Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Bad news for planners: Venue selection may be getting more competitive. The conclusions of the Cvent report support the notion that site selection is much like pumpkin picking. Currently, planners lock in a hotel approximately six months in advance of an event. Shorter Windows and Smaller Groups.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

convention centers used criteria generally understood as key to site selection: exhibition space, meeting rooms, total space, distance from the airport, hotel availability, meal price, arts/entertainment, food availability, and walkability. One may think: Oh, that’s where event planners are getting the credit, but no.

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Planner Meeting Site Selection Venue 105

Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

How culture and history elevate events Celebrating cultural heritage, whether one’s own or that of others, is an engaging method to provoke thought and inspiration in attendees at events hosted at venues focused on celebrating various backgrounds. in the world. in the world.

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Culture Affiliate Site Selection Planner 246

Conferences that Work

MARCH 28, 2022

I’m about to go on my first pre-con site visit since the Covid pandemic started over two years ago. My work at a pre-con is different from that of a typical meeting planner since I focus on the meeting’s design and facilitation. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job.

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Logistics Meeting Meeting Design Site Selection 171

Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2018

They estimate that 20 percent of the nearly 6,000 attendees will book their own group’s convention there within five years. If you haven’t already, it’s time to get to the drawing board to book off-site activities and venues for next August 10 to 13. It has 12 meeting spaces for receptions and presentations for up to 6,000 attendees.

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Fashion Affiliate Venue Planner 203

Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Creating successful recurring events isn’t only good for brands but also for planners. Maintain your momentum by creating events that stick to your attendee’s minds. Finally, end with a workshop or breakout session that creates a positive emotional experience between attendees. Not planning conferences?

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Blue Spark Event Design

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Why should you hire a professional planner? Utilizing these tools to enhance the corporate brand, entice customers, re-energize employees and educate attendees are all great reasons to gather. One way to ensure the event’s success is to hire a professional event planner. More contacts, more choices.

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Benefits Planner Trade Show Insurance 98

Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. The site offers daily articles, industry reports, webinars, and more. Splacer Splacer focuses on helping event planners find unique and creative locations. Ready to dive straight in?

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Website Planner Certification Publishing 98

Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

There are a lot of things event planners need to be ready for. Here are challenges and opportunities event planners can expect in the next decade. Event Planner Challenges. Data protection is always on event planners’ minds. Event Planner Opportunities. Want to get ahead of the game and modernize your event?

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MeetingsNet

MAY 19, 2023

Should planners add this factor to their site-selection research? For meetings that take place over a Monday or a Friday in a first- or second-tier city, planners might want to consider hosting an on-site evening event rather than scheduling a free night for attendees to roam around the host city.

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Remote Site Selection Entertainment Planner 94

MeetingsNet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A new toolkit for employees at hotels, convention centers, and special-event venues can provide planners with deeper perspective on what to ask during site selection.

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Venue Attendee Site Selection Planner 64

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Also, more than 10 percent of Fairfax County’s 398 square miles is dedicated to public park space , so you’ll have access to all the big-city amenities that meeting planners need while never being too far from Mother Nature’s quiet retreats. Reason #3: We’ve got meeting space galore.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Rising hotel and airline costs , along with increasing demand for more and longer meetings is pressuring planners to make critical choices to stay in strict budgets, according to a new study by American Express Meetings & Events. Meeting planners now have to think about how their meetings get funded. To offset the 2.66 percent. .

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Meeting Site Selection Airlines Planner 100

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Event planners worry about meeting growing attendee expectations while dealing with rising costs, reduced staffs, and smaller budgets. Conducted between August and September, the DCI study includes the responses of 173 global event planners, 57 percent of whom have more than 20 years of experience in the events industry.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 24, 2022

Flight connectivity, meeting venues, and hotels — these are the basics of site selection. Baltimore, Maryland, already offers planners options that will meet their attendees’ needs in all those areas. But equally important is the city’s culture — the food, entertainment, and potential for memorable experiences.

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DCI

APRIL 19, 2023

For destinations that are already taking these steps, it’s also time to make sure you’re being clear and upfront with meeting planners. Meeting planners want to know that, if nothing else, your venue is acting as a model backdrop for greener meetings. For planners, all of these details carry nearly equal weight at this point.

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Sustainability Meeting Site Selection Planner 87

Convene by PCMA

MAY 23, 2024

Julia Levene , CEO, Hotel Site Selection Specialist, Association Planner Partners Otherwise, I would definitely request a room audit after your group checks in so that the hotel can search for any guest rooms that were booked outside of the room block. Then, you have accurate history and pickup toward any attrition clause.

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Attendee Contracts Contracts Site Selection 52

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 19, 2024

Taking proactive measures, including making water stations available to encourage regular hydration, is essential for meetings planners dealing with a heat wave. Train staff in advance to recognize the physical signs of dehydration or overheating, so they can respond quickly if an attendee is in distress.

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DCI

AUGUST 8, 2023

As the global meetings industry faces mounting environmental and social pressures, details as seemingly mundane as a venue’s food and beverage offerings are increasingly part of the conversation for planners of tomorrow’s meetings. Business travel can impact attendees, local communities, and the environment in many significant ways.

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Meeting Sustainability Site Selection Planner 77

Bizzaboo

MARCH 15, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of websites for event planners so some of the hardest-working professionals can complete every task on their list. The site offers daily articles, industry reports, webinars, and more. Splacer Splacer focuses on helping event planners find unique and creative locations. Ready to dive straight in?

Website 52

Website Planner Certification Publishing 52

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

A healthy number of meetings-industry companies made the list, and the rise of unique experience providers shows what your attendees are excited about. How many of your attendees want to be locked up? It’s a serious question. With multiple locations in conference cities like Orlando, Fla., Gating level. anonymous user. Media Image.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 13, 2024

Most meeting planners have likely discovered the benefits of ChatGPT and other generative-A.I. applications for creating titles and descriptions for event sessions as well as for marketing and other communications aimed at attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and others. While touted as a time-saver, generative A.I.

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Site Selection Sponsors Education Planner 52

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Planning for full accessibility ensures that attendees with disabilities can actively participate in all aspects of at an event. Not everyone can easily register online, so planners should also be sure to include a phone number would-be attendees can call as well. But where to start on designing accessible events?

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Site Selection Events Venue Planner 52

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 4, 2023

Partnering with a third-party event management firm can help alleviate that ever-expanding workload, often with perks that planners may not initially realize. As in-person events return to their former high attendance levels, event professionals are feeling the pressure more than ever.

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Maritz Global Events

AUGUST 15, 2019

It affects everything from the site selection process right through to delivery. What do we need to do to establish that level of comfort and let our attendees know that we have thought about it and are taking care of them without making this an even bigger issue than we all want it to be.”. Keeping Event Security Top of Mind.

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Events Global Events Site Selection Communications 66

MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

Content Summary: The Event Essentials: The Digital Guide to Enhancing Meeting and Event Success from etouches outlines a four-step process, including the essential tips and tools you need to create and run your event, engage attendees, and grow your meeting. Download here. Printer-friendly version. Event Planning Checklist. Media Type.

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Panel Event Apps Site Selection B2B 46

Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 24, 2022

When searching for an event company to partner with, many meeting planners utilize a traditional Destination Management Company (DMC) in the city of their convention. Brand-focused conferences drive home a company’s message, connect its guests with the direction of the organization and really ‘sell’ attendees on the purpose of the conference.

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Destination Management Management Events Conference 52

Bizzaboo

JANUARY 10, 2024

JPdL Montreal, Quebec Over the last 40 years, JPdL has developed into one of the world’s leading meeting and event planners. mdg is known for crafting marketing and public relations campaigns that attract more qualified attendees, high-profile exhibitors, active members, and brand stalwarts.

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Management Events Advertising Consulting 98

Bizzaboo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

We provide cutting edge technology for field & event marketing teams while deploying dedicated event reps to drive targeted registrations and attendees for regional field marketing events. Cadence is a boutique agency of artists, engineers, planners, and producers with a passion for creating energized events. Chicago, IL.

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Advertising Sports Events Trade Show 105

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 25, 2022

For planners, the goal is to be proactive instead of reactive so you can best communicate your values as an organization and be transparent about the site-selection process/criteria. How are you working with your DMO partner to ensure your attendees feel safe and welcome? Carrie Johnson.

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Site Selection Contracts Contracts Communications 98

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 15, 2022

A group of association planners and executives and DMO and convention center representatives discuss the recent overturning of Roe v. And it’s really hard to communicate how site selection is made to our members to begin with. Wade and how it will affect business events. Screengrab). It’s a quandary.

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Contracts Contracts Site Selection Communications 98

MeetingsNet

APRIL 11, 2023

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, but rather their organization’s duty of care to attendees. Raising another question for planners, Grimes asks: “Do you have a duty to warn [attendees]?”

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Meeting Site Selection Attendee Planner 75

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 13, 2023

Unlike the PCMA roundtable among association planners and execs and DMOs that was convened in AGU’s offices four months earlier, the December roundtable, moderated by Peter O’Neil, FASAE, CAE, CEO of ASIS International, didn’t focus exclusively on how to navigate the events landscape in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v.

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Events Government Site Selection Insurance 97

MeetingsNet

MAY 18, 2023

For meeting professionals, the situation is a good reminder of several site-selection and risk-management best practices. of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, says it’s important for planners to protect themselves in the contracting stage. Industry lawyer Joshua L. Grimes, Esq.

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