SmartMeetings

JUNE 30, 2020

The preview of best practices turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session covering everything from food and beverage to contracts, to roles and responsibilities. MD: We’re at a crossroads because everything is changing quickly, and the reality is different in different areas of the country and different types of hotels.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Hotels Contracts 111

Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The answer is two words: risk management. Event organizers and hosts are responsible for the safety and well-being of their guests and the risks associated with events, in particular the serving of alcohol can be especially daunting. How can a holiday party planner be responsible for saving Christmas?

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Risk Management Management Food and Beverage Insurance 42

PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

We have implemented a risk-management manual to our events and we have purchased more event insurance for better protection. Increase in what we budget for food and beverage, and managing other costs more closely. Started implementing a strategic meetings management program.• . • Lowered meeting costs.

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Food and Beverage 2017 Risk Management Insurance 67

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Hans Ritten Loews Hotels & Co announces Hans Ritten as the new general manager of Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois. He blew over from another Windy City property, Omni Hotel Chicago, where he was general manager.

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Hotels Food and Beverage 2013 Sports 40

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 26, 2020

The conversation turned into a vigorous question-and-answer session, covering everything from food and beverage to contracts and roles and responsibilities. MD : We’re at a crossroads because everything is changing quickly, and the reality is different in different areas of the country and different types of hotels. Amy Calvert.

Food and Beverage 52

Food and Beverage Airlines Contracts Hotels 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 30, 2019

When it comes to special requests, Strader has pretty much seen it all — and since the National Academies helps write national food policy, Strader “almost always has a healthy food option” for guests, he said. Strader’s catalogue of special food requests probably comes as little surprise to planners. Chef Andy Strader.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

When it comes to special requests, Strader has pretty much seen it all — and since the National Academies helps write national food policy, Strader “almost always has a healthy food option” for guests, he said. Strader’s catalogue of special food requests probably comes as little surprise to planners. Chef Andy Strader.

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2008 Meetings 2011 2014 74

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Negotiation is more essential than ever for achieving cost savings, and planners should work closely with partners — including DMCs, hotels, speaker bureaus, and food and beverage vendors — to identify creative opportunities for doing more with less. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Keep F&B Simple. Seek Out Win-Wins.

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Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 95

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 27, 2024

On several tables that were pre-set with food and beverages, the protestors dumped out small boxes containing live crickets and maggots. A spokesperson for the city of Chicago added that “multiple unknown female offenders are alleged to have entered [the hotel] and began placing objects onto tables containing food.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Risk Management Hotels 111

MeetingsNet

APRIL 16, 2018

Don’t wait until you have a medical disaster on your hands to realize you should have spent as much time planning for medical issues as you did for food and beverage. Here are the steps he recommends to create a proactive medical risk management plan. When kids travel, they tend to get sick more often,” Spero says. .

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Risk Management Management Food and Beverage Travel 62

TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Now, imagine showing up to the event, hearing that most speakers backed out after not getting paid, and then being asked to help cover the costs of the event’s outstanding hotel bill of $17,000. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool.

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Negotiating Financial Food and Beverage Sponsorships 113

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

B: Project management. C: Risk management. D: Financial management. G: Stakeholder management. I: Site management. Evaluate effectiveness of risk management plan. B: Project management. Manage critical path. Manage contracts. Manage implementation of meeting or event.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. Nearly 30 percent of respondents’ answers in some way reference budgets or rising costs this year, with AV, food and beverage, and Wi-Fi expenses standing out as particular pain points. Hotel greed.

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Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91