SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 16, 2024

5 tips for planning a blockbuster executive event Every meeting attendee is important, but what happens when your event is entirely comprised of VIPs, each requiring top-level security, transportation, accommodations and more? To start, it’s important to define this sector of meetings and events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Tarin Horan, CMP, knew that meeting planning was the industry for her when she began interning with sports teams. In this role, she planned their season ticket holder events. Horan turns to this quote when she works to bring her meeting visions to life. One year, I had the idea to theme our gala as country chic.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Greater Miami is a top-notch destination for sustainable meetings Miami is known for its glittering beaches, dynamic culture and number of luxurious resorts. GMCVB’s website is full of resources for planners to organize the most sustainable Miami meeting or event possible. Planners] want their meetings and events sustainable.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Site inspections are an important part of the corporate meeting planning industry. Corporate Meeting Planning – Site Inspections – Help… So work has begun on an annual conference, a couple of years down the road, with a short list of potential cities being considered.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Having been on the destination management side of meeting planning, I’ve seen a definite shift in the budgets that planners and their clients are allocating for events. A Budget Can Be a Challenge With meeting planning, planners are constantly being challenged to make the next event bigger and better than the last.

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GEVME

AUGUST 15, 2019

Future meeting environments to increase event innovation. Let the sponsors choose the environments, provide you with the technical means and meeting environments, arrange zones for interacting with customers, or even offer something on their own. . Strategic meeting management is introducing more and more organisations into their work.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Transportation is a Large Component of an Event Planning Company’s Services Transportation is one of those logistical components to an overall conference or event. You see, getting all of your delegates to the meeting’s location on time is the number one goal to launch a successful conference.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

More often than not, that’s convention planning services , and in particular transportation. If delegates are offered convention planning services, like an airport meet and greet and transportation, then they are entitled to an expectation of a certain standard of service.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2022

In addition to the executives at the convention center or hotel with whom you negotiate and execute the event—national sales reps, convention services managers, and chefs—you need to build trust with the audiovisual, destination management, and transportation companies that can make or break the experience.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover. The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. “It Tips for doing your part at IMEX include: Walk or take public transport around Las Vegas.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Make plans to visit Smart Meetings in booth F933 and get yourself on the magazine cover. The People and Planet track will highlight tangible steps meeting professionals can take to reduce their events’ carbon footprints. “It Tips for doing your part at IMEX include: Walk or take public transport around Las Vegas.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 19, 2023

Meeting Profs Travel: Over Half of Passengers on Flights from China Test Covid-positive Hong Kong has announced the lifting of all mandatory PCR test requirements for inbound travelers; however, travelers coming to the U.S. Pete Buttigieg says they will be held responsible by the Department of Transportation.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

The Olympics is essentially one of the largest meetings on earth. According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. The Athlete Village will be on the UCLA campus, which has several venues for meetings.

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Planner WIre

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The events and meetings industry, much like the travel sector, is in constant flux, often swayed by macroeconomic conditions and consumer preferences. These two tools offer a fascinating lens through which event and meeting planners can craft more attendee-centric experiences.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 10, 2018

Staging an awards gala requires substantial planning, and in many ways it is similar to planning a meeting or an event. Here are six similarities to help inspire meeting professionals. Meeting Spaces. Transportation. This parking and transportation model was used by the Golden Globes at The Beverly Hilton.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Are you ready for some…meetings? From football to baseball to figure skating and more, college, professional and amateur sports bring in a lot of dough and tourism to popular meeting destinations. Many visitors and meeting planners impressed with GH and Texas will return to build future tourism,” the study states. Indianapolis.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Many Walt Disney Parks and Resorts also offer hundreds of thousands of square feet of great meeting space and experiences that go far beyond Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Meet at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort Coronado Springs A lot of expansion is on the horizon for Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. of meeting space. Take a V.I.P

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Pharma meeting planners are experts in social media marketing, email campaigns, media partnerships, and more to maximize HCP attendance and participation. It is not for commercial purposes.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Think about it: We give to charitable organizations, so why not give with a meeting? First, it is for your original business meeting purposes, but also to make a difference by helping others and businesses when they are in need. Your team can make your own history by deciding to give a meeting.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 10, 2024

It’s a question that I often ask of meeting planners. Whether or not they use meeting planning software. While I have to admit most meeting planners do use some type software to assist them with their meeting planning, you would be surprised at how many meeting planners aren’t using any specific software at all.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Plan on delays. If your group is taking advantage of public transportation, regularly checking for updates can help avoid surprises. What can planners do? Move it inside. Make room for higher attrition.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 10, 2018

Now that we’re already into January, meeting and event planners are pretty much expected to be familiar with wild refreshments. Creative wine encasings offer a more versatile range of options, often providing transportable or durable packaging. Ah, another year, another bizarre food craze. But if you’re a tad late, don’t sweat it.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 10, 2017

Finding a host city for a key meeting can be a geographic Rubik’s cube of schedules and locations that can seem impossible to solve. Meeting space: 4.2 Brown Convention Center’s red, white and blue nautical theme offers meeting professionals 1.2 Meeting space: 5 million sq. Meeting space: 600,000 sq.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 17, 2017

of flexible meeting space, but The Spare Room within the hotel is an intimate gaming parlor with a speakeasy feel. The eight-lane establishment has beautiful wooden finishes and will transport your guests back to the Prohibition-era; it’s available to rent for private events of up to 400 guests for a full buy-out. & Canada.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 26, 2017

She previously worked for MGM National Harbor, where she was managing transportation operations. The post 4 Smart Moves at Airlie, Radisson Blu and More appeared first on Smart Meetings. Christine McDaniel Christine McDaniel was appointed to the role of director of operations at Airlie in Warrenton, Virginia.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 16, 2017

If possible, choose a venue that is accessible by foot or public transportation. Patrick’s Day appeared first on Smart Meetings. Whether you partner up with a popular ride-sharing app such as Uber or Lyft or coordinate your event’s own system, promoting a communal system is important. Eco-Friendly Signage.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 7, 2017

A good beginning for environmentally friendly meeting planners is to adopt paperless practices. This can be accomplished by booking meetings at hotels located near popular offsite locations or near public transportation. The post How Business Travelers Can Go Beyond Green appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2018

September month has seen a great contribution of technology in the event sector and various issues and aspects being addressed of the event and meeting industry. Velvet Chainsaw — Time Capsules, Time Machines And Evolution Of Traditional Meeting Planners . Associations Now — 3 TIPS TO BEST DETERMINE THE ROI OF YOUR MEETING.

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Hubilo Blog

AUGUST 30, 2018

While some event planners and event professionals view this as an opportunity, others view it as a planning risk and a rushed task. . Every topic in the meetings industry have opinions, one contradicting the viewpoint of the other. Meeting Deadlines without fail — To be on time, follow the deadlines. It’s a game changer.?—?

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

With a beautiful and somewhat busy summer in the rear view mirror; these days the name of the game is annual meetings, incentive programs and fall events and meetings. Our meeting of the minds professionals share their know-how, experience and savvy. Security, transportation, meeting space, oh my.

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2017

Transportation and Lodging. Sarah Hill has written extensively about event planning and conference management for Group 7 Events Ltd. , Sarah has contributed to many reputable meetings and events blogs, including Etouches, Boomset, meetingsnet, Bizzabo and many more. a well-known event production agency in the United Kingdom.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Event planning online has become a rapidly growing Internet community for meeting and event planners. A lot of traditional DMC’s migrated their services and began offering online searches to help these meeting and event planners. For the service industries that service meeting and event planners it still is an adjustment period.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Today there always seems to be someone stating that they have they latest and greatest conference planning guide to help you do your meeting planning job. So it’s very important in the planning stages that each and every small item is addressed. Look for Substance in a Conference Planning Guide. Are they free?

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Boomset

AUGUST 5, 2018

Accessibility : The venue should be close to public transportation to make things easier for the delegates. Provide vital information like the schedule of local trains and buses, how to obtain a visa, and the availability of transportation that’s around. Don’t forget to remind them of the conference motto and purpose.

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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We’ve been event planning and hosting face-to-face meetings for a dog’s age and in dog lingo that’s a long time. I of course am biased (extremely biased) when it comes to the event and meeting planning industry. Handling Event Planning Online Reviews – New Year New Trend!

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

There are some softwares available that can help you plan your entire conference, every little detail, from a to z. It`s almost like meeting planning for dummies. They (figuratively) take you by the hand and walk you through planning your event step by step, ensuring no details or deadlines are left unattended.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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