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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected 13 December 2023 You’re probably already familiar with this popular phrase in the hospitality industry: expect the unexpected. Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays.

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How Meeting Profs Can Find the Right Event Tech

Smart Meetings

6 steps to finding the right event tech vendors and product Finding the right event tech can be a long, tedious process. The journey of locating vendors and the resources that best match your needs can send any planner into a tailspin. She suggested utilizing free trial periods and asking vendors to build out your event as a sample.

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Is Your Meeting Storm Ready?

Smart Meetings

Amtrak cancelled dozens of trains across the mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, several of which were in major areas like New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. Read More : How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management The storm is expected to make its way north into Canada with wind gusts of up to 95 mph.

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20+ Questions To Ask When Choosing the Best Event Management Software

Bizzaboo

Are you on the hunt for the best event management software? But which event management platform is the best for you and your organization? It’s no surprise, then, that Capterra has a whopping 841 event management solutions, and G2 features 220. Can I manage private events with your software?

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The Ultimate Sustainable Event Management and Planning Checklist

Bizzaboo

Why Sustainable Event Management Matters Make no mistake: Sustainability — and climate change — are key points of concern for the events industry. 3 Sustainability Phrases Event Managers Need To Know Event leader Melanie Reid noted three important sustainability phrases that every event leader should know inside and out. Does yours?

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In the Cloud We Trust

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings spoke with Ari Schwartz, former senior director of cybersecurity at the White House (he worked on technology policy during the Obama administration), and current managing director of cybersecurity services for Venable Cybersecurity Risk Management Group , to discuss best security practices meeting planners should consider in 2023.

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Looking for Solutions to Supplier Woes and Planner Frustrations

Convene by PCMA

Catering and convention services managers, AV/production project managers/producers, general service contractors, and housing and registration service providers — these are the professionals who keep events humming. At times, these priorities compete against training inexperienced — or fixing issues with — vendors.

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