Achieve Incentives

MARCH 22, 2021

Before you get started on selecting a destination, you’ll want to make sure it can safely host your attendees. That’s why we encourage you to start the research phase with these nine questions: Is the destination open to my attendees? First things first, confirm where all of your attendees will be traveling from.

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Gavel International

MARCH 25, 2024

Reading Time: 7 minutes Success in event and meeting planning involves thoughtful and thorough preparation, which is why having an experienced and prepared meeting planner makes all the difference. Meeting planners are the architects behind every seamless and impactful professional gathering.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 12, 2022

One New Year’s promise planners can count on is that hybridized events have become the driving force in the industry. But the past two years of digital innovation in event tech and event services, along with new partners from outside the industry have prepared us for Covid combat. Thimble Event Insurance. Cvent DoubleDutch.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2022

Editor’s note : This Week in Travel (TWT) is your essential guide to smoothing the road from here to there for your attendees and yourself. Meeting planners and participants are looking warily at the website FlightAware and noting the scores of cancellations in the United States alone on a daily basis. Are Flight Delays in Your Future?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As business travel and in-person corporate meetings reemerge, the industry is preparing more health-sensitive, accessible and efficient spaces for traveling groups. Understanding the Impact of Travel on Attendees. Flight Cancellations by the Thousands—Does Your Travel Insurance Cover the Cost? “As

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

In March, Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP) launched a new virtual education series, FICP Chats, to confront the most challenging parts of the hybridization of the event industry. The Event Tech Resource Guide for Planners. Top 10 Apps for Meeting Professionals. Top 10 Apps for Meeting Professionals.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. By the Numbers.

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Traveler's Q

APRIL 3, 2023

Clarify Your Audience Many event planners tend to fall into the ego trap of thinking that success for their event is determined by what they want to feature. Depending on the budget, travel expenses for attendees may need to be taken into consideration. What type of atmosphere should be created for the attendees?

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 29, 2023

Clarify Your Audience Many corporate event planners tend to fall into the ego trap of thinking that success for their event is determined by what they want to feature. Depending on the budget, travel expenses for attendees may need to be taken into consideration. What type of atmosphere should be created for the attendees?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 5, 2022

A streaming option can serve larger, more geographically diverse and executive audiences, act as a flexible insurance policy in the event a new threat grounds attendees while providing valuable data about behavior. We are turning attendees into participants,” he said. You have to be ready for that.”.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Whether planners find themselves forced to work with difficult personalities, try to juggle juxtaposing requests, fix event planning mistakes, or balance dozens of last-minute event changes, event planners have plenty of reasons to feel stressed. Event planning consistently ranks as one of most stressful jobs in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Hotels have storm preparation plans and protocols for severe weather in place, and our staff is well trained to implement these plans,” said Hector Mastrapa, senior vice president of risk management with Marriott. “We See also : Planners Urged to Step Up Disaster Preparedness. Pro Tips for Keeping Yourself and Attendees Safe.

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Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Around the world, tragic incidents at events like the Las Vegas shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, and natural disasters have shown that we aren’t prepared for every type of security and safety issue in our industry. As an event planner, you can better gauge safety measures needed by turning to those in the know.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 14, 2022

Planners don’t need a crystal ball to predict the future; they can combine their experience with strategic thinking to better prepare themselves for the future. “We We’re planners. We can combine our experience with strategic thinking to better prepare ourselves for the future. When will we see the next pandemic?

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Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 22, 2021

As the face-to-face industry navigates the post-pandemic return to live events, one thing is clear: Attendees will be looking for the chance to immerse themselves in new destinations. Organizers can choose from a lengthy list of towers, abbeys, monasteries, and royal residences for programming and add-on excursions for attendees.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2021

Free Planning Tools Diagram events, wow attendees, and win clients with free planning tools. To learn how to be best prepared for any mishaps and ensure that your concert is set up for success from the get-go, keep reading! Consider the attendees for your event and what concept and style will be most appealing and memorable to them.

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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. Reasonable care has become an elevated priority—and so has liability. But we’ve anticipated this.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Morial Convention Center over the near term is Smart Energy Week, a co-location of the Solar Power International show, the Energy Storage International show, and Wind Energy International show that in 2019 drew more than 30,000 total attendees. Hurricane Ida struck New Orleans on what would have been the event’s opening day.

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Social Tables

AUGUST 18, 2022

Event planners and property managers know, however, that getting residents to attend events isn’t always easy. In this post, we explore engaging and exciting resident event ideas that event planners, property managers, and resident activity coordinators can use to get tenants excited. Private chef’s dinner. Taste-test Tuesdays.

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 16, 2023

RIMS President and CEO Gary LaBranche films a video for RISKWORLD attendees after part of the event was canceled in early May due to an active shooter in Atlanta. In addition to e-mailing updates to attendees, RIMS staff used their mobile event app to send out push notifications. This year, when a mass shooting on Feb.12

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 27, 2022

It’s preparing for the unexpected. More than 50 attendees. In that vein, consider purchasing event insurance, and be clear with attendees about your cancellation policies. Prepare action items that you can kick into gear if needed. What is risk management in event planning? It’s embracing adaptability.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2021

Give your attendees and partners peace of mind with this event safety guide. For event planners, marketers, and attendees alike, it’s been over a year since we’ve had the experience of a live event. Over the past year, event planners have become incredibly innovative in their virtual event use cases. Event Insurance.

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Gavel International

APRIL 15, 2024

On the other hand, the total cost of the drone, certifications, insurance, and a full crew will cost you less than the expense of sending a photographer up in a helicopter. While they can hover quite low, attempting to navigate the limited airspace inside a building is simply too risky – for both the safety of attendees and the drone itself.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 30, 2023

of attendees say the venue can either make or break their overall event experience. To ensure that all attendees are comfortable and enjoy their experience, choose a venue size according to the estimated number of attendees. Who are your attendees, and what do they want? How many people will attend? When is your event?

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

What’s a planner to do? Even for planners at the top of their game, the current meeting climate has created new levels of stress—the result of severe hotel booking compression, high turnover in supplier staff, and short meeting lead times. And planners need a similar attitude, he said. “We Stakeholder Trust. We are the experts.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

According to Visit Santa Rosa, both properties remain in the midst of insurance negotiations, so it is yet to be determined if they will rebuild. Attendees came alarmingly close to staring death in the face. Many would-be attendees decided not to come. of meeting space) and Fountaingrove Inn (124 guest rooms and 10,000 sq.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 4, 2018

Using a combination of research and survey data, we’ve rounded up the 18 most important trends set to hit planners, hotels and venues in 2018. Attendees expect things to get easier. To keep clients and attendees happy, it’s more important than ever to speed things up this year. Better buckle up! Last year’s boom knows no bust.

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Eventtia

APRIL 18, 2022

Phase 1: Planning and Preparation. with more than 500 attendees), then ideally, you should start this first phase at least four months in advance, and ideally six months in advance or more. Based on this purpose, define relevant goals and objectives for the event, including how many attendees you are hoping to get. Event logo.

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CSI DMC

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Forward-thinking DMCs understand that innovative program design capability is more than a luxury; it’s the key to authentic, curated content that fosters attendee satisfaction—the bedrock of designing successful programs. These are the modern types of DMCs that go beyond logistics management.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ensuring an event is successful starts with preparation — and a lot of it. Create event attendee personas to better understand them. ☐ Set audience goals for attendees. ☐ Set ticket prices for virtual vs. in-person attendees. ☐ Outline a clear agenda with an onsite planner. ☐ Set a budget for your event. .

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For all the event planners out there trying to plan an incredible event and make a budget work, we hear you. Finally, you should book early to ensure your AV company has plenty of time to prepare a successful event, thus avoiding any rush fees. Knowing how to negotiate event AV is a must-have skill for any event planner.

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Social Tables

APRIL 22, 2019

Because event planning is a lot like project managing, it makes sense that planners use event timelines all the time. Six months might be a long timeline for relatively simple events; 12 months might be appropriate for a large-scale event with thousands of attendees. This is why booking these partners in advance is so important.

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Gavel International

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Meeting planners have legitimate concerns about staffing shortages, the COVID omicron variant, and changes occurring in the travel industry. 2) This means that meeting planners must keep up with the demands and fast-paced needs of air travel logistics. If, however, you’re in charge of all the details, be prepared to multitask.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

In the end, many were left with savings that they had the opportunity to reinvest back into their organization to drive better program content or activities for attendee engagement. Ensure that people managing the tactic are prepared and supported with the help of an event. There’s simply so much to consider and prepare.

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Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Planners have already made their intentions clear, with 93% of event marketers already planning to incorporate virtual events into their strategy in 2021 and beyond. It is the only conference of its kind where attendees can obtain real-world knowledge and training that is not vendor-run. MGA Fintech Growth Summit. AMA The Year Ahead.

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

The social distancing and quarantine policies, especially in 2020, have forced many in-person events to be delayed and canceled, and many event planners have then pivoted to virtual events instead. Also, you are constrained by geographical limitations both in terms of the potential attendees to target and speakers/talents you can invite.

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Stova

MARCH 17, 2023

Along with the logistics and scheduling required to cater to the needs of presenters and attendees, human factors must always be taken into account. Some of the terms might change, with ‘presenters’ becoming ‘artists’, or ‘attendees’ becoming the ‘audience’. But the same organizational methods are used in either case.

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