Case Study: How a Hotel Contract Cancellation Clause Resulted in Zero Penalty During Pandemic
The Event Multiple face-to-face events with meeting attendance directly threatened by a public health crisis, COVID-19 between February 2020 through June 2020 The Challenge Given our previous experience with global outbreaks and public health crises including SARS (2002), Swine Flu (2009), MERS (2013) Ebola (2014) and Zika (2015), Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) knew that it was likely meeting attendees would be reluctant to attend face-to-face events with so many looming unknowns related to the meeting’s safety, travel, and accommodations. In these instances, travel could be prohibited for in-person attendees without...
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3 Proven Ways to Keep Your Virtual Event on Track for Success
For many people, virtual events are an entirely new way to deliver their message and content. Virtual events require a distinct set of skills. As a result, a lot of people are left scratching their heads to figure out the next steps when planning a virtual event. Do you create the agenda first or determine the platform? Will the presenters be pre-recorded or live? How can you ensure that your technology is secure? It can be quite challenging without guidance from an event professional. Similar to a face-to-face event, there...
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Virtual Events: Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about virtual events? We have answers. Q: Is virtual really the best option for my canceled meeting? A: Virtual event solutions are a very effective alternative to a canceled face-to-face event. Even when you can’t meet face-to-face, our virtual solutions offer an option to deliver your message to a virtually-engaged audience. Q: Why should I use Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) for my virtual event? A: We have over 10 years of virtual event planning experience. With a virtual event planned and managed by Miller Tanner Associates, your organization can streamline...
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Team Building Event Ideas
Have your corporate events become stale? Are you looking to add a unique touch to your company’s meeting? Do you wish you had better engagement from your team? For starters, add more fun elements to your next corporate gathering! With some creative thinking outside the box and the help of expert planners to guide you, you can design an event that is more personalized, exciting, and engaging for your attendees. 10 Fun Corporate Event Ideas Here are just a few ideas that our Miller Tanner Team has used to bring...
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Meet MTA: Janina Marsh, Global Experience Designer
The Miller Tanner difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that bring our corporate meetings and events to life for our clients. Today we introduce you to Global Experience Designer Janina Marsh. Janina brings to the team a wealth of knowledge from her background in experiential design. With her creativity and expertise combined, she guides clients through the complexities of designing face-to-face and screen-to-screen event experiences that hit the mark. Meet MTA: Janina Marsh Tell us about your current role with MTA?...
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Meet MTA: Mary Long, Chief Compliance Officer
The Miller Tanner Associates (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that bring our corporate meetings and events to life for our clients. With decades of compliance expertise, Chief Compliance Officer Mary Long leads the design, implementation and assessment of compliance for MTA’s operating processes, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory and contractual obligations. Meet Mary Long Tell us about your current role as Chief Compliance Officer for Miller Tanner Associates (MTA)? As Chief Compliance Officer for Miller Tanner Associates, I...
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The Future of Face-to-Face Events in 2020 (Part 2)
This week we continue to delve into the questions and answers surrounding the future of face-to-face events in 2020 with MTA’s Chief Experience Officer (CXO) Meredith Shottes, CMP. To read Part 1, click here. Will it be easier to plan events in 2020 or will more expertise be needed? I don’t think that in the history of the events industry that there has been a more important time to have an expert event team help you navigate the challenges of COVID. I think there are a variety of ways in...
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Proud Member of WBENC
Our team will be attending the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) Conference this week in Baltimore. The National Conference & Business Fair is the largest conference of its kind for women business owners in the U.S. The WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is attended by Women’s Business Enterprises (WBEs); senior executives and procurement representatives from the Fortune 500 and the U.S. Government; and select partner organizations whose missions align with WBENC’s vision of expanding women’s business opportunities in the marketplace. With three days of robust programming, the conference...
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25 Top Travel Tips for a Stress-Free Business Trip
From Argentina to Ireland to China to Australia, we’ve planned thousands of events for our clients all over the world. In the process, we’ve traveled extensively and worked tirelessly to create exceptional travel experiences for event attendees. As a result, we often find ourselves sharing travel tips with clients, family and friends who are looking to make traveling a little less hectic and more stress-free either for themselves or for an event they’re planning. So we figured, why not compile some of our top travel tips as a handy resource? Whether...
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The Future of Face-to-Face Events in 2020 (Part 1)
Since February, the landscape of in-person meetings and events has shifted dramatically. MTA’s Chief Experience Officer (CXO) Meredith Shottes, CMP shares her insights in this in-depth discussion regarding the future of face-to-face events in 2020. Are face-to-face meetings and events dead? No, they are not dead. Definitely not. They are alive in larger ways than we could have ever anticipated. I think more than ever, it clarifies for people the value of a face-to-face experience. We have always known that face-to-face experiences were valuable and now that they have been completely...
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