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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Let them know what they will miss out on in terms of hotel blocks and speakers if they don’t act on a proposal right away and give a roadmap for what to expect in the months to come.”.

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FICP’s Annual Conference Gave Back, Set Records

Smart Meetings

The 21st annual Silent Auction raised $106,896.02, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by $6,114.02. Learn How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist from an FICP22 Speaker. Their three-year terms will become effective Jan. JT Long (@SmartMtgsJT) November 15, 2022.

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What Event Attendees Want Now

Convene by PCMA

16, by the global events company: Attendance at in-person events, which has risen as the worst of the pandemic has receded, is expected to hold steady over the next 12 months. It’s 2024,” he said, “and I want you to repeat after me: I will not … compare my event … to 2019 … anymore.”

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Designing for Your Event Objectives & More: 5 Key Takeaways from e4 2019

Maritz Global Events

The full version of this article was originally published in the Maritz Global Events Blog. When we ask clients about their event challenges, we frequently hear: “Every year it becomes harder and harder to top last year’s event.”. At Maritz Global Events, we face the same challenge.

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A ‘4 Cs’ Framework for Omnichannel Events

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Musician Ciaran Gribbin leads PCMA EduCon 2019 attendees in a song during a session about team building. Creating engaging future events will partly involve more active audience participation, says one events organizer. It’s no longer about the content “or the snazzy speaker,” she said. Jacob Slaton Photography).

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Killing It! Event-Related Companies on the Fast Track

MeetingsNet

-based company launched in 2017 offers a virtual-event booking platform focused on team building and corporate experiences. 1,130: Balloon Therapy Launched in 2019, this Dallas-based balloon-garland fabricator and installer specializes in designs for large and small events. 1,132: Global Evento The St.

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People on the Move

Convene by PCMA

Before joining New Orleans & Company in 2019, Leger practiced law for 16 years and served as Louisiana’s youngest ever Speaker Pro Tempore of the Louisiana House of Representatives. David Peckinpaugh has been promoted from president of Maritz Global Events to president and CEO of Maritz Holdings, effective Jan.

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