Successful Meetings - April 2008 - (Page 35) meeting with key suppliers to reiterate safety and service expectations and to review insurance and vendor agreements. Require a signed supplier agreement asserting compliance with all laws, ordinances, licenses, permits, rules and regulations, and service levels commensurate with the highest standards of the industry. The standards are clear, and so is the business benefit: When a meeting planner enters a new or unfamiliar market as the client of a domestic Global Events Partner, he or she no longer needs to worry about whose liability is attached to the subcontractors engaged by the DMC. The liability standards are clearly articulated and detailed up front. What does it mean in practice? It means, for example, that any transportation provider engaged by the Global Events Partner will need to meet the standard—and should an accident occur, the planner will be covered. It means, potentially, greater flexibility in planning programs. With risk management clearly understood up front, program options can open up wider and include activities the planner might not have otherwise considered. It means, finally, peace of mind: The planner can “check off” the risk management box in her planning notebook and move on to other things, like working with the DMC to plan and execute the best possible event! In Part Two of this column next month, some of our DMC Partners will take you inside the process, and talk about what the new standard means to event planning practitioners in the trenches. Chris White is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Global Events Partners (GEP), a partnership of destination management companies (DMCs) worldwide. For more information on GEP and a complete list of all GEP performance standards, please visit www.globaleventspartners.com/gep-worldwidepartners.php. http://www.globaleventspartners.com/gep-worldwide-partners.php http://www.globaleventspartners.com/gep-worldwidepartners.php
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Successful Meetings - April 2008 Successful Meetings - April 2008 Contents Editor's Note Industry Trends Suppliers Events On the Record Suppliers Planner's Spotlight Technology Talk Personal Success Websites of the Month Food & Beverage On Site Professional Development On Site Pre-Event Professional Development Miforum Q&A Beyond the Flames Reservation for—21,000 Casino Riches Entertainment Jackpot Who Needs a Passport? The International Swing Around the World in 18 Holes Places & Spaces Denver Orlando Missouri Puerto Rico Show Special: Washington DC / Frankfurt, Germany Gurus Successful Meetings - April 2008 Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Successful Meetings - April 2008 (Page Cover1) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Successful Meetings - April 2008 (Page Cover2) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Successful Meetings - April 2008 (Page 1) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Contents (Page 4) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Contents (Page 5) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Contents (Page 6) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Contents (Page 7) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 8) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 9) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 10) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Editor's Note (Page 11) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Industry Trends (Page 12) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Industry Trends (Page 13) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 14) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 15) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Events (Page 16) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Events (Page 17) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - On the Record (Page 18) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 19) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 20) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 21) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 22) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Suppliers (Page 23) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Planner's Spotlight (Page 24) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Planner's Spotlight (Page 25) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Technology Talk (Page 26) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Technology Talk (Page 27) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Personal Success (Page 28) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Personal Success (Page 29) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Websites of the Month (Page 30) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Food & Beverage (Page 31) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Food & Beverage (Page 32) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Food & Beverage (Page 33) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - On Site (Page 34) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - On Site (Page 35) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - On Site (Page 36) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Professional Development (Page 37) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Professional Development (Page 38) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Professional Development (Page 39) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - On Site (Page 40) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Pre-Event (Page 41) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Pre-Event (Page 42) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Pre-Event (Page 43) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Pre-Event (Page 44) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Professional Development (Page 45) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Professional Development (Page 46) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Professional Development (Page 47) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Miforum Q&A (Page 48) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Miforum Q&A (Page 49) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 50) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 51) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 52) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 53) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 54) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 55) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 56) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Beyond the Flames (Page 57) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 58) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 59) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 60) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 61) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 62) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 63) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 64) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Reservation for—21,000 (Page 65) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 66) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 67) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 68) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 69) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 70) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 71) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Casino Riches (Page 72) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Entertainment Jackpot (Page 73) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Entertainment Jackpot (Page 74) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Entertainment Jackpot (Page 75) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Entertainment Jackpot (Page 76) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Entertainment Jackpot (Page 77) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Who Needs a Passport? 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(Page 85) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - The International Swing (Page 86) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - The International Swing (Page 87) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - The International Swing (Page 88) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 89) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 90) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 91) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 92) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 93) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 94) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 95) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Around the World in 18 Holes (Page 96) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Places & Spaces (Page 97) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Places & Spaces (Page 98) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Places & Spaces (Page 99) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Denver (Page 100) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Denver (Page 101) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 102) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 103) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 104) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 105) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 106) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 107) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 108) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Orlando (Page 109) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Missouri (Page 110) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Missouri (Page 111) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Missouri (Page 112) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Missouri (Page 113) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Missouri (Page 114) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Missouri (Page 115) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Puerto Rico (Page 116) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Puerto Rico (Page 117) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Show Special: Washington DC / Frankfurt, Germany (Page 118) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Show Special: Washington DC / Frankfurt, Germany (Page 119) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Gurus (Page 120) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Gurus (Page Cover3) Successful Meetings - April 2008 - Gurus (Page Cover4)
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