An Essential Contract Checklist for Meeting Planners

Contracts are important to meetings and events in that they ensure both parties understand the terms of an agreement and have apportioned risk in an

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Social Awareness

The very way we interact with each other is changing rapidly, with major news events reaching us first via “tweets,” momentum for social

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4 Tips for Event Planners to Use Essential Oils at Home to Find Inspiration or Unwind

The health benefits believed to come from essential oils can be traced to ancient history, when they were first used to improve the health of

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Luxury Redefined: How and Why Luxury Meetings and Events Experiences Are Shifting

Nothing demonstrates the current shift in what defines luxury more than hotel brands and property experiences.When I started in this industry, luxury

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Experiential Events Are What’s Trending for 2026 Meetings

The landscape for meetings, incentives, conferences and events in 2026 is giving new meaning to the old saying “money can’t buy happiness.” For

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Build Your ROI Emergency Kit: 5 Tips for Proving the Value of Your Events

Aired February 13, 2019 Presented by Myllisa Patterson 

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Stop! Look! Listen!

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Stop! Look! Listen!

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Avoid an oppositional seating position

Avoid an “oppositional” seating position when sitting down with potential business partners.

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Avoid an oppositional seating position

Avoid an “oppositional” seating position when sitting down with potential business partners.

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5 Ways to Encourage Authentic Meetups

Live event networking facilitators Shawna Suckow and Susan RoAne offered Meetings Focus ideas for intentional networking design at live

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10 Tips to Make In-Person Meetings Safe Amidst COVID-19 Variants

[Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version from 2022.]The CDC has recently begun tracking two mutated strains of

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Social Stumbles

When you travel boldly in the social media universe, mistakes are bound to happen.“The biggest mistake is doing nothing,” says Noah Smith

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Achieving Success with Diverse Communities

Understand the economics.It's no longer enough to give lip service to inclusivity. Successful courting of diverse groups can

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Saving Money on AV and How to Deal With Internet Outages

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson discusses the “what-ifs” regarding internet connectivity and audiovisual services following

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Saving Money on AV and How to Deal With Internet Outages

Meetings Today’s Tyler Davidson discusses the “what-ifs” regarding internet connectivity and audiovisual services following

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How to Design a Better Mobile Event App

Gone are the days of expensive, cumbersome and outdated paper event guides—or at least they should be! In today’s digital environment, your attendees

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Managing the Mayhem

Meetings industry speaker, attorney and professor Tyra W. Hilliard frequently speaks on the subject of incompatible groups at industry educational

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10 Ways Meeting Planners Can Work With CVBs to Create a Welcoming Environment

Understanding the needs of diverse audiences and ensuring their safety and comfort should be at the forefront of event planning and deeply rooted

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A Risk Management Checklist to Help Avoid Disaster

Risk management should be at the top of every planning list for meetings. Potential hazards include manmade threats such as terrorism, shootings,

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