has many offerings, including certificates in Fundraising Event Management, Event Entrepreneurship: Growth Strategies, and Pandemic Meeting & Event Design.

Education 105

Education Hospitality Telecommunications Negotiating 105

Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. It seems almost everyone I meet lately appears to have an interest in meeting planning and a meeting planner career. Immerse yourself in all things meeting planning.

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections Meeting Planning Contracts 40

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

But that didn’t happen, said Janette Harper, vice president of meeting planning for Cambridge, a for-profit conference and trade-show company for the life-science and energy industries, based in Needham, Mass. Janette Harper, Vice President of Meeting Planning, Cambridge Innovation Institute. ” LOOKING AHEAD.

Meetings 66

Meetings Trade Shows Conference Meeting Planning 66

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. Meeting planning is very exciting because of the variety it offers.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

By doing so, they’ve reduced the need for large sales forces at the hotel companies and have generally elevated the booking/contracting process for clients. Thirty-four years ago, my firm, Conferon, negotiated the first chain-wide, guaranteed commission (on net room price) contract in U.S. adopted the same plan with Conferon.

Site Selections 67

Site Selections Food and Beverage Contracts Negotiating 67

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine. Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves.

2012 56

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