Meetings Contract Clauses You Need to Know

Proper meeting contract clauses are critical to protecting all stakeholders—and just may save your organization epic legal headaches. In today’s

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Joshua Grimes on How Planners Can Access Group Amenities

Want to ensure the service and amenities you want are delivered at your next event? These steps will help: Discuss your

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Tackle the Most-Critical Meetings Legal Issues

The meetings and events legal landscape is constantly shifting, with economic and government policies now rising to become two of the most-

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Hot-Button Contract Concerns Facing Both Planners and Suppliers

After a tumultuous half-decade, with the in-person meetings and events pandemic shutdown followed by unprecedented supplier-chain, inflation and

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8 Meetings and Events Contract Points for Turbulent Times

It’s truly an interesting time to be a meeting professional. Attendance is down and prices are up due to tariffs, government funding cuts,

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Coachella and Tennis Open Offer Lessons to Meeting Planners Looking at Greater Palm Springs

Each year, two world-famous mega events descend on Palm Springs and the cities of the Coachella Valley: the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

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On Demand Webinar - Must-Know Contract Clauses

Join Meetings Today and top meetings industry attorney, Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., principal of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, to discover key contract

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How MGM's Safety Act Claim May Impact the Meetings Industry

MGM Resorts International filed

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On Demand Webinar - Legal Considerations in the Post-Pandemic Period

Join Meetings Today and top meetings industry attorney, Joshua L. Grimes, Esq., principal of Grimes Law Offices, LLC, to discover how you should

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Interview With Two Industry Lawyers on Contracts

I reached out to two hospitality industry attorneys—Kelly Franklin Bagnall (KB), who works on the supplier side of our

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The Most-Read Meetings Today Stories of 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, many in the meetings and events industry are looking back at the year with pride for what they accomplished. Meetings Today

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On Location: Contract and Negotiation Tips from PCMA 2014

Tyler Davidson, Joshua L. Grimes, Tyra Hilliard, and Terri Woodin discuss new and existing contract clauses you need to be on the lookout for, at

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On Location: Contract and Negotiation Tips from PCMA 2014

Tyler Davidson, Joshua L. Grimes, Tyra Hilliard, and Terri Woodin discuss new and existing contract clauses you need to be on the lookout for, at

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Essential Contract Clauses and Concerns for Post-Shutdown Meetings and Events

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, legal issues in the meetings industry primarily

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The Art of Meeting in Dallas

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Critical Contract Concerns (On Location Video Broadcast)

The meetings and events industry is constantly evolving, and contract law and negotiation strategies keep pace with the change. From safety and

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Critical Contract Concerns (On Location Video Broadcast)

The meetings and events industry is constantly evolving, and contract law and negotiation strategies keep pace with the change. From safety and

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Coronavirus Cancellation and Attrition Liability Must-Knows

Editor’s note: This information was accurate at the time of recording, February 28, 2020. We are monitoring and updating as new information

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Essential 2020 Meetings Trends

Aired January 8, 2020 Presented by Tyler Davidson, Joshua Grimes, Corbin Ball, and Will Curran

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Medical & Pharma Meetings: Straight Talk From 4 Veteran Planners (Part 1)

To help medical and pharmaceutical meeting planners

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