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[Webinar] Negotiating International Meeting Contracts: Are You Prepared?

MeetingsNet

Webinar live date: June 13, 2019 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. Webinar live date: June 13, 2019 at 2pm ET / 11am PT. There are unfamiliar challenges when negotiating and contracting with foreign hotels, convention centers, and other vendors; different cultures to understand; and potential risks to be explored. Speaker: John S.

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The Third-Most Stressful Job in the World

Convene by PCMA

Unless you plan events for a booming industry, your reality working for professional and trade associations is that revenue from your 2022 and 2023 meetings is 15 percent or more lower than 2019. Vendors to the Rescue? Event planners should consider asking key suppliers to add a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to their contract.

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Seven Reasons to Book Now for Your 2024 Event

Blue Spark Event Design

Vendors were hit hard in 2019 and 2020. Because of this, there are fewer vendor options available and limited event elements. Because of this, there are fewer vendor options available and limited event elements. Do not assume the plethora of elements available in 2019 are still available. High Demand.

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Summer Is Over & COVID-19 Is Back: Now What?

Endless Events

” “The vendors that live in both the corporate and the social world are okay right now because there’s such a flood for social coming back,” he explains. “Those who held their breath for this to be over are in for a rude awakening because 2019 is never coming back,” Nick says.

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Bookmark These Top 30 Websites for Event Planners

Bizzaboo

BizBash offers the latest event news, searchable vendor directories, photos of past events, archived magazine issues, a job board for special event-oriented employment opportunities, and a subscription-based online calendar of events. Today, CSEP features an enhanced test-taking system, revised exam, and global availability.

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Event Budgeting in an Uncertain Business Environment

MeetingsNet

The other element that must be ingrained in the budgeting process is clear communication between the lead planner and his or her peers, managers, C-suite executives, and vendors. Keeping in mind, Schwartz said, that the latter is the most expensive meeting format and that executives probably don’t know that.

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What You’re Reading: Abortion Restrictions and Meeting Venues 

Convene by PCMA

The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) canceled a regional meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2019, citing that state’s restrictive abortion laws (and where abortion is now banned with very limited exceptions). There are no easy answers.

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