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• Start planning your 2025 calendar with ease! Explore the comprehensive 2025 Meeting Industry Event Calendar from Meetings Today for must-attend events and key dates.​

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• As #meetingprofs, we talk about coffee a lot—it’s the drink attendees love, but planners love to hate. With coffee prices reaching an all-time high, check out some savvy tips from Meetings Today on how to give the people what they want without breaking your budget.

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• Angele du Passage shares her expertise in Meetings Today with the 8 Key Strategies for Effective Hotel Partnerships. Drawing from her experience as an ex-hotelier, Angele provides valuable insights on partnering with hotels to enhance collaborative and drive successful outcomes for you and your client. Tap into these key insights here. ​​​​​

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• Get some great perspective on negotiating contracts that work for your budget while minimizing financial risk. Read MeetingsNet's "Meeting Contracts: Advice for the New, Unruly Environment". ​​​

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• Take 5: Cypress Planning Group talks with Smart Meetings about Innovative Event Execution and the Art of Event Storytelling. Click here to read more. 

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• We know as meeting planners that there are always a thousand things in the air - take a look at some of these suggestions on stress busting: Essential De-Stressing Tips for Meeting Planners.​

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