Endless Events

JULY 11, 2018

With that being said, in order to build conference sponsorship, you have to first look at your brand’s purpose and the values of your company. The key to building conference sponsorship is to create a strong sponsorship pitch that sells your event. The Evolution of Conference Sponsorship. What are your attendees interested in?

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 22, 2023

However, without a proper budgeting plan and contractual agreement with vendors and hotels that play a part in making your event a reality, there’s no event to be had. Tips for Negotiating Your Next Big Event Contract Cheryl M. Mason lays out what that means and what you can do about it.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner. Ready to dive straight in?

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The realization that it takes experienced professionals to pull off conferences and other events seems to take many people by surprise. So far, he has had insightful conversations with a stadium beer vendor, a couples therapist, and a criminal defense attorney. Not that the work you do isn’t interesting.

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Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Meetings, conferences, trade shows and events are essential for a company’s improvement. One way to ensure the event’s success is to hire a professional event planner. Second, you need to choose a planner who works full-time within the industry.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

Read More : When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event A sporting event being held in a high occupancy stadium will have more dynamic risks than a conference due to the size of the venue and activities taking place. Exercises can be completed through conferences, drills and tabletop exercises.

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Endless Events

MAY 10, 2018

Finding a conference venue is a lengthy and detailed process. The main component of a conference is the venue, it’s where the main show takes place! Finding the perfect conference venue can be challenging. These initial planning stages will help create a picture of what your conference venue will look like.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Achieving conference success ultimately requires careful orchestration between the event team, partnering agencies, and other departments, which is where a pre-event checklist template comes into play. Keep reading for our pre-event checklists that will help you optimize conference and event planning. We did the work for you!

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Now, meeting planners can add an affordable air quality tool to their site visits. We can implement vaccination mandates using third party vendors such as sharemy.health , CLEAR Health Pass , Safe Expo , and others. A meeting planner doing a site visit should take CO? How can you determine air quality at a prospective venue?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Steve Steinhart Both planners and sellers will have to make paradigm shifts if 2024 is to become the new high watermark for group attendance and revenue. But those rates will not work for planners seeking value for their attendees. At a minimum, the hotel should know a local event planner who can fulfill our vision.”

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

To event planners, the answer should be a no-brainer: event timelines keep your event and the event planning process on track. A company event , a festival, a conference? Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Book caterers, florists, and any remaining vendors. Finalize your vendors at least 3 months out.

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ADMEI

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

You want a company that knows its city well and has built excellent relationships with venues and vendors in the area. How do you approach vendor relationships? One of the advantages of working with a DMC is gaining secondhand access to their vendor network. Can you tell me about your largest group or event?

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ADMEI

JANUARY 17, 2024

From corporate conferences to large social gatherings, planning an event in a destination away from home is quite an undertaking. Resources Looking for the perfect vendor for an upcoming event? For example, if an organization is looking to host a 10,000-person conference in a city, a DO may be their first point of contact.

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Endless Events

JUNE 13, 2022

Phoenix is a great destination for corporate events because it has warm weather year-round, giving planners the option to move their events outdoors should there be a last-minute COVID-19 outbreak. They also allow working with outside vendors and bringing your custom signage. On Jackson. In 2015, it has been completely renovated.

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PlannerWire

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Planning conventions can be a whirlwind of choosing keynote speakers, venues, session topics, and vendors. At a typical technology conference held at a convention hotel, a lot can go wrong — from guests falling and injuring themselves, to vendors damaging the venue.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

The role of the travel manager has expanded, and with it, the role of the planner. Actionable Takeaways for Organizations and Planners. Expanding vendor deals to utilize spa facilities, wellness-based accommodation and better team training are good places to start. “On

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Smart Meetings

JULY 14, 2022

The ninth nSight conference was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, an up-and-coming technology hub between three major universities. Marisa Roberge, nCino’s associate director of global conferences & events, had prior experience with TSEC in her previous job. Takeaways for Planners. A Mountain of Challenges.

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Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference event apps are a must for any conference in today’s world. Adding conference event apps to your next event will create accessibility with content, notifications, feedback, and everything else you will need to communicate with your attendees. But how do you incorporate a conference event app? Let’s jump in.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As meeting and event planners responsible for the safety of sometimes thousands of people, we cannot take anything for granted. 2: Always Have a Backup Plan (or Several) As a meeting planner, you know that not having a Plan B, C or Z, means you are doomed. Does the venue have specific protocols that event planners have to follow?

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 30, 2022

While spaces like the Women in Tech lounge were open to all guests, there were lounges dedicated to startups, developers, investors, conference speakers, and their guests, executives, and the media. The post Hot Tech Conference Collision Defies Odds, Draws 35,000 to Toronto appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. Techsytalk Techsytalk is a digital platform with more than 550 members that bridges the gap between event technology and the event planner. Ready to dive straight in?

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. In this post, you’ll find a comprehensive list of the most important event industry conferences that every event professional should attend this year. The conference where events professionals can extend their reach.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Many hotel contracts mandate use of an in-house AV provider and contain clauses prohibiting use of other vendors or charge for the privilege of using the planner’s preferred vendor. The other consideration is whether the event will be best served using a hotel’s in-house AV services or an outsourced vendor.

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

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. Are there other events, conferences, or retreats taking place?

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2023

Mentorships, transparency and white whales For meeting planners new to the industry, experience and connections are the glue that holds the universe together and ultimately provides the tools for current and future success. I work with extremely experienced planners daily. I think it is difficult since the industry is so broad.”

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DCI

MAY 5, 2022

It’s National Meeting Planners Appreciation Day. Skip sending the flowers and instead think about how you plant some seeds to create more interest in your destination among meeting planners. Destinations know they need business travelers to return, conferences to happen, and events to take place in order to recover more fully.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

Event planners surmised that audiences had gotten so comfy in fuzzy slippers that they would not want to leave their houses. But what planners neglected to consider in the equation was the vital human connection. Expos are a place for attendees to meet with vendors, which allows them to be able to see and touch new products.

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Meeting Tomorrow

AUGUST 8, 2023

All our prompts are tested in ChatGPT sorted by category to help with common tasks in venue selection, vendor research, agenda creation, and much more. Meaning, add in your prompt that you’re a planner, and you’re planning an important event for a startup client. Sometimes it takes a few tries to fine tune the response you want.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 13, 2021

Over the next year or so, conference organizers will need to define their responsibilities for duty of care when it comes to their events. Over the next year or so, conference organizers will need to define their responsibilities for duty of care, as well as what is expected of those who choose to attend your conference in person.

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ADMEI

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As an event planner, you’re the expert in this craft —yet it could benefit you greatly to have a local ally who is the expert in your selected destination. Because Destination Management Companies have strategic partners in just about every industry, from food and beverage vendors to AV and transportation companies.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 16, 2023

The excitement of Big Ten conference football spreads from Spartan Stadium in East Lansing to the state capital of Lansing, just three miles away. And as fans are flocking to home games, planners are scoring big with meetings in Greater Lansing.

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Blue Spark Event Design

APRIL 24, 2024

Seek out planners who have dedicated themselves to their profession, obtaining certifications such as CSEP or CMP, signifying their commitment to excellence. Full-service event planners streamline the process, saving you valuable time by handling all the details, allowing you to focus on your core responsibilities.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 30, 2023

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Visit Myrtle Beach Meeting Planner Appreciation Day event The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (MBACC) team came together to celebrate and highlight the value of in-person meetings, including its impacts on the local economy. Third place will receive a Hilton Beach towel and Hilton tumbler cup.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Meeting planners will be able to track which PDFs were downloaded and how many times.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We’re predicting that in 2023, we’ll see more corporate events, conferences, and exhibitions than in the last three years. . So, to make the most of your event budget in 2023, make sure you choose your vendors far in advance. That piece of advice alone can save event planners significant amounts of money. How can they do that?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Dasher, in addition to Nathan Chin, senior product manager for Cvent ; and Phil Saims, vice president of sales for Federal Conference , led the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “Designing Your Event Program for Diversity & Inclusion,” where they tackled the not-always-straightforward topic of DEI. Of meeting planners, 68.3

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 21, 2024

The Meetings Show Asia Pacific, the region’s leading event for the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) industry, launched its highly successful inaugural edition this week at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.

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