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Is Your Meeting Storm Ready?

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What Planners Can Do to Be Prepared When it comes to severe storms, the best things any event professional can do is prepare as much as they can. Before the storm hits, it’s advisable to communicate with attendees, vendors and speakers. How does transportation need to be arranged?

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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

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Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. Should you arrange transportation for attendees to get to another venue, or would you cancel it altogether? Should you arrange transportation for attendees to get to another venue, or would you cancel it altogether?

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Tarin Horan, CMP

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I love working with our members and designing great event experiences with fantastic speakers and content.” Preparing for the Exam She remembers, “When I first started out, I was a sponge trying to learn as much as possible.” As she prepared for the exam herself, she turned to vendors for many of her questions.

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What is a DMC and How Does It Benefit Me?

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From location and transportation to schedules and speakers, a multitude of decisions await you in your planning. Events of every size require strategic preparation and skilled partners. From entertainment and transportation to venues and safety, a DMC can help you take your next event from good to great.

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How Corporate Events Impact Your Reputation as a Company

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How Planning Impacts Perception Hosting a large-scale corporate event is a massive undertaking, coordinating a variety of vendors to bring your brand to life in a way that aligns with your target audience. When check-in lines are long and slow, itineraries are confusing, or vendors are understaffed, guests take note.

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Lessons Learned from MPI WEC in Mexico

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They started having frank conversations with partners working on the next three years of events and vendors who had submitted RFPs, but had not been selected. “An Thanks to all the vendors, sponsors, student volunteers & speakers. Construction delays at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. It turned out clear.”

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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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If so, restaurant reservations, transportation, and other local accommodations may become more difficult to book as the event approaches. Not only can rehearsals help speakers and presenters become more confident, but they also ensure that the event planning team catches and corrects technical issues.