If a Company cancels a meeting contract, computing the actual losses to the hotel's business can be cumbersome. For that reason, most hotel contracts use the concept of “liquidated damages,” agreeing in advance what the damages will be if the...
With the presidential election two years away, contenders for the White House will hit the corporate meeting speaking circuit in full force. Brian Palmer, president, National Speakers Bureau, Libertyville, Ill., has tips for planners who are...
Requests for Women speakers by financial services and insurance companies are on the rise as more female representatives are attending meetings. In the last 10 years, as more women have joined the previously all-male ranks of top-performing sales...
Increasingly, Large Corporations are targeting former employees in their recruiting and business development efforts, and alumni events are a key element in this strategy...
Associations that have plans to bring conventions to Canada after next April are bracing for a proposed federal tax overhaul that would eliminate the rebate that non-Canadian meeting organizers, exhibitors, and attendees can apply for after paying...
Negotiation is a big part of meeting-planning culture. Everything is up for negotiation: hotel rates, meeting-room rates, parking, food and beverage, and more. To perform your job professionally in this field and to serve your religious...
