ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. Talent: If your event features keynote speakers, entertainment, or conference leaders, you’ll need to negotiate the terms long before the event. This will help you choose the theme, venue, content, and timing of the event.

Social Media 62

Social Media Transportation Speakers Negotiating 62

Milestone Events Group

AUGUST 19, 2020

Leave for the venue: . If your site has an on-property bridal room, you may get dressed and do some last-minute makeup touchups before photos and ceremony begins. . . We suggest allotting 5 minutes per speaker. . . The ladies will want to wait until their hair and makeup is complete before getting their dresses on.

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Site Selections Venues Speakers Event Management 52

The Castle Group

AUGUST 23, 2022

Seek venues that have embraced mobile check in, online ordering and other technologies, and where the staff-to-guest ratio remains high. Consider scaling back on new and trendy product orders and work with existing inventories or what is available at the venue (this will also help with sustainability – see below). Sustainability.

Meeting Planning 52

Meeting Planning Meetings Food and Beverage Travel 52

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

While the idea is to spotlight individuals, more than one participant chose to submit multiple nominations for the same destination or venue — meaning they wanted to recognize everyone who worked on their program. Convention Special-Event Venue Services. Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc.,

2017 76

2017 Trade Shows Insurance Food and Beverage 76

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Choose a great destination and venue. Sometimes it’s hard to fit a site visit into your schedule, but our site selection experts at Smart Meetings 360 always emphasize that site visits should not be skipped. Take a few ideas from the Super Bowl, and you will have attendees buzzing about your event as well.

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Entertainment Medical Meetings Site Selections Healthcare 40

Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

Planning a conference includes way more than just booking a venue or two. From site selection to contract negotiations to content to speakers, managing all the countless elements included in planning a conference can leave a planner with zero time to address and succeed at all those other responsibilities.

Conference Planning 40

Conference Planning Conference Site Selections Negotiating 40

Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

If you’re asked to make a list of everything you do, chances are you’ll include functional tasks: budgeting, site selection, menu planning, contract review, etc. Sourcing venues, setting up event apps, configuring registration sites, and any of the numerous other logistical tasks you manage don’t separate you from any other planner.

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Contracts 2009 Site Selections Insurance 55

Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes.

Meetings 40

Meetings Site Selections Meeting Planning Contracts 40

Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Event websites, online registration, event marketing assistance, discount coupons for local attractions, writing pads, local media contacts, assistance arranging site visits and speakers gifts were other perks of CVB partnership, she explained. They are able to provide “outside the norm” suggestions for venue space and other ideas.

Site Selections 28

Site Selections Negotiating Hotels Contracts 28

Eventinterface

APRIL 5, 2017

Site selection can make or break a meeting. Historically, a venue’s location and reputation can be a strong draw for an event. However, if the location is in direct conflict with the branding and messaging of the company hosting the event, then that particular venue may have an adverse effect on attendance numbers.

Corporate Events 100

Corporate Events Food and Beverage Site Selections Insurance 100

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

For example, start with venue design that both attracts and engages people as they enter your venue. Or by constructing the talk in such a way that it syncs the brains of the audience and the speaker in remarkable ways. Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. Use Your Speakers as Event Ambassadors.

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Conference Contracts B2B Speakers 78

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

Have a conversation with your contact at a potential venue about their prior experience with LGBT-friendly events and any diversity training the staff has completed. It starts with site selections—being aware of city and state policies, including laws that could be discriminatory,” Clapes says.

Meetings 92

Meetings Site Selections Speakers Negotiating 92

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Meeting or event design elements cover a wide array of details ranging from thematic tie-ins, signage, audiovisual production, speaker selection, technology use, seating, room set-ups, food and beverage menus and program content. Select program content and delivery formats. Select program content and delivery formats.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Sometimes, we may know of the incident before it occurs – making a significant schedule change to the annual event, hiring a controversial speaker, or requiring specific healthcare procedures. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer, and trainer. In addition, this lays the groundwork for safety prep, too. Train Your Team.

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Social Media Site Selections Healthcare Speakers 112

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Ask yourself, does my next meeting venue have plans should the power go out? The Economy : As we continue to look at in-person conferences and suppliers start to see revenue go up, the market for meeting planners to find venues and suppliers will become more competitive. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer and trainer.

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2022 Meetings Site Selections Hotels 264

Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Mind your money with battles over escrow deposits to suppliers and more room to negotiate venue commissions. Most planners answering them have no idea, while most of the venues and other sell-side suppliers are way too optimistic, with little to base it on. All of this will make managing venue guarantees more challenging.

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2021 Site Selections Contracts Venues 109

SmartMeetings

JULY 8, 2020

What to Expect When Booking A-List Event Speakers Having an a-list event speaker can be great for attendees to witness but what does it take to book them? 4 Top Tips for Picking a Safe, Secure Hotel Site As planners, we can prepare for bad things happening. What does this mean for groups? properties and resorts.

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2022 Hotels 2019 Site Selections 52

SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

On site visits, planners should ask hotels and venues about their crisis management plans. Are there staff available on-site who can perform first aid if necessary? When planning a big event , don’t forget to consider transportation during the site selection process. More than 100 blocks, or 2.7

Transportation 40

Transportation Travel Contracts 2017 40