Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Start Early The first tip is to book early and contract early! Italy does not have a lot of large hotels so if your program requires a peak of more than 100 rooms on a five-star category I suggest anticipating as much as you can the hotel sourcing and contracting, especially if you travel on shoulder and peak seasons.

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

ADMEI Conference attendees can walk away with templates for contracting, employee onboarding materials, supplier relations, answers to burning legal questions from our well-loved “ask an attorney” session, and more. For years Olympic athletes and Navy Seals have utilized coaches to harness its power. Want to delve deeper?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Master planner consultants offer 6 tips for negotiating your next corporate event Does this sound familiar? How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? How can you word the hotel contract to protect your company? What should you include in the RFP? How can you manage costs when attendance might be uncertain?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. Register here to hear him in person. I understand hotel costs have risen.” Perhaps to include more than just the meeting specs.”

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MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2019

There are unfamiliar challenges when negotiating and contracting with foreign hotels, convention centers, and other vendors; different cultures to understand; and potential risks to be explored. Attend this webinar to: Recognize the three fundamental principles to follow when negotiating international meeting contracts. Foster, Esq.,

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 23, 2019

Whether you’re a novice or an old pro, this webinar will help you keep up with changes in hotel contracts. Attend this webinar to: Identify and understand the problems and solutions behind new clauses being used in hotel contracts. This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Van Halen ‘s 1982 World Tour performance contract contained a provision calling for them to be provided backstage with a bowl of M&Ms from which all the brown candies had been removed. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com. ” — Brown Out , snopes.com. ” I can’t post materials on the walls.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

For example, Unite Here used union contracts to protect more than 200,000 members from anti-LGBT discrimination before the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that included the LGBT community in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In San Francisco, there are 60 properties with solid union contracts that are not at risk for striking.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”. Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Choices, Choices.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For more specific resources and guidance, consult our Guide to Best Practices for Sustainable Business Events ! Send a gentle reminder to attendees about the ways that they can limit their ecological footprint. Suggestions might include using public transit, bringing personal water bottles, reusing hotel towels, and more.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 4, 2021

“Do you think masks/no masks, vaccines/non-vaxed will or should be an addendum on contracts with venues? Do you think masks/no masks, vaccines/non-vaxxed will or should be an addendum on contracts with venues? Consultants can also help with data safety issues. was an early question. — Jennifer Cox (@jicox) June 1, 2021.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The last two years, of course, have been fraught with fear of Covid contraction—and for no one more so than the essential workers charged with maintaining the cleanliness and order of dozens, sometimes hundreds of hotel guest rooms. But despite the danger, hotel housekeepers were and continue to be on the front lines of hospitality.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Samantha Jordan, a futurist and consultant with Future Today Institute, led a discussion with industry leaders and explained that companies, including major retailers, are already using the tool to negotiate contracts.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

And today, the techie duo welcomes a very special guest who developed a brand management tool and mostly works with consulting firms and banks. ” “We’re primarily working with consulting firms, banks, and sales and marketing professionals,” he adds. “You don’t need an annual contract for that.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“Members tend to walk right by them,” stated Corporate Partnership and Sponsorship Consultant Bruce Rosenthal. Establishing the conference fee, contracting with the venue and locking the dates will require some effort. If you want to increase your revenue and need more, please read on. Sell refund protection.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This means that there is a shortage of available venues, as contracts from the pandemic have rolled over to current timelines. She integrates her wealth of knowledge into her event consulting services, inspiring clients to raise the bar. This is putting a tremendous strain on the industry and our vendors.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 18, 2024

The performance information—including the number of guest rooms booked, the number of guest rooms booked compared to the number of reservations, and the percentage of the room block filled in each contracted hotel—provides valuable attrition-management data.

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Endless Events

MARCH 7, 2022

“When I first started consulting, I had this grand idea that I was going to be doing a ton of consulting for event tech companies. As soon as you sign the contract, we arrange a private Zoom for you and your staff. So not just on the planner and design side, but for actual companies.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

It’s not just Covid-19 (C19) and it’s much more than F&B , room blocks and hotel contracts. He’s a sought-after consultant, speaker, writer and trainer. We’re moving into year three of what will most likely be a continuation of the dreaded ‘P’ word: pivoting. Here are some things to consider.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2021

“When you work in consulting, nobody likes you,” Alison Fragale begins the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “ How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career.”. As she struggled in her consulting job, Fragale decided the best kind of job is a job you love, and the second best is the kind you hate.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 7, 2023

Oxford Economics’ Savelli explained that during past recessions, room demand overreacted, with sometimes twice as much of a contraction as the economy overall. Executive Exuberance Hospitality business consultant Chris Meyer, CEO of Chris Meyer Global, put the positive outlook of SISO attendees in context.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Over his 30 years in the industry, Dawson has held numerous executive positions across resorts in the southern United States, most recently in hospitality consulting, where he paved the way in building strategic, productive teams and a welcoming work environment. She also maintains her role as liaison and contract manager for Visit Austin.

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ADMEI

MAY 19, 2021

Common threads in both the survey and the roundtables for many were the need to change the proposal process, incorporate a Letter of Engagement to protect both the planner and DMC prior to executing a contract, and improve site inspection policies. If the client advances to contract, the Letter becomes null and void. PROPOSAL PROCESS.

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BizBash

MAY 2, 2017

Contracts are an essential part of a successful independent consulting project, creating a sense of professionalism, encouraging communication, and ensuring a streamlined process.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

On this episode of Event Tech Podcast Will Curran of Endless Events and Brandt Krueger of Event Technology Consulting take a deeper dive into what this could mean for the events industry and AV companies. And just so folks know for me I don’t have a dog in this hunt and I’m an independent contractor, an independent consultant.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Since 2016, the KSA has awarded construction contracts with a total value of $250bn and has launched approx. Training hotel teams is vital in an expanding market – Knowland is committed to ensuring hotel teams can take advantage of the data insight by continuous education and consultation with our partners.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 28, 2023

The news comes on the heels of a positive development for event planners: a last-minute agreement between UPS and more than 340,000 of its employees on a new contract. About one-third of all freight costs are tied to fuel,” says Candy Adams, CMP, CMM, CEM, CTSM, president of Trade Show Consulting.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 10, 2022

“The meetings industry is in a tough place right now, and we need to openly discuss staffing, changes in service, and how it will be handled,” says veteran independent planner Joan Eisenstodt, principal of meetings and hospitality consultancy Eisenstodt Associates. But now we have to make sure the amenities we need are available.”.

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Convene by PCMA

JULY 3, 2023

She has served as director of finance and human resources for a decade and has been instrumental in overseeing numerous vender contracts as well as elevating the bureau’s budgeting, financial reporting, and human resources functions.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 6, 2024

Ware has nearly 30 years of experience and most recently worked as vice president of convention housing operations and contracting/sourcing for MCI USA. as a beverage consultant for the opening of the Rum Room at MBCC. Jerry Harper Jerry Harper has been named director of the Phoenix Convention Center & Venues.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 28, 2023

To create a true diversity, equity, and inclusion program, leaders need to do more than observe month-long celebrations, DEI consultant Zoe Moore said at EduCon 2023. Committing to specific DEI goals also includes intentionally distributing RFPs to — and contracting and collaborating with — diverse businesses.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Are planners obligated to fulfill their contracts although the event could not take place? Adelman joins us to outline the responsibilities of all parties that now enter into an event contract from health and safety requirements to cancellation policies. In all cases, groups should consult their legal counsel.

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MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A November 29 article on MeetingsNet.com about contract clauses that can better protect groups when a venue cancels drew a lot of conversation on Meetings Community (MeCo), an online chat forum for meeting professionals. We consulted legal counsel but were told that there was pretty much nothing we could do,” she says.

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Endless Events

JULY 23, 2021

In every contract, an Audio Visual (AV) quote is the piece of a vendor agreement that has the dollars attached to it that breaks apart the projected cost of different materials. Union rules may also apply – be aware of that when looking at venue contracts. Can you summarize the various areas of your contract? Compare Costs.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2018

The union’s members voted August 15 to walk off the job at month’s end if a new contract deal isn’t reached. Although employees in the city did vote to authorize a strike, this is a common tactic in the course of contract negotiations and does not mean that employees will actually strike,” the spokesperson noted. An August 31 Deadline.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 6, 2023

Event planners should consider asking key suppliers to add a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to their contract. Dave Lutz, CMP, is managing director of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. This should include a path for escalation for problem resolution.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In a recent post on the planner-focused Facebook page Event Integrity, Joan Eisenstodt, principal at meetings consultancy Eisenstodt Associates, noted that corporate and association planners could further advance the anti-trafficking movement. After that date, new hires have 60 days to complete the training program.

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