Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2024

How the gig economy is impacting the events industry In honor of Labor Day, Smart Meetings chatted with Tracy Judge, founder and CEO of Soundings , to get the latest scoop on the trends currently emerging within the freelance meeting planner gig economy. SM What types of freelance meeting planner roles are most in demand?

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Three weeks after Hyatt Corporation confirmed that it would cut planner commissions, thereby following the lead of three other large hospitality companies, Meeting Planners Unite held its first conference in Washington, D.C. The post Meeting Planners Unite Sets 2019 Agenda appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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APRIL 15, 2022

When more than 2,000 meeting professionals gather in person in Las Vegas and 10,000 register to stream Cvent Connect to both learn about new products and experience the platform for themselves. Attendees could share the sessions or talk about how they are adjusting their programs with other meeting professionals through the app.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

Just as virtual meetings can’t replace in-person events, the Metaverse won’t replicate real life. Both digital solutions bring advances that can teach real-world lessons to meeting professionals looking to improve their experiences. People are looking to participate in meetings in a more exploratory fashion,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Even as in-person meetings continue to reemerge with a vengeance, virtual meetings have taken a primary position in the event professional toolbox. We live in a hybrid world where almost every major event has a virtual component, even if we don’t call it that,” said Bizzabo Chief Marketing Officer Alon Alroy. “We

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

While events were being further hybridized, event tech was getting better and smarter. Now approaching the end of a year of recovery across industries—and with no end to hybrid meetings and events in sight—we’re taking a look back to our favorite programs and platforms. The Event Tech Resource Guide for Planners.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2025

What do event professionals need? business and professional events industry, has issued its hot buttons for 2025 in the form of its annual Public Policy Agenda to answer that question. The post Quashing Unfair Tax Policies, Growing International Travel, Training Workers Tops ECA 2025 Hot Button List appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The Meetings Industry Association has welcomed today’s high court ruling on business interruption insurance polices, which suggests COVID-19 claims should be paid in most cases if policies had pandemic or notifiable disease clauses.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 19, 2021

When you are planning for an inspiring event, you probably don’t want to imagine the possibility of your hard work going to waste, but the pandemic illustrated why it’s important to prepare for the chance that your meeting may need to be canceled due to circumstances completely outside your control. Insurance Must-Haves.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Uncertainty prevailed at a Live Music Festivals Committee meeting this morning, with industry representatives calling for a clear message about when, and if, it will be safe to reopen; to start selling tickets for outdoor events in 2021. Insurance is the most critical factor. We need that safety net.”

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 23, 2023

How meeting profs can keep event data safe with the latest cybersecurity tools You don’t want to be the next data leak to hit the headlines. Maintaining the security and protection of your organization’s information is a requirement for producing a successful event. But what to do? Public Wi-Fi security has gotten better.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Read More : LA Fires Update: What Meeting Profs Need to Know Youre Just My Type is a nonprofit aiming to create community for T1Ds, support their mental health and let them know they are not alone in managing this disease. The supplies we need are regulated by insurance. In most cases we get 30 days exactly. While working at Gap Inc.,

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Eventsforce

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Need tips on running successful virtual events? With more and more events making the switch to virtual, event organisers today are having to deal with a whole new set of considerations and risks. Coverage for Virtual Events: What Do I Need? Events have always required comprehensive insurance policies.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 4, 2023

Force Majeure clause and employment classifications changes coming for MPs The legal nuances of meeting planning can be a bit overwhelming even for the seasoned planners. To offer some helpful insight in what areas to be on the lookout for, Smart Meetings sat down with Ty M. There’s no definition for Act of God,” explained Sheaks.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 12, 2023

Especially for autumn events in the Southeast and winter events in the Midwest, planners should understand the current market for cancellation coverage. As a result, it’s best for meeting planners to obtain cancellation insurance right after they sign their venue contracts for events set to happen in a destination’s storm season.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2017

On this episode of Event TALK we are speaking with Christy Lamagna, Founder and Chief Strategist of Strategic Meetings and Events. Our discussion focuses on the need for the planning industry, and meeting professionals to be more strategic to insure long-term success. LISTEN TO THE SHOW. ABOUT OUR GUEST.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Read More : LA Fires Update: What Meeting Profs Need to Know Youre Just My Type is a nonprofit aiming to create community for T1Ds, support their mental health and let them know they are not alone in managing this disease. The supplies we need are regulated by insurance. In most cases we get 30 days exactly. While working at Gap Inc.,

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EventMB

JANUARY 11, 2023

Skift Take: Destinations International is joining forces with insurance and risk management firm Anderson Benson to create a bespoke event cancellation program. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals ( FICP ) could have gone hybrid—bosses with a tight budget may even say should have —but the organization opted for intimate, up close and personal. Bove hopes FICP’s upcoming event will serve as an example of what can be done in person. All three nights of the event will be outdoors.

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Event Farm

APRIL 13, 2021

The questions raised by participants during the first session of our virtual event series, Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events , prompted us to bring a fresh group of panelists, including a lawyer, for the second session we hosted in March on event safety compliance and legal liability. View the session recording #1.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The pandemic and the time it took away from air travel and in-person meetings have revealed ways to safeguard—and even improve—the health of meeting professionals and the way we conduct meetings. Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? “As

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

With ongoing concerns related to Covid variants, a number of businesses and events are re-evaluating whether to postpone or cancel despite the relative loosening of federal, state and local restrictions. So, what happens when there aren’t specific government restrictions to trigger a force majeure event to postpone or terminate an event?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Event Farm

MAY 5, 2021

As pandemic conditions continue to change, do you feel that you must wade through wave after wave of information to seek answers and solutions to plan safe live events? Ryan Costello, co-founder of Event Farm, unveiled and walked us through the Playbook during the third event in our series on Pandemic Compliance and Safety at Live Events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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EventMB

AUGUST 19, 2024

Meeting planners have been seeing more “Open to Work” badges on LinkedIn and hearing from colleagues who left in-house jobs to start their own firms. An Extension of a Team After 24 years as a financial event specialist with a top Fortune 100 company, Carlin Putnam is one of those planners.

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Eventsforce

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Want the lowdown on all things events? The world of insurance today can be a jungle for many event professionals. At the same time, new trends like hybrid events are posing new challenges for insurance companies too. As a savvy event professional, you know how important it is to get insurance for your hybrid event.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Financial and insurance industry meeting planners face complex demands. Many plan both internal and customer events, incentive trips and sales meetings. To meet these evolving challenges, a record number gathered at the reimagined Sheraton Denver Downtown for the 2024 FICP Annual Conference this week.

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Event Marketer

MAY 23, 2024

“You have to show up where your customers are and not expect, especially in the insurance category, for them to come to you.” How does an insurance company like State Farm engage Gen Z? Agency: Infinity Marketing Team) Bring in influencers for meet-and-greets and content gathering.

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