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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. Will travel routes be affected? Contracts : Are your contracts with venues and vendors solid? Do your vendors and venues have emergency plans? Is another expected?

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Trying to Close the Diversity Gap? Quit Looking for the ‘Right Time’

Smart Meetings

In 2020, nearly 2/3 of global speakers were men, and 35-40 percent of panelists were black. Secondly, who are your vendors, suppliers, partners and speakers for your event? If you don’t have anypartners or speakers in these spaces, Dasher provided resources. It isn’t a quick fix,” she continued. “It

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The Hospitality Show’s Inaugural Event Is Placing Sustainability at the Forefront

Smart Meetings

In addition to three days of speakers, networking opportunities and idea-sparking content, The Show’s sustainability efforts—a big topic in the hospitality industry in general, and a topic of focus at The Show in particular—will be on full display.

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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.” As she prepared for the exam herself, she turned to vendors for many of her questions. We have had incredible speakers from U.S. Horan says, “I love what I do. She attended several events, webinars and conferences.

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Here Are The 22 Best Event Platforms To Use In 2022!

Endless Events

Grip makes it very easy to show interest in other attendees and participating vendors. Their Elevate LMS and EthosCE provide a community platform supporting course building, certifications, collaboration, and e-commerce. . Grip is the event platform that makes networking and hosted-buyer conversations easier. Albert’s Aha!

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Event Case Theory: MGMA’s Leaders Conference

Smart Meetings

Okay, I guess there’s value being created, you need to get professional certification, this is a reasonably cost-effective way to do that. When you walk into this room, there won’t be a speaker delivering their wisdom,” he says. “We used to track them by saying, ‘For this low price of X you can come sit in these 10 sessions.’

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2019 ASAE Preview: 8 Ways to Enjoy Columbus, Ohio

Smart Meetings

The largest event space seats 125 guests, and the grandstand seats 75 people stadium-style for a keynote speaker or presentation. Corporate executives are available as keynote speakers. A great lunch option for convention groups is North Market , a two-story food hall with more than 30 independent vendors. Get Sporty.

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