Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. Here are challenges and opportunities event planners can expect in the next decade. Event Planner Challenges. Data protection is always on event planners’ minds. What is the travel carbon footprint of a big scientific conference like #EGU19 ?

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Planner Social Media Events Site Selection 90

ADMEI

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

CVBs assist planners by providing information on local resources and services, site selection, and other pre-conference and post-convention services. How long has the DMC been open? Many companies open and close each year.

Destination Management 222

Destination Management Vendor Site Selection Entertainment 222

DCI

AUGUST 8, 2023

As the global meetings industry faces mounting environmental and social pressures, details as seemingly mundane as a venue’s food and beverage offerings are increasingly part of the conversation for planners of tomorrow’s meetings. Business travel can impact attendees, local communities, and the environment in many significant ways.

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Meeting Sustainability Site Selection Planner 77

MeetingsNet

APRIL 11, 2023

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. As states enact new laws affecting those rights, a handful of groups have publicly changed their conference location in protest. Abortion rights is an emotional and polarizing topic.

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Meeting Site Selection Attendee Planner 90

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 15, 2018

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Her first job out of college was at Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, as catering and conference service manager. It’s located just north of Miami in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida.

Site Selection 180

Site Selection Trade Show Promotion Contracts 180

DCI

MARCH 3, 2023

Both destinations and meeting planners alike weighed in on the work that’s been done, and the work that’s left to do by destinations for their partners, their communities, and meeting planners looking to book events. Canvas Meetings & Incentives, and Streamlinevents.

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Meeting Government Site Selection Events 81

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not just the surprising affordability of holding a meeting in Tucson, but the connection between a planner and the Visit Tucson staff going the extra mile to make your event spectacular. This connection is evident in the fact that eight of ten meeting planners choose Tucson after a site visit.

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Preparation Site Selection Planner Booking 127

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Not just the surprising affordability of holding a meeting in Tucson, but the connection between a planner and the Visit Tucson staff going the extra mile to make your event spectacular. This connection is evident in the fact that eight of ten meeting planners choose Tucson after a site visit.

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Preparation Site Selection Planner Booking 100

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Accessibility — making sure those with physical and cognitive disabilities, as well as those with dietary restrictions can fully enjoy everything a conference has to offer — is a key part planning. Not everyone can easily register online, so planners should also be sure to include a phone number would-be attendees can call as well.

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Site Selection Events Venue Planner 52

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. Smart Meetings recently went on a FAM trip hosted by Experience Columbus to scope out the area and make your site selection job that much easier. Get Touristy. of meeting space. Experience Columbus.

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Fashion Affiliate Venue Planner 203

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is out and some of the entries provide insights for meeting planners into what trends in travel and entertainment they should be paying attention to. With multiple locations in conference cities like Orlando, Fla., Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image.

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Trends Publishing Meeting Logistics 81

Blue Spark Event Design

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

It can be overwhelming to planners when the executive team says, “Find the best location for our next event (insert also conference, incentive trip, board retreat, etc.)!”. As a planner, help your company determine the success by crafting event goals. Event Goals. Why is this crucial? How do you know the investment was worth it?

Location 52

Location Retreat Events Incentives 52

MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

Content Summary: This checklist from Endless Events provides nuggets of information along with each item planners need to check off as they go through the planning process. It’s all in there, from initial ideation and market research, through budgeting and sponsorship, site selection, and marketing. Download here.

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Panel Event Apps Site Selection B2B 60

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2023

Unlike the PCMA roundtable among association planners and execs and DMOs that was convened in AGU’s offices four months earlier, the December roundtable, moderated by Peter O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, CEO of ASIS International, didn’t focus exclusively on how to navigate the events landscape in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v.

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Events Government Site Selection Organization 97

Blue Spark Event Design

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Client: An international skincare and makeup company with one internal meeting planner and a small support team who’s daily tasks focused not only on events, but also social media and public relations for the entire company. Design and execution of two offsite plated dinners at wineries. Onsite event management.

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Retreat Incentives Social Media Training 52

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 29, 2022

To Palma, now CEO of Sacramento-based site-selection and hospitality consulting firm Palma & Co, Oakland and NACIVT seemed like a perfect fit. And for the first time in its history, NACIVT hired a meeting planner — Palma, who left her sales job at Visit Oakland in April. Oakland now made sense as the host destination.

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Hospitality Site Selection Travel Travel 105

Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

According to The state of in-person B2B conferences report , 80.4% of organizers believe in-person conferences will become increasingly critical to their organization’s success in the coming years! JPdL Montreal, Quebec Over the last 40 years, JPdL has developed into one of the world’s leading meeting and event planners.

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Management Events Advertising Sports 98

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Creating successful recurring events isn’t only good for brands but also for planners. To do this, you need to make your conference memorable. Not planning conferences? Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. It allows planners to view venues as if they were there themselves. Click To Tweet.

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Conference Contracts Contracts Speakers 196

Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

I’m about to go on my first pre-con site visit since the Covid pandemic started over two years ago. My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Logistics Meeting Meeting Design Site Selection 169

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 4, 2023

CM Event Solutions — formerly known as Conference Managers — aims to create exceptional events by connecting people through meaningful experiences. Partnering with a third-party event management firm can help alleviate that ever-expanding workload, often with perks that planners may not initially realize.

Management 52

Management Logistics Site Selection Vendor 52

Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 10, 2022

The sourcing, organization, and management of guest airport arrivals and departures can be a daunting and time-intensive activity for an inexperienced planner. The tasks of manipulating the guest manifest to make the best use of passenger wait times and keeping costs within the conference budget can often work against each other.

Destination Management 52

Destination Management Management Registration Logistics 52

Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 24, 2022

When searching for an event company to partner with, many meeting planners utilize a traditional Destination Management Company (DMC) in the city of their convention. Conferences that travel to different cities each year must research, procure and build trust with each new destination management company. Conference Strategy.

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Destination Management Management Events Conference 52

Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Cadence is a boutique agency of artists, engineers, planners, and producers with a passion for creating energized events. Event Strategy Group (or ESG) partners with brands to create corporate events, employee events, user conferences, trade shows, road shows, and more. CADENCE, INC. Wheeling, IL. EVENT STRATEGY GROUP. Broomall, PA.

Sports 105

Sports Events Advertising Entertainment 105

MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

Upset that a Philadelphia property is hosting the far-right Moms for Liberty conference, three Pennsylvania legislators took up their concerns with the hotel’s GM. For meeting professionals, the situation is a good reminder of several site-selection and risk-management best practices. Industry lawyer Joshua L. Grimes, Esq.

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Contracts Contracts Site Selection Venue 112