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When to Embrace Change—and When to Hold Your Ground

MeetingsNet

In addition, “rehearsals are so important for planners to learn what type of glitches could happen, and how to solve or work around them if they do happen. She also explained that “the new action plan his internal team had to take on would keep them from doing other things they had to do to make the conference a success.”

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*?#! AV People Say – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

They’re willing to stay up till 3:00 in the morning rehearsing it as many times as the CEO wants to and then turn around and come right back down again at 4:00 in the morning. ” A lot of times the more casual and smooth that something looks, chances are they rehearsed the snot out of it, right? But let us take a look at it.

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How To Be in 10 Places at Once and Manage My Conference Effectively

Blue Spark Event Design

When it comes to producing meetings or conferences, we find this to be extremely applicable. Consider all the ‘moving parts’ that must be managed, like banquet orders, audio/visual set up and rehearsals, event staffing, vendor load in/strike, transportation, etc. Need Help Being Everywhere at Once for Your Next Conference?

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AV Team Management: The Ins & Outs Of Navigating The Audiovisual Jungle

Endless Events

As he puts it, “you never want to jeopardize your general session” But even though it presents a reputational risk, “there is an opportunity to consider that as you might scale down people or if you’re building your session but you have a pre-conference meeting, maybe somebody can pop over. ”, he continues.

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How to Deal With 7 Curveballs Thrown at Event Organizers

Convene by PCMA

To best prepare you, here are seven kinds of curveballs we’ve seen thrown at event organizers of large conferences in 2022 — and how to deal with them. The meeting rooms you contracted for may have been double booked. Lock in your run-of-show and rehearse more than ever before. Short-staffed. Space Conflicts. Main Room Gaffes.

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How AV Unions Work – Whiteboard Wednesday

Endless Events

He will cover the basics of contracts, how the staff is AV union staff is hired, shadow labor and more. This is probably my number one asked question whenever I’m at conferences. Unions have contracts with the venue. Number one is that unions, if you didn’t know, always have their contracts with the venue.

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Social Tables

Are there other events, conferences, or retreats taking place? Neglecting to test your technology Any event that includes digital presentations, sound, or lighting cues should be rehearsed prior to the big day. While rehearsals are critical for virtual event success , they are also a vital part of in-person event success.