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Location, Location, Location: Maximizing Your Outcome by Selecting the Optimal Venue for Your Corporate Event

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When selecting a venue, it is important to consider several factors: size, location, layout options, amenities, services offered, and cost. Additionally, you will want the space to meet all safety and fire regulations, as well as any legal requirements that may come into play, depending on the type of event being hosted.

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Rebranded PCMA Embraced World Stage at Convening Leaders Conference

Smart Meetings

The location that is home to Space Center Houston also made for some fun marketing around Going Beyond Your Orbit. He acknowledged that certain rules and regulations in the state may not be perceived as caring of all, but saw bringing an event as a vehicle for change.

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Surveys: Med/Pharma Meetings are Growing

Smart Meetings

While the content and quality of the speakers are first and foremost in attendees’ minds, it is clear that factors such as the food and destination, in addition to industry regulations, still play a pivotal role in shaping how planners tackle sourcing and agendas. Location, Location, Location.

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Live? Virtual? Hybrid? There’s Only One Wrong Choice for Team Building

Smart Meetings

Local regulations: Regulations also vary considerably from place to place. And for in-person events, the best guidance may be, as they used to say in broadcast TV, “check your local listings” for the latest updates on your planned location and venue. The post Live?

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Yes, it’s Terrific, but is it Trail-Worthy?

Dana Communications

If, however, you need to locate attractions that fit into the tourism trail and “create” it, that’s a bit trickier. There are rules and regulations to align with, local businesses to reach out to and a lot of ins and outs that need to be identified. Also, if stops along the trail are designated by a marker of some type, even better.

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New U.S. Privacy Laws Will Give More Power to Meeting Attendees

Smart Meetings

states’ data privacy regulations closer to the European Union’s Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which passed in 2018. GDPR is the EU’s premier law on data protection and regulation (“the toughest privacy and security law in the world,” according to GDPR.eu ). The new laws will bring these U.S. Jill Blood.

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Labor Day Spotlight: The Growing Demand for Specialized Freelance Meeting Planners

Smart Meetings

Regulatory Compliance: Stay updated on local and international labor laws and regulations, especially those concerning freelance and gig workers. Ensure compliance with minimum wage requirements and overtime regulations to avoid legal issues and maintain fair compensation practices.

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