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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

Booking major venues and event entertainment is something that should be done as soon as possible. Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Finalize your vendors at least 3 months out.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

While planners want to meet the wishes of their clients, it is important not to book dates blindly. Agreeing to a date and booking a venue without further research could cause complications that harm event success, accommodation availability, and the attendee experience. Are there other events, conferences, or retreats taking place?

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The 10-Step Guide to Nonprofit Event Planning

Social Tables

Communications Manager: The communications manager is in charge of marketing for the event. Operations Manager: An event operations manager oversees vendor communication. Optimize nonprofit event planning efficiency by organizing all communications in one place.

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How to Plan a High School Reunion in Ten Easy Steps

Social Tables

If no reunion plans are on the books, you’ll need to track down classmates and start the planning process. Before the booking process begins, create a preliminary budget for the reunion. Who will pay venue and vendor deposits? Book an event venue. Book vendor services for the reunion. Show me how.

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New Management Systems Lead the Charge for Industry Tech  

Smart Meetings

In 2015, the top entrants in the awards included mostly apps, allowing for easier networking, real-time communication or streamlined translation. But recent years have seen an increasing number of event management applications, culminating in six of 2018’s nine finalists specializing in behind the scenes management or booking.

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Event Management

ITA Group

Communication planning, management and execution. Registration build and management. Vendor and speaker coordination. Proprietary self-service online booking tool (integrated with registration) . Hotel booking and contracting. Vendor management. Assisting with registration. Budget management.

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How to Deal With 7 Curveballs Thrown at Event Organizers

Convene by PCMA

There were many re-bookings during the pandemic. The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. Nearly every hotel, general service contractor, AV, and registration company had to lay off a significant number of client-facing team members. Space Conflicts. Some of these groups have been squeezed in.