FICP Chat
FICP Chats – Why Meetings Matter: How to Illustrate the Value of Your Role and the Events You Support
Join Jennifer Squeglia, CMP, Former Chair of FICP’s Board of Directors, as she brings together our meetings professionals members and hospitality partners to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings. Celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day with us! GMID is an opportunity to showcase the value our industry brings year round to people and communities within our meetings. Let’s get together and chat to discuss why meetings matter and celebrate all your hard work.
Topics include:
• How are you demonstrating the value of your meetings?
• What benchmarks are you using to gauge attendee value and satisfaction?
• How are you presenting information to your stakeholders?
• How would your company define a valuable meeting?
• And so much more!
Webinar
Spreadsheet Heaven...How to Use Excel Most Effectively.
Excel can perform so many functions for the event professionals. From handling budgets, registration to calculating sleeping room rates & determining registration fees, you’ll be able to leverage this powerful tool in many ways. This session is your opportunity to explore all of the functionality that Excel has to offer and take home with you tools to save you and your organization time and money.
By attending this session and you will work with and receive an Excel shortcut cheat sheet, as well as being able to receive all of the sample worksheets utilized during the class.
After participating in this session, the attendee will be able to:
-Identify and use over 15 essential Excel functions & tools
-Learn how to build workbooks with 3D references
-Understand and use advanced tools such as Pivot Tables and working with multiple worksheets
A working knowledge of Excel is strongly recommended to attend this course.
Conference Recording
Forward Focused: How Industry Changes Are Influencing Strategy, Partnerships and Client Expectations
After the pandemic of 1918 came the Roaring 20s. Similarly, we are on the brink of a revolution. Technology developments, the workforce, our collective values, health initiatives and sustainability efforts are all changing the way we plan meetings and events for the financial and insurance industry. What do meetings professionals expect from their partnerships moving forward? How has the hospitality community responded and addressed current challenges and emerging trends? Join an esteemed panel as they discuss top priorities for the next five years to prepare yourself and your teams for doing business in this new era.
Discussion includes:
- Industry changes: New generation of buyers and sellers – what motivates them (e.g., incentives/cash bonus, business travel/leisure travel, inclusivity), technology and automation of services
- Perspective from meetings professional leadership on how their future is different (e.g., 5-year strategy, changing expectations of partners)
- Perspective from the hospitality community (e.g., health, labor shortages, increasing costs, sustainability/carbon footprint)
- Strategic partnerships (e.g., managing and communicating client expectations, becoming an extension of your client teams)
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FICP Chat
FICP Chats: The Future of Meetings: 2022 and Beyond
Jen Squeglia, CMP, FICP Board Chair, brings together our Meetings Professionals members and Hospitality Partners to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings.
Topics include:
- What is the status of your live events? What does the rest of 2022 look like?
- Are you actively booking for 2023/2024?
- How has your meeting strategy been impacted by balance of return of in-person, virtual, and hybrid?
- How are your company’s travel restrictions impacting your work?
- What is happening with your 2022 budgets? How are you communicating budget changes with your partners?
- How have COVID protocols impacted your programs?
- What is the tipping point for your meeting cancellations (i.e. is it based on government restrictions, case counts, vaccination statuses, etc.)?
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Financial Management
FICP Chats: The Future of Meetings: What is the Outlook for 2022 and Beyond?
In this series, Jen Squeglia, CMP, FICP Board Member, brings together our meetings professionals members and hospitality partners to moderate a discussion about the future of meetings. To close out the year, we'll look forward to 2022 events and beyond.
Discussion topics:
- What is the status of your live events? What does Q1 2022 look like?
- How has your meeting strategy been impacted by balance of return of in-person, virtual, and hybrid?
- How are your company’s travel restrictions impacting your work?
- What is happening with your 2022 budgets? How are you communicating budget changes with your partners?
- How have COVID protocols impacted your programs?
- What is the tipping point for your meeting cancellations (i.e. is it based on gonvernment restrictions, case counts, vaccination statuses, etc.)?
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