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Canada Unveils Financial Incentives to Draw Conventions, Exhibitions

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A large fund from the national government is now available to destinations making bids to host larger events from outside the country. Here's how the program works: Before a Canadian city bids on hosting a large conference, convention, or exhibition, it can apply to the federal government for financial support that can be included in the bid.

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3 Event Contract Trends in 2022

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The government had declared a lockdown due to the Covid pandemic, so there was no question that the following elements of force majeure existed: It wasn’t possible to hold in-person meetings or events as it was illegal due to the lockdown. It was the government restrictions that prevented meetings.”. Force majeure Flexibility.

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How OpenAI Has Misappropriated My Copyright: ChatGPT’s Land Grab

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government is at least aware of ChatGPT’s impact on society in general. Libraries also negotiate payments that are far more than the retail cost of an ebook for the right to lend it to multiple patrons. This brings us to my own personal stake in OpenAI’s land grab. OpenAI has several ethical options.

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Best of 2023: Event Contracts and Budgeting

Smart Meetings

Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract Cheryl M. Payne, strategic partner at INNOV8 Meetings + Events , gives her take on the current marketplace of contract agreements and stipulations and its impact on meeting planners and how to negotiate that next big event contract. In short, think big.

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What Happens When “Fear” Majeure Is Used to Postpone or Cancel an Event?

Smart Meetings

So, what happens when there aren’t specific government restrictions to trigger a force majeure event to postpone or terminate an event? Government Action vs. Fear of Variants. Again, this can be addressed either initially in the contract, or by negotiating additional addendums or riders to the contract after the fact.

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Don’t Ask for a Covid Force Majeure Clause Now, and Other Advice from a Hotel Attorney

Smart Meetings

Negotiate a clause about what will make an event financially important to go forward and negotiate based on that.”. Instead, talk about concerns of people canceling and negotiate at what point it doesn’t work. Fee Negotiation. Don’t put pandemic in your force majeure clause because we are still in the middle of it.

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Q&A: What Does an Event Planner Do?

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Planners work with vendors, suppliers, and venues to coordinate meal service, event staffing, negotiate pricing, and so much more. Event planners are coordinators, organizers, moderators, and professional negotiators. Negotiation. Event planners must be skilled in the art of negotiation. Government meetings and events.