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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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

In fact, you should ideally hire your AV company before you even sign your venue contract. Pre-plan where each item will be hung to avoid additional costs and check with your venue before you sign the contract whether or not rigging points and included in the cost. As an extra precaution, schedule a rehearsal with your AV company.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Have you ever attended a birthday party, holiday gathering, or business meeting at a restaurant? As the demand for private events grows and booking windows get shorter, more customers are looking for restaurant event spaces that meet their needs. In this guide, we cover the ins and outs of restaurant events.

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Endless Events

JULY 26, 2019

Maybe they are running dress rehearsals and notice that videos are buffering, or the AV company tells them they don’t have adequate speeds to Livestream, they find dead zones and can’t get WiFi in certain rooms and the list goes on. Negotiating allows freedom and preserves negotiating rates BEFORE the contract is signed. Any outages?

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Blue Spark Event Design

JUNE 7, 2021

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. You’ll want to start looking for and booking as early as possible.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

It may surprise you to learn that restaurants can offer party packages for a wide range of private occasions, such as: Anniversaries Holiday parties Birthday parties Business meetings Corporate events Fundraisers Rehearsals Cocktail parties Showers (e.g., What do planners look for in a restaurant party package?

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

Meet with representatives from the benefiting nonprofit to get a better understanding of their mission, values, and purpose. Before the meeting, create a list of big-picture topics to discuss and questions to ask, including: How much money are you hoping to raise at this event?

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Social Tables

MAY 16, 2019

Set up meetings with each group and put down deposits. Meet with the officiant to go over the ceremony and paperwork. Book your rehearsal and rehearsal-dinner venues. Use the online storage to hold your contracts, photos, videos, diagrams, guest list, and more for your wedding. Meet with your photographer.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

Though it’s clearly sensible to keep a conference running on schedule, we’ve all attended meetings where rambling presenters, avoidable “technical issues”, incompetent facilitation, and inadequate logistics have made a mockery of the published program. Stay on time! It seems obvious to do this. Or so I thought.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. The post 7 Reasons to Consider Hiring an Outside AV Provider appeared first on Meeting Tomorrow. We’ve got it all under one roof.

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Rehearsal Venue Contracts Contracts 77

Endless Events

MARCH 4, 2020

So when we sit on meetings with our clients and do site visits with them, some of these things are on here, but honestly, our checklist is like 20 times longer because there’s a lot more technical things on there as well, that we need to go through. A lot of times we assume that “Hey, I’m going to sign the contract.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Once an agreement is reached, ensure all terms are laid out in a written contract. Finalizing details against the event master plan Gather all your team members in a plenary meeting to review the event master plan and ensure everyone is on the same page. Document everything. Gather essential materials.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With so many in-house AV companies consolidating recently, it’s easy for event and meeting planners to feel like the AV company at the hotel is the only option they’ve got. The post 7 Reasons to Consider Hiring an Outside AV Provider appeared first on Meeting Tomorrow. We’ve got it all under one roof.

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