Event Management

Successful event management requires a mix of creativity, strategic planning, and flawless execution. Whether you’re a seasoned event professional or just starting out, our expert-driven insights will help you elevate your skills and stay ahead in the fast-evolving meetings and events industry.

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In this section, you’ll find actionable tips, best practices, and real-world strategies to help you:

Plan and execute seamless events – from small corporate meetings to large-scale conferences.
Improve attendee engagement and experience with innovative event design.
Master budgeting, logistics, and vendor management for maximum efficiency.
Leverage event technology to streamline planning and execution.
Learn from industry leaders through case studies, expert interviews, and trend reports.

At Skift Meetings, we bring you insights from the world’s top event planners, specialists, and thought leaders. Whether your goal is to enhance your skills, grow your career, or create unforgettable events, we’ve got the resources to help you succeed.

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Event Management

New Research Hints At a New Normal for The Event Industry

Germany is carrying out one of the largest research projects on how the coronavirus spreads. The provisional results discuss the role of events on spreading the virus and depict what the next six to nine months will look like.

Julius Solaris | 6 years ago

Event Management

How to Maintain your Business Events' Cash Flow

As the coronavirus pandemic persists, many planners find themselves struggling as events are postponed into the fall. But they're also rapidly adapting to the current situation. Here's a look at some ways to maintain cash flow until live events resume.

Victoria Copans | 6 years ago

Event Management

5 Ways Event Professionals Can Manage Stress During Uncertain Times

Event planning is never easy, and it's only been made more chaotic by the current global pandemic. But it’s also an industry that trains us to deal with adversity, to be adaptable, to be resilient. Here are 5 tips to help with stress management during this uncertain time.

Skift Meetings Studio Team | 6 years ago

Event Management

How Will Event Planners React To The Coronavirus Crisis?

If you have been in the event industry long enough, you may remember striking similarities between the lead up to the financial crisis in 2008 and the Coronavirus emergency. Will the industry react in the same way or will things change for good?

Julius Solaris | 6 years ago

Event Management

Event App Bible 2020 [Free Report]

Skift Meetings Studio Team | 6 years ago

Event Management

GMID Goes Virtual to Bring Eventprofs Together and Break the World Record for Most People in a Virtual Meeting

To say that it is a difficult time to work in the meetings and events industry would be quite the understatement.

Anh Nguyen | 6 years ago

Event Management

The Event Industry Will Remember

While communities are rallying together to defeat the COVID-19 outbreak, there are also a number of companies enforcing unjustified layoffs, charging crazy cancellation fees, and not processing refunds for unused products.

Julius Solaris | 6 years ago

Event Management

What the Olympics Postponement Means for the Events Industry

In a big move yesterday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially postponed this year's Olympic Games. Here's what happened and what it means for an events industry still struggling to manage the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.

Victoria Copans | 6 years ago

Event Management

Force Majeure: Will it Really Help Cancelled Events?

Force majeure is the legal clause on everyone’s lips. On almost every event contract, it seems like the COVID-19 pandemic would be the obvious case it was designed for, but that’s not how insurance companies see it. What recourse is there for event organizers?

Skift Meetings Studio Team | 6 years ago

Event Management

Event Venues Turned Hospitals: How the Industry Is Helping

Amid widespread coronavirus-related event cancellations, empty venues and hotels are stepping up to support health care efforts. Here's how the industry is pitching in.

Victoria Copans | 6 years ago