When one association learned that several vendors had raised their prices just weeks ahead of its conference, the planning team quickly reshaped some event elements to stay on budget.
Steeper F&B and AV costs? Absolutely. Timely responses from hotels? Not often. Free meeting space? Fat chance. These issues and others are addressed in an industry outlook from Knowland and Conference Direct.
Meals at corporate events need to satisfy on taste, presentation, and mental nourishment. Here are a few interesting ideas from a boutique F&B consultancy.
Next year, U.S. citizens headed to the European Union will need to register with the EES and submit an ETIAS application. Not familiar with those? Here’s what each requires and when each goes into effect.
AstraZeneca’s Valli Chapjian is pushing her global events team to build effective meetings for internal clients and attendees alike, while moving closer to a zero-carbon footprint with each meeting. The target date: 2030.
Many of the most-read articles from the past year will remain relevant in the year to come, with information on contract clauses and planning stress to EU entry regulation changes and, yes, shoes. The top 10: Did you read them all?
