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Are Family-friendly Conferences in Your Future?

Smart Meetings

This could mean places with fun attractions such as theme parks, zoos or historic sites. Select a hotel or conference center with family suites. When completing site visits or going on a FAM trip, determine if the hotel provides a childcare service onsite or can offer a listing of sitters who can come to attendees’ rooms.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

The deficiencies of meeting planning textbooks and education. In my opinion, meeting planner education is deficient. Planners could be educated so they can help their clients with meeting design. The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. Today, competent logistics are the new meeting minimum.

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Southern California Trailblazing Women Speak Out

Smart Meetings

Through the bleak financial hemorrhage, I saw the silver lining, and my very own site selection company came to be. Now, women play an important role in our industry, as they are making their presence known at colleges and universities by getting the best education possible. Then Covid hit. The world stopped.

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Why Event Planner Jobs Are Climate Jobs

Convene by PCMA

Embrace Risk Assessment This includes: Site Selection We need to understand the vulnerability of locations and their propensities to weather events and factor in these considerations when sourcing locations and planning activities, especially those outdoors.

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Hosting at Hispanic Cultural Centers

Smart Meetings

Domenici Education Center or the Bosque Gallery—all of which are fronted by the lush scenery of the park along the river. While the National Museum of the American Latino is currently quartered within another museum, plans are in motion to build a dedicated Latino museum with a site selection process currently underway.

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Yet Another Job for Planners: Clearing the Air

MeetingsNet

A meeting professional’s expertise can go in any number of directions: marketing, adult education, event design, site selection, contracting, event technology … It’s a dynamic role. Having a conversation with your venue about indoor air quality is a must. Here are some resources to help you understand the basics.

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Influencing the Influencers: 4 Best Practices for Marketing to Site Selectors

DCI

Site selection consultants influence an estimated 40%-60% of location decisions nationwide involving 100 or more jobs. All site selection consultants agree that you need a compelling value proposition that demonstrates your community’s “why.” How are you staying in front of them? Craft Messaging that Stands Out.