Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. But we’ve anticipated this. State laws are varied.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Billion valuation, making the events industry well positioned to make an economic impact should planners support social movements like boycotts. But should event planners boycott? . In this episode of Event Brew, the entire Brew Crew shares their thoughts on planners and organizations boycotting venues, hotels, destinations, and more.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Meet with Momentum, planners learn about Marriott, about the industry and what is changing in the industry. They learn how to become better planners and how they can become better partners with Marriott.” asks Pfeffer, as he explains what Meet with Momentum helps attendees discover. “We What can they see, and taste and feel?”

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 1, 2024

The newest award-winning convention services manager dishes on all the things CSMs can do for planners: “We’re like Siri for the destination.” Just Ask Siri Fitzpatrick notes that “it’s a CSM’s job to connect planners with the right partners and resources in the city for their specific needs.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2022

A new MeetingsNet survey finds nearly 70 percent of planners expect fewer attendees on site due to high airfares, while nearly 60 percent have narrowed their destination options due to potential air delays and cancellations. percent of respondents said they expect to see fewer attendees at their upcoming events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

On the heels of multiple studies showing that event professionals are increasingly being asked to do more with less, Smart Meetings asked a veteran planner for tips on how to create “wow” on a budget. Contracting. Consider multi-year contracts: Finding new venues every year can be time consuming for all parties involved.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2022

While we’ve talked a lot about how the pandemic affected planners and attendees, we haven’t focused on exhibitors’ experience all that much. But low attendance isn’t the worst part; it’s event planners’ behavior post-event that really grinds his gears. I’m not whole. But what about me?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. If a group is looking to book in 2024, Omni may negotiate contracted rates and concessions if they will book more of their meetings with a sister Omni hotel in future years.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

How liable are planners when disaster strikes? What can planners do to protect themselves? That is why he strongly recommends planners include indemnification clauses in their contacts, ensuring hotels and third parties take on as much of the risk as possible. Contracts are self-inflicted wounds,” he says.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. A Brighter, Faster Mandalay Bay.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 18, 2020

One of the best-attended sessions of the 17th annual Pharma Forum conference for medical-event planners, held virtually this year from June 15-19, was “Meetings Contracts in the Post-COVID Era.” In other words, the cleaning protocols listed in the contract are solely the responsibility of the property to fulfill and monitor.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

With costs moving stubbornly higher, meeting planners must be proactive and creative to stay within their F&B budget. As a result, the recent IMEX America show in Las Vegas had a breakout session featuring four planners with ideas on how to navigate the costs for food and beverage at meetings, and it was a standing-room-only affair.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

One of our top clients wanted us to help move a program’s contract. Once she successfully signed the contract, she ended up staying in Mexico. “I One Thing the Industry can do Better: Educate Attendees One of the significant benefits of the nomadic lifestyle is constant exposure to other cultures.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Contract Lessons Lisa Sommer Devlin When the focus of the event is finding new places to bring events, kicking off with a lesson in what to include—and leave out—of contract clauses is always a good idea. Instead, have conversations with the hotel and attendees to talk about what you can and can’t do and how to mitigate.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“Everyone has a dog now,” Jenn Glynn, managing partner with Meeting Encore, stated this week in a conversation with Philip Eidsvold, vice president of strategic alliances at One10, about the changing demands of attracting attendees to in-person incentive trips. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 26, 2022

At least one show lets attendees step to the microphone on the final day to offer their unvarnished opinions to planners sitting on the stage. An in-person attendee-feedback session might be uncomfortable, but it’s also likely to strengthen the trust and loyalty of your audience.

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Our book, Best Practices in Destination Management , covers three important aspects of risk management that all event planners and DMCs should incorporate into their event strategy. Send a push notification to attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“Everyone has a dog now,” Jenn Glynn, managing partner with Meeting Encore , stated this week in a conversation with Philip Eidsvold, vice president of strategic alliances at One10 , about the changing demands of attracting attendees to in-person incentive trips. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties.

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 15, 2024

A veteran planner explains how to push back tactfully but effectively when a proposed change isn’t for the better. But there must be boundaries for change in the course of planning a big meeting, and planners are responsible for enforcing those boundaries. Those who don’t are only inviting failure.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Helpful tips from ASAE on engaging and stimulating planners Planners are always on the hunt for new ways to create engaging and connecting experiences. There’s a lot of energy around that, and the quality of the attendees there for a reason. We have an opportunity…We need to tell our story about how we make advances.”

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 2, 2017

There are fewer distractions to pull your attendees’ attention away from what you want them to see/do/learn, and they give you a way to provide multiple destinations without making your attendees continually pack and unpack their belongings. . Can you count on the ship you book being the ship you get? Not really, says Grimes.

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Stova

MAY 25, 2023

Selecting the best venue for your event is one of the most important decisions planners face. File folders and spreadsheets were sufficient in the past, but now planners need sophisticated systems and tools that will track all the necessary details for making decisions between multiple venue options. Leverage technology.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 8, 2022

Whether it’s a global pandemic or other disruptive forces on the horizon, the ability to approach contracts and negotiations in a collaborative manner has been challenging for both event strategists and suppliers alike.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 27, 2024

Topping the topic list in the survey, conducted by AAE Speakers, a speakers bureau and talent agency, is leadership and motivation, cited by two out of five planner respondents. Rounding out the top three are diversity, equity, and inclusion, and artificial intelligence, mentioned by 38 percent and 36 percent of planners, respectively.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

The reality is likely that for the foreseeable future, most attendees will be split between those willing and able to attend in person and those who cannot and will have to attend virtually. Having a Plan A and Plan B is important for planners going into their events. Clear Communication with Clients and Attendees.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Note to #meetingprofs : You have to experience the @encore @EncoreGlobal_ experience to spark your excitement about the possibilities for immersing your attendees in multi-sensory journies. To ease the rush of registration, attendees were urged to print badges at home and grab a lanyard in the hall. IMEX22 pic.twitter.com/L1HkdcudyB.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“With so much young talent entering our industry, we wanted to create an easy and free way for our clients to train new team members and to provide continuing education for more experienced planners,” said GDP President and CEO Catherine Chaulet in a press release. Planners who participate in these webinars will earn CE credits.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 3, 2017

In any type of contract work, miscommunication can arise between the contractor and client. You need a written contract to outline the terms and conditions of your service. A contract will be the go-to source in the event of a dispute. So be sure to always include these features in your event planning contract.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 2, 2023

The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. To help planners avoid the inevitable headache, Smart Meetings sat down with Huong Nguyen, CEO and founder of Shiloh Events , to find the best path forward for meeting planners looking for the right event tech for their needs.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Experts offer tips and ideas for meeting professionals As the year slowly comes to a close, many financial and insurance meeting planners may be thinking about what they should be keeping on their radar. That is the question planners could be asking themselves. It’s busy and I think people are roaring back.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2021

As Anh Nguyen, head of community engagement at the serendipitous networking platform twine pointed out in her guest post, “ Jury, Judge or…Event Planner ?” As event planners, we’ve always taken responsibility for the safety and security of our attendees while they were in our care. was an early question. TheEventVaxDebate.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Planning and planning for weeks on end, getting everything in order—vendors, speaker, planners, F&B, those little odds and ends. Bohrer’s organization has a detailed of duty of care that is a part of the registration process, where attendees opt in and learn what Covid-related requirements there will be on site. “We Katie Bohrer.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Most meeting planners found ways to move ahead, even if there were some tense moments and damages paid. Now, the question is how to build contracts moving forward. Read More : A Breakdown of Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses. Win-win: Be specific about the staff-to-attendee ratio. “I That doesn’t help you.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Event planners don’t always have time to go to a class or read a book. Read Gianna Gaudini’s tips for keeping virtual attendees engaged. . Contract and Negotiation Tips. They even flew in some of the rovers for people to see. Career Changers.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. Over the last three years, Skift Meetings has hosted more than 80,000 attendees at 26 webinars and events, published 27 reports, written more than 500 articles, and more. Ready to dive straight in?

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ITA Group

APRIL 13, 2021

Event Contracting Challenges & Meeting Professional Tips. Pressure on Contracting. But when presented to at least one hotel, they responded that terms and conditions should not be changed since they were accepted at time of original contract. They may drag their feet responding to contract addendums. What about 2021?”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

This is a win-win-win; attendees and the public can view the content anytime, sponsors gain additional exposure, and you receive additional revenue. Give attendees a deal on your next event. Give attendees a discount code on the last day of the conference that is only good for the next 30 days. Sell refund protection.

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