Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

The reality is likely that for the foreseeable future, most attendees will be split between those willing and able to attend in person and those who cannot and will have to attend virtually. Clear Communication with Clients and Attendees. Flexible Contract Language.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2024

During the summit, DI offered attendees resources such as the Global Accessibility Report , Workforce Diversification and Retention Industry Brief , 2024 Social Inclusion Lexicon , and Social Inclusion Resources Glossary. SM How does offering these resources improve the event experience for attendees and planners?

Planner 130

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Endless Events

JANUARY 27, 2023

One of our top clients wanted us to help move a program’s contract. Once she successfully signed the contract, she ended up staying in Mexico. “I One Thing the Industry can do Better: Educate Attendees One of the significant benefits of the nomadic lifestyle is constant exposure to other cultures.

Education 177

Education Attendee Incentives Preparation 177

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. But we’ve anticipated this. State laws are varied.

Contracts 130

Contracts Contracts Insurance Planner 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Three industry veterans share their advice on crafting contract terms and clauses that meet the needs of host groups, not just host venues. Also, get your pre- and post-event rates hammered out so your attendees have the ‘bleisure’ option around your meeting.” Click here for MeetingsNet’s coverage of planners using A.I.

Contracts 111

Contracts Contracts Events Planner 111

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Contracting. Consider multi-year contracts: Finding new venues every year can be time consuming for all parties involved. Include a GDPR clause: Protecting your attendees’ right to data privacy is crucial. For planners who prefer their attendees to have a slow exit, McPhee recommends going for a soft close. Preplanning.

Planner 220

Planner Contracts Contracts Speakers 220

Smart Meetings

JULY 22, 2024

Can you imagine how disappointed your attendees would be?” I feel it’s too much of a risk and not worth disappointing my attendees. For the highly paid speaker with the demanding schedule, Kleinfeld says it’s important the contract covers what happens for no-shows and how compensation will be handled in that circumstance.

Speakers 246

Speakers Booking Contracts Contracts 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Renewed Group Focus “Just hold the contracted meetings that are on the books and minimize the cancellations that have occurred in prior years due to the pandemic, economic uncertainty and a general reluctance to hold in-person meetings,” said Dan Piotrowski, senior vice president of operations for Omni Hotels.

Meeting 264

Meeting Proposal Contracts Contracts 264

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Bohrer’s organization has a detailed of duty of care that is a part of the registration process, where attendees opt in and learn what Covid-related requirements there will be on site. “We Ferguson said her company is doing the same in regard to attendee liability. “As Protocols Communication. Sharing Responsibility.

Meeting 246

Meeting Contracts Contracts Vendor 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 25, 2022

Read more tips for negotiating contracts amid Covid. . Read Gianna Gaudini’s tips for keeping virtual attendees engaged. . Contract and Negotiation Tips. They even flew in some of the rovers for people to see. There is a fine line between requesting enough rooms and too many.

Contracts 246

Contracts Contracts Certification Events 246

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Now, the question is how to build contracts moving forward. Phoenix-based hotel attorney Lisa Devlin sat down for some rapid-fire questions about what is and isn’t working today and offered her prescription for a win-win solution to trading contract clauses. Read More : A Breakdown of Post-Pandemic Contract Clauses.

Contracts 246

Contracts Contracts Government Training 246

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 7, 2018

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.

Planner 209

Planner Contracts Contracts Vendor 209

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“Everyone has a dog now,” Jenn Glynn, managing partner with Meeting Encore, stated this week in a conversation with Philip Eidsvold, vice president of strategic alliances at One10, about the changing demands of attracting attendees to in-person incentive trips. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties.

Incentives 246

Incentives Travel Travel Contracts 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 23, 2021

“Everyone has a dog now,” Jenn Glynn, managing partner with Meeting Encore , stated this week in a conversation with Philip Eidsvold, vice president of strategic alliances at One10 , about the changing demands of attracting attendees to in-person incentive trips. What contracts need to include and how to negotiate those from third parties.

Incentives 246

Incentives Travel Travel Contracts 246

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Transportation 130

Transportation Planner Contracts Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A common theme of budgets decreasing, expenses increasing reflects how planners feel stuck between adhering to tight budgets and meeting high attendee expectations. Labor costs, particularly union labor and in-house AV contracts, are viewed as excessive, and the lack of flexibility to negotiate better rates leads to resentment.

Planner 115

Planner Registration Events Logistics 115

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Choosing Bellevue to Host Lenovo Tech World 2024 Meeting Attendee Needs Marty McCormack, destination sales manager, Visit Bellevue Bellevue is a major tech hub in the Pacific Northwest, which made it a top choice right off the bat. Even though we had attendees at many different properties, we were able to walk around.

Planner 130

Planner Transportation Attendee Contracts 130