Most event planners in the US plan events in the US. Some also plan international events, but they’re not the majority. However, for those that do, it’s got to be tough to have to plan both in the Imperial and Metric systems. Think about it. How many aspects of event planning are different when youContinue reading “The Measurement Maze”
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Don’t Forget Your Paperwork
When I write this phrase, I hear Roz from the Monsters, Inc. movie; the front desk slug-like monster asking about Sully and Mike’s paperwork in the most nasal and obnoxious way *insert giggle*. When planning an event, however, the paperwork is no laughing matter. It is important to understand the difference between an offer, contract,Continue reading “Don’t Forget Your Paperwork”
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Going Once, Going Twice…
I need $30, $30, somebody give me $30…now $35, $35…somebody give me $35. Do I hear $40? Auction chant. Ever wondered how a person becomes an auctioneer or how the event of an auction came to be? Well, wonder no more. I happened to overhear the din of an auctioneer’s bid-calling from the other roomContinue reading “Going Once, Going Twice…”
I Have a Contract!
I’m sure all of you who plan events at a conference or convention center have worked with a delightful, cooperative, helpful, and knowledgeable Convention Services Manager (CSM) who follows your contract to the letter and never throws you a curveball right? You’ve never required multiple phone calls about your meeting space being reallocated to anotherContinue reading “I Have a Contract!”