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New and Renovated: Downtown Destinations and Old-Fashioned Glamour

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Downtown’s The Langham, Boston has expanded its meeting and event spaces with the addition of the Wilson Ballroom and Promenade to the historic property. In between productive meetings, The Langham gives guests several dining options to refuel. In The Langham Club, guests can meet and socialize with a light snack and a drink.

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How Vendor Relationships Rooted in Shared Goals Lead to Success

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For many associations, vendor relationships are valuable in augmenting staff resources, making technological advances, and even generating financial gain. Meanwhile, the American Urological Association (AUA) found value in a similar fashion, according to Janet Skorepa, executive vice president of education and meetings at AUA.

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The Most Unique Meeting Experience? Only in LA.

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Consistently one of the top destinations in the country for meetings and conventions because of its unique venues, unrivaled connectivity, and rich local talent pool—Los Angeles also offers a diversity of neighborhoods , local culture, dining, entertainment, and accommodation options that mean you never have to plan the same experience twice.

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Events? In This Economy? Yes, and Here’s How

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Decorations and event design Marketing and promotional materials Guest experience Start early, reach out to vendors, and store all your launch plans in one place. Whether you use a Kanban board, Google Calendar, or an old-fashioned calendar on the wall, make sure your event promotions don’t take away from other important posts.

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3 Easy Ways Planners Can Reduce Risk Today

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For answers to those questions and more, there are meeting and events legal experts such as Jonathan T. In the same fashion, planners need to do their research when hiring vendors. Too often, planners end up footing the bill for mistakes and mismanagement on the part of vendors, all of which could have been avoided beforehand.

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23 Best Atlanta Event Venues and Meeting Spaces  

Bizzaboo

Add to its colorful history an abundance of Atlanta meeting venues, and you can’t go wrong with this Georgia peach of a city! The hotel also features adaptable indoor spaces with modern amenities for business meetings and social gatherings. For more detailed information, visit the Porsche Experience Center’s official website.

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Evolution of DMCs: Deeper Trust, Transparency and Understanding

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And, like a general contractor, DMCs possess the skills, resources and vendor relationships to “build” the event. In similar fashion, RFPs were often presented without budget parameters, requiring the DMC to make assumptions, and often having to re-do a proposal from top to bottom to meet newly disclosed financial criteria.

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