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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

Smart Meetings

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. Too many planners don’t adhere to a venue’s guidelines.

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Location, Location, Location: Maximizing Your Outcome by Selecting the Optimal Venue for Your Corporate Event

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Additionally, you will want the space to meet all safety and fire regulations, as well as any legal requirements that may come into play, depending on the type of event being hosted. 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.

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Venue for Your Corporate Event

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Additionally, you will want the space to meet all safety and fire regulations, as well as any legal requirements that may come into play, depending on the type of event being hosted. Depending on the budget, travel expenses for attendees may need to be taken into consideration. How can I ensure the maximum ROI from hosting this event?

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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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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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

Smart Meetings

A lawyer with 25 years of experience in hotel and group contracts, she doesn’t mince words when it comes to planners needing to take the steps necessary to handle any complications that might arise. Not being prepared and showing a careless attitude with an event or the safety of attendees will lead to a problem every time.

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How To Choose The Best Venue For Your Corporate Event

Traveler's Q

Specify your goals, define your ROI Every event should have a clear objective to accomplish with its attendees, either some kind of result extracted from them, or a call-to-action they enact. Consider geographically specific legalities and safety regulations The laws will differ per geographical region. What about insurance?

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Ask These Questions To Ensure Your Event Destination is Prepared

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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.