QC Event School

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It’s important to understand who you’re writing for, what their needs are, and how you can meet them. Coordinating logistics and transportation. We have extensive experience in the tech industry and are confident that we can create a unique event that meets all of your expectations. Designing their wedding decor.

Sponsorships 105

Sponsorships Food and Beverage Transportation Risk Management 105

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. This short list of places, spaces and notations compiled by the travel risk management company On Call International can help narrow down the options. Meeting space: 4.2 million sq.

Travel 81

Travel Hospitality Hotels Risk Management 81

Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Have a risk management plan in place for each event. It’s time to refresh your practices with regards to risk assessment plans ! Remember that a risk assessment plan has three main parts and serves the purpose of making your event as safe as possible for everyone involved and nearby. A review of the basics.

Tech 106

Tech Risk Management Insurance Events 106

Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

DGI has military, civilian and industry geospatial intelligence leaders at this year's meeting in London to discuss new policy developments and the latest in technology. East Meets West. Where leading brands meet the smartest startups with a focus in technology, business, and marketing. Digital Geospatial Intelligence (DGI).

Tech 168

Tech 2019 Conference Technology 168

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

Our fertilizers, our pesticides, construction materials, pharmaceutical products, synthetic fibers, power, transportation, lights — they are all made by fossil fuels, so we’ve seen this massive amount of CO2 in the atmosphere change the water cycles of the earth. That’s what’s so frightening. What is that? Robots won’t do that.

Telecommunications 40

Telecommunications Transportation 2005 2017 40

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 6, 2017

Remember to also provide protection in areas where participants are boarding shuttle busses and accessing event venues from public transportation and pedestrian walkways. It is unfortunate, but frisking, which has become a common precaution in many nightclubs, may soon become necessary at run-of-the-mill meetings and events.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Transportation Consulting Sports 40

Eventtia

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Event planners also handle logistics like transportation and accommodations. Certified Meeting Professional. Additionally, you must have 25 hours of continuing education credits related to meeting management or event planning. Event planners ensure that all the details of a particular event are taken care of.

Event Planning 48

Event Planning Social Media Contracts Negotiating 48

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

With the understanding that any speculation is of limited use, we nonetheless asked a group of EU-based meeting professionals to consider what this could mean for the international meetings business: Ben Hainsworth, executive director of K.I.T. What could the Brexit mean for international meetings and business events?

Tourism 40

Tourism Negotiating Meetings Travel 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

With the understanding that any speculation is of limited use, we nonetheless asked a group of EU-based meeting professionals to consider what this could mean for the international meetings business: Ben Hainsworth, executive director of K.I.T. What could the Brexit mean for international meetings and business events?

Tourism 40

Tourism Negotiating Meetings B2B 40

SmartMeetings

APRIL 3, 2020

Meetings in the financial and insurance sector require outside-the-box thinking. The economy was humming along before the coronavirus hit, but even then the majority of meeting planners in the financial and insurance industries were keeping their budgets in neutral. Financial and insurance meetings in the U.S.

Financial 95

Financial Insurance Meetings Food and Beverage 95

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 27, 2024

Some attendees of the Democratic National Convention had to deal with a stomach-turning protest incident that could be copied by activists at other association and corporate meetings. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttegieg—was quietly breached by protestors. breakfast for Democratic delegates and officials—likely including U.S.

Food and Beverage 111

Food and Beverage Meetings Risk Management Hotels 111

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

MeetingsNet

APRIL 16, 2018

While recent events have most meeting professionals focused on preparing for active shooters and weather catastrophes, it’s infinitely more likely—probable, even—that someone at your event will have a medical issue. Here are the steps he recommends to create a proactive medical risk management plan.

Risk Management 62

Risk Management Management Food and Beverage Travel 62

TicketBud

DECEMBER 13, 2023

According to a recent Maritz Industry Trends Report , most meeting expenses are up over 20 percent since before the pandemic. Event budgets also act as a risk management tool. To create a robust budget that meets financial constraints and aligns with the event’s goals, start with the basics: Establish event objectives.

Negotiating 113

Negotiating Financial Food and Beverage Sponsorships 113

The Castle Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

To a meeting planner, a successful event means achieving these goals and more. When planning a large meeting with attendees from around the country/world, select a location with an easy airlift and infrastructure suitable for big groups (i.e., Have a Backup Plan : If one thing Covid taught meeting planners, it’s to be on our toes.

Event Planning 52

Event Planning Risk Management Social Media Events 52

Plan Your Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Every new safety and security incident is a wake-up call for meeting and event professionals. Identify and communicate with transportation companies that can assist if you have to clear an area on short notice. The bottom line is that events and venues can be vulnerable. Even false alarms can send crowds into a panic.

Trade Shows 76

Trade Shows Hotels Transportation Venues 76

Plan Your Meetings

JULY 17, 2017

Designate at least one senior manager to refrain from consuming alcohol, monitor the situation and intervene if things get out of hand. For events “at home,” transportation can be arranged to ensure that employees get home safely or a hotel room should be provided for them to sleep it off. Caution must be exercised by all parties.

Corporate Events 48

Corporate Events Transportation Hotels Events 48

Eventsforce

APRIL 30, 2021

Or a major disruption to the transport system which causes a delay to your in-person programme. Insurance is NOT Risk Management . Having insurance doesn’t reduce your risk which is why we didn’t include it in our list. For example, think of a gas leak at your on-site venue.

Insurance 66

Insurance Speakers Events Risk Management 66

PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

For example, last year, North Carolina’s bathroom bill was passed just two months before the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) was scheduled to hold its four-day Bus & Paratransit Conference in Charlotte. How to respond depends on the organization itself, its stakeholders, and other factors. ”

Contracts 53

Contracts Government Site Selections 2015 53

Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 6, 2017

Arguably, these figures do not indicate an epidemic of gun violence, but provide additional insight into the environments in which meeting and event professionals work and how the family of industries with which they do business compares to others. of Philadelphia-based Grimes Law Offices. Hilliard says.

Retail 28

Retail 2010 Hospitality Transportation 28

Eventsforce

AUGUST 18, 2021

Whether it is as a stand-alone event or part of a hybrid model, the desire to meet in-person is very much there. You also need to consider other locations (for dine arounds etc) and attractions that your people will visit, plus their accommodation and transportation. The demand for in-person events is on the rise.

Risk Management 105

Risk Management Government Tech Airlines 105

PCMA Convene

MARCH 6, 2019

In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. As part of the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, we asked respondents a handful of open-ended questions, including: “What is the biggest challenge facing the meetings industry today?” Cost of hosting a meeting.

Food and Beverage 91

Food and Beverage Meetings Negotiating Hotels 91

Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 10, 2017

That may not be the greeting many meeting attendees expect to hear. Meeting professionals should recognize that guns at meetings are not a problem for everyone. The increasing presence of firearms is also an area of concern for many meeting planners. “Welcome to the convention! Please check your firearms.”

Insurance 34

Insurance 2016 Trade Shows Meetings 34