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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

Smart Meetings

The most common mistake Howe sees planners make is that they don’t read their contracts. Contracts are self-inflicted wounds,” he says. You have no rights or responsibilities unless they are in the contract.” Do Your Homework. And as a result, every planner needs to know exactly what they are signing on for. Prepare for GDPR.

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How to Win a ‘Yes!’ for Renewed Incentive Travel: Meeting Professionals Share Tips

Smart Meetings

Companies looking to reinstate incentive travel also considered the industries of prospective participants in the incentive programs. There were also highly individual considerations for prospective incentive travelers. See also: Contract Negotiation: Post-Pandemic Clauses You Need to Know.

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Force Majeure: Negotiating a Common Clause in Uncommon Times

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“The Future of the Force Majeure: Negotiating Contracts Amid Uncertainty” was such a popular session at Convening Leaders 2022 that the breakout room at Caesars Forum quickly filled to capacity and in-person attendees had to join the online audience to participate. He shed some light on contract considerations when we spoke in late February.

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How to Vet Limo Companies

Smart Meetings

Snead says insurance coverage minimums are also not regulated federally, but rather by local jurisdictions. Overly cautious planners should be allowed to personally see the vehicle before signing a contract. However, seat belt usage in the livery world is not regulated at a federal level, as it is for air travel.

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Event Professionals Cite Accomplishments During the Pandemic

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Below, we have broken down the planners’ achievements into different categories, including pulling off virtual, in-person, and hybrid events, acquiring new skills, successfully negotiating contracts, and developing innovative initiatives, among other accomplishments. Global convention virtually and triaging contracts. RELATIONSHIPS.

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5 Things You Should Know About Event Production

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If your event involves sales or prospective clients, you will need someone to facilitate the relationship between your event team and the customer. A verbal contract is never enough, you will need a written event contract that outlines all your terms and conditions this contract will become your foundation every time a dispute arises.

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Listing Agent, Selling Agent, Seller’s Agent: What’s the Difference?

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However, there is a bit of a title transition that occurs and which can be confusing for any prospective homebuyer, especially if you’re buying a home for the first time. Before the contract between the homebuyer and seller is signed, an agent working with a potential homebuyer is technically called a “buyer’s agent.” Closing the sale.