Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB). Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus. Virtual Site Visits. I’ve done a lot of Skype site tours. Leslie Zeck.

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Venues Meetings Hotels Contracts 97

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. A discussion with any potential meeting venue should cover air-circulation and air-quality issues.

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Site Selections Contracts 2020 Hotels 102

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It can also be effectively used by meeting and event teams of all sized to deliver better end products. A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. It has been widely used by many industries to ensure they are working with quality suppliers.

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Conference Site Selections Negotiating Contracts 98

Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. Jacki Bennis, Square One Meeting Planning. “As

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. The other complicating factor for meetings is the potential for schedule changes along with delays and cancellations.

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Site Selections Trade Shows Travel Contracts 111

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Natasha Stamper Pedigo, CMP, 38, works in Lexington, Kentucky, as a meeting planner and event manager at The Asphalt Institute. What I do: I plan and execute three large member meetings a year across the U.S. What I do: I plan and execute three large member meetings a year across the U.S. Connect with Pedigo on Instagram. .

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2019 Site Selections Contracts Trade Shows 81

SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

As we move into the peak season for meetings , conventions and trade shows, event planners should keep in mind that in the United States, good times have brought a historically low unemployment rate and a fierce demand for workers. Doing that helps both planners and attendees feel confident about the people serving their meeting.”.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Site Selections 77

SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Expert negotiator tips for managing policy changes in uncertain times Other than expensive, unreliable Wi-Fi, there are few things meeting professionals hate more than uncertainty. Her attorneys did not see a hand of God in the decision, so the agency was responsible for the terms of all signed contracts.

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Management Negotiating Contracts Site Selections 52

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Pamela Wike Boyd, CMP, 33, works in Silver Spring, Maryland, as senior manager of meetings and events at The Solid Waste Association of North America. I also manage the pre-show selection process, including contracting, site selection and visitation. My interest in meetings and expo grew very quickly.

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2019 Site Selections 2016 Contracts 76

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Planners need to look at what the attendee experience will be with COVID-safe protocols in place and determine if the event still meets their objectives. With demand for in-person event venues and vendors at historically low levels, expect supply to contract. Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should. Industry Consolidation.

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2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 109

Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

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2018 Sponsorships Site Selections 2014 76

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. 1 resource for meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings.

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Meetings Site Selections 2016 2015 40

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

These relationships, combined with our expert sourcing, negotiation, and contracting process, give our clients access to premier locations they may otherwise miss.”. Contracts, Dates, and Details Delivered With White Glove Service. We Envision the Final Production.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

As the holiday season rapidly approaches, so does the creeping anxiety many meeting professionals begin to experience as high demand for booking spaces and securing event staff begins ramping up. But that’s okay—Smart Meetings has your back. Safety needs to be considered before, during and after site selection.

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Site Selections Venues Hotels Contracts 105

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

The ability to see and hear what is being presented is critical to a successful meeting. Conference Care New Business Manager Gary Hutton, suggests asking to talk to the audio/visual team during a site visit. “A A site visit can often be an undervalued part of the site selection process. Test the Light and Sound.

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Site Selections Negotiating Conference Venues 80

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Venue Selection. Site Selection. Includes conferences, meetings, graduations. If you are able to negotiate beneficial contracts with your vendors, you will minimize your need to store resources. Price: $345 – $875. Topics: Budgeting. Wedding Planning Strategy. Aesthetics. Conferences. Fundraisers. Trandshows.

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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.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

With meeting season back in full swing, hotels are busy servicing corporate and association programs while their sales teams are sifting through the requests for proposals for business events set to happen in late 2023 and throughout 2024 and beyond. Every RFP is unique,” she says. We can never provide too much information,” Pearman notes.

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Site Selections Hotels Negotiating Contracts 52

Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

It gets the audience into the meeting and is more than just a still picture,” he says. The more you embellish the look of your meeting, the more expensive it will become because of those charges,” says Olson. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

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Site Selections Social Media Contracts Technology 59

Milestone Events Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

But if you love the details and want to be involved in selecting each vendor for your wedding, then a package may not allow you to be as creative as you would like to be. . A wedding package could be just the ticket if you are looking for ease in planning and are not interested in researching, contacting, and contracting with each vendor.

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Site Selections Contracts Venues Event Management 52

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

As a planner, who is my main point of contact on-site during an emergency? Where are your evacuation meeting locations? Where are fire extinguishers, first aid kits and automatic electronic defibrillators (AEDs) located on-site? A few important questions to consider: Do they have a crisis/emergency plan in place?

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Risk Management Management 2013 Site Selections 54

Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

While technically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, a recession is more felt as the general malaise of a contracting economy: declines in business revenue and profit, decreases in spending, and pressure to cut costs and eliminate jobs. Are you viewed as a commodity or a business partner? Follow the money.

Contracts 55

Contracts 2009 Site Selections Insurance 55

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future?

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Negotiating Site Selections 2014 Hotels 45

PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

The head of Mastercard’s events “gave us their high-profile internal staff meeting to test this because their leadership wants Mastercard to be the most sustainable company in the world,” Riggs said. “We Going deeper into assessing the meeting space includes such considerations as, “Did they bring stuff in? Are they shipping stuff out?

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Site Selections Sustainability 2026 Transportation 52

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Meeting and event professionals, particularly those planning group trips abroad, can learn from these suggested measures. The mosquito-borne virus, which causes babies born to women who contracted Zika during pregnancy to be more vulnerable to severe birth defects, has led several prominent athletes to skip the Rio Olympics.

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2016 Transportation Site Selections Contracts 40

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Planners and local governments both know that convention center capacity is a critical determinant of site selection. But what happens when a premier meeting city enters contract negotiations with its largest event client as its long-awaited convention center expansion faces an uncertain future?

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Negotiating Site Selections 2014 2016 40

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

The conference and meeting planning world has become one of the more important commerce producing sectors. One of the keys to the success in this industry are the conference and meeting planners that organize, plan and deliver the ultimate in meetings, tradeshows, conferences, seminars and product launches.

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Conference Planning Conference Site Selections Negotiating 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Then she had more to say. Teamwork seemed to be a theme this year.

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

Site Selection. Vendor/Contract Management. Intro to Corporate Meetings, Events, and Conferences. Wedding Amenities. Wedding Logistics. Wedding Aesthetics. Price: $345. Certificate in Event Management. Corporate Event Planning. Social Event Planning. Event Logistics. Conferences. Fundraisers. Tradeshows. Price: $445.

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Event Planning Contracts Social Media Event Management 40

Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

On an ongoing basis, Plan Your Meetings holds industry-challenges-and-solutions roundtables to give planners and suppliers a chance to talk honestly (and anonymously) about their challenges and brainstorm about potential solutions. And 50 percent of them had been planning meetings for more than 15 years. How much do you charge?”

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Site Selections Negotiating Hotels Contracts 28

Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 4, 2023

Some associations and meeting organizers are reevaluating their site-selection requirements for future meetings as well as how to mitigate fall-out from members as they move forward with meetings at destinations previously contracted.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. Even though you might assume that your meetings and events are free of LGBT influence, there’s always an effect. The newly created LGBTMPA is a strong LGBT voice in the meeting and event planning world.

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Meetings Site Selections Speakers Negotiating 92

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2018

A 30-percent drop in revenue will be devastating to the thousands of independent planners who serve association and corporate clients in the site-selection and event-planning process. On one side, site-selection companies allow hotels to run leaner. From a hotel’s point of view, commissions are often a double-edged sword.

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Site Selections Food and Beverage Contracts Negotiating 67

PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. “I always tell them that coming up with the contract language is easy,” Hilliard said. It’s admirable.” ”

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Contracts Government Site Selections 2015 53

MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Here’s what happened and what meeting pros can learn from it. The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown’s decision to host the Moms for Liberty national convention has lawmakers asking questions, and raises important risk management issues for meeting professionals to consider. Industry lawyer Joshua L. Grimes, Esq.

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