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Is Your Meeting Storm Ready?

Smart Meetings

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. A second storm is predicted to move across the U.S.

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

Smart Meetings

Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? Should you reshuffle the schedule, or do you have a backup speaker you can call on?

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How DMCs Can Help You Manage the Unexpected

ADMEI

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. Safety : Are you prepared for a crisis, from natural disasters to accidents to other emergencies? Do your vendors and venues have emergency plans? Is another expected?

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Tarin Horan, CMP

Smart Meetings

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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Price-Conscious Wow: How Meeting Planners Find More Value With AV Partners

Smart Meetings

Instead of concentrating on the number of screens you had last year or equipment assignments per room, different questions during the preparation stage may help you find the right, long-term AV provider. Extending the stage or creating a satellite stage would move your speakers much closer to the audience.

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

Include all planning meetings into your event timeline so everyone can add them to their calendar and prepare in advance. Select your venue, virtual platform, and major vendors. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers.

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How Corporate Events Impact Your Reputation as a Company

ADMEI

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.