2019 Industry Trends for Meeting and Event Champions

2019 Industry Trends for Meeting and Event Champions

Rising Costs, Event Technology, and Updating Security; Three Key Meetings and Events Industry Trends for Meeting Champions in 2019   For many of our AMI clients, focusing on meetings and events allows for personal connections with employees, business partners, or...
11 Tips for Negotiating Your Meetings Audio Visual

11 Tips for Negotiating Your Meetings Audio Visual

Audio Visual is one of the areas that most planners never really develop comfort around. Sure, we can all stand behind a tech table and call a show, but what is all of that equipment for and how much are they charging for it anyway? Why do some properties have union...
How to Simplify Staffing at Your Events

How to Simplify Staffing at Your Events

Once your event is in full swing, you and your global meeting planner will have a lot of priorities to attend to.  The last thing you need is to find yourself micromanaging a disorganized event staff.  You need a reliable team you can delegate simple tasks to so you...
15 Tips to Green Your Meetings and Events from AMI

15 Tips to Green Your Meetings and Events from AMI

Before you finalize planning for your next meeting or event, consider developing a green plan of action. There are a range of eco-friendly steps you can take to improve your event without compromising effectiveness or your budget. Green Your Hotel                    ...
How to Plan for Emergencies at Meetings and Events

How to Plan for Emergencies at Meetings and Events

Your plan is probably to nail down every possible detail of your event in order to ensure it goes off without a hitch.  As an experienced corporate meeting planner can tell, you, though, never know when an unexpected emergency might arise.  This is why it’s so...