Planning meetings means more than just reviewing hotel contracts. Are you up to speed when it comes to vendor contracts—such as those with convention centers, speakers/entertainers, audio/visual companies, exhibitors, destination management companies (DMC), and decorators? Whether you are working locally or internationally, what are the key contract, risk management, tax, and business issues to watch out for? How can such contracts be negotiated to your organization's advantage? Join meetings industry attorney Barbara Dunn of Howe & Hutton, Ltd., as she leads an informative and interactive Webinar.
Session learner outcomes:
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Understand the items which need to be addressed in each type of meetings industry contract
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Develop an approach in working with international vendors and their tax and customs issues
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State the best practices for addressing your organizations' risk management needs such as indemnification and insurance
About the Presenter
Barbara F. Dunn, Esq. is an attorney and partner with
Howe & Hutton, a law firm specializing in the representation
of individuals, firms, and organizations in the travel, tourism,
hospitality, incentive, and meetings industries, as well as not-for-profit organizations, including
trade associations, professional societies, and other related organizations.
The firm has offices in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and
St. Louis and serves as general counsel to Meeting Professionals
International among hundreds of others.
Barbara received
her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and
her Juris Doctorate degree from the John Marshall Law School
in Chicago where she was a member of the editorial board of the
John Marshall Law Review. Barbara works
with many individuals and organizations in the meetings industry—including
corporate and independent planners, as well as suppliers to the
industry. She has written numerous articles on a wide
range of legal issues and is a frequent speaker for MPI and its
chapters, the MPI Foundation's Platinum Series programs, SGMP,
PCMA, HSMAI, ASAE and its affiliated societies, and other groups
in the
meetings, travel, and hospitality industries. She was the 2005-2006
chair of the ASAE Legal Section Council - the first woman to serve
in such a leadership role. She is also a member of the Academy
of Hospitality Industry Attorneys.
LAUNCH PRESENTATION |
"Negotiating Vendor Contracts: Best Practices for Other Meeting Contracts"
