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Top Legal Issues Meeting Profs Should Be Aware of in 2023

Smart Meetings

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. Force Majeure.

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Event Trends for 2019–2020

GEVME

Strategic meeting management is introducing more and more organisations into their work. Having a skillful strategy helps to avoid overworking a week before the start of the event and becomes a negotiation advantage when talking with investors. The top 5 conference & meeting planning trends of 2019–2020.

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GMID’s Canadian origins: Getting to know Kathy Fortier

MPI

As we get closer to GMID 2023, we’re honoring some of the MPI members in Canada who led volunteer efforts in the 1990s and understood before many others why the importance of our industry and its monetary and intrinsic value needed to be understood by governments and business. The energy in the room that day was palpable.

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Get Smart! There Was Never a Better Time to Up Your Game

SmartMeetings

The rigorous CMP exam was “developed and is maintained by meeting professionals from all over the world who volunteer their time to ensure that the program reflects the best practices in the meeting management field,” as it states on EIC’s website. In many organizations, the meeting planning function is viewed as administrative.

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How to build a winning pharma marketing strategy using digital-first events

SpotMe Blog

Strict laws govern how pharmaceutical companies can market their products to ensure ethical practices. Regulatory compliance is non-negotiable. With stringent self-regulation and by working closely with legal and compliance teams, marketers can develop impactful events that also meet all regulatory requirements.

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Will San Diego Keep Comic-Con?

SmartMeetings

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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Canceling An Event: What You Legally Have To Do

Endless Events

“Again, as I said before, it depends on the law that governs your contract, which is usually where your meeting is going to be held. And groups are asking me, can we cancel today if a meeting is at the end of June? Many companies provide meeting plan services to clients in exchange for hotel commissions.