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Navigating the Next Normal

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About
Our Clients
Testimonials
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A Personalized Firm vs. Big Box Agencies
Meeting Services
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On-Site Meeting Management
ONCORR Online Registration
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Dinner Meetings
Meetings of All Sizes
Meeting Planning Consulting
Venue Sourcing and Contract Negotiation/Risk Mitigation
Compliance and Reporting
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Summit Travel Management
Corporate Air Ticketing
Air Ticketing for Third Party Planners
Honeymoon Planning
10 Reasons to Use a Travel Agent in 2020
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Interactive Virtual Meetings
Full Audio/Visual Production, Staging, and Technical Support
Interactive Meetings
Video Recording & Multi-Site Meetings
Second Screen Technology
Presenter in The Center
Custom Meeting App
Webinar Management
Medical and Pharma Support
The Need to Connect
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Optimized Travel
Outside of the Box Thinking
Client Satisfaction
International Reach
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Navigating the Next Normal
June 28, 2021
State of The Industry
Summit Management
Back to Business: Full Bloom (June 2021 update)

Just as we predicted this past March, normality has indeed come to the meetings and travel business.

Back to Business: Full Bloom (June 2021 update)
January 26, 2021
Best Practices
Summit Management
The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual ...

As the business of meetings continues to exist in the virtual and hybrid worlds for the foreseeable future, the role of an experienced and technologically savvy meeting planner/tech team is more important than ever to the success of your program.

The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual Meetings
September 2, 2020
State of The Industry
Rob Lipman
Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” ...

Two weeks ago, I attended the “Back to Business Experiential Form” in Dallas, sponsored jointly by Associated Luxury Hotels International (AHLI) and OMNI Hotels

Back-to-Business Part 1 – Holding a “SAFE” Face-to-Face Meeting in the Age of Covid
July 27, 2020
Best Practices
Summit Management
Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? ...

While past few months have acclimated many of us to the world of virtual meetings, too many online participants, particularly presenters, don’t often employ best practices that can make the experience more effective for all involved.

Are Your Meetings Ready for The Next Normal? Part 2: How to be a More Effective Virtual Presenter
March 30, 2020
Best Practices
Summit Management
Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline ...

With airline rebooking and refund policies changing seemingly minute-by-minute, Summit recommends these three sites to make sense of all the current chaos.

Use These Sites for Up-To-Date Airline Rebooking and Refund Policies
Summit Management
December 11, 2017
Best Practices

Great Hotels That Are Perfect for a One Day Fly-in/Fly-out Meeting

Summit Management
December 11, 2017
Best Practices
Great Hotels That Are Perfect for a One Day Fly-in/Fly-out Meeting

Save money on round-trip transfers - often offsets room rates.

Tagged: Hotel Selection, Venue Selection, Venue Sourcing, Airport Hotels

Summit Management
December 6, 2017
Best Practices

When Less is More: The Great A/V Debate

Summit Management
December 6, 2017
Best Practices
When Less is More: The Great A/V Debate

As the old saying goes, when investing scarce meeting budget funds, it never pays to be “penny-wise and pound-foolish.”

Tagged: Meeting Technology, Meeting A/V, Meeting Audio VIsual

Joe Lipman
December 1, 2017
State of The Industry

Passenger Comfort

Joe Lipman
December 1, 2017
State of The Industry
Passenger Comfort

Nobody thinks about passenger comfort, unless you want to eat!

Tagged: air travel, airports, passengers, Newark Airport, EWR

Summit Management
November 29, 2017
State of The Industry

On Cutting Costs

Summit Management
November 29, 2017
State of The Industry
On Cutting Costs

Meeting Planners aren't all equal. This is how some choose to "cut costs". We see the beef but where are the veggies?

Tagged: Meeting Budget

Summit Management
November 27, 2017
Best Practices

Slide Review: The Key to a Successful Meeting

Summit Management
November 27, 2017
Best Practices
Slide Review: The Key to a Successful Meeting

Resist the temptation to assume everyone else did their slides as professionally as you might have. 

Tagged: slide review, meetings management, meeting planning, PowerPoint

Joe Lipman
November 22, 2017
Announcement

Happy Thanksgiving from Summit Management Services!

Joe Lipman
November 22, 2017
Announcement
Happy Thanksgiving from Summit Management Services!

Did you know that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird, not the eagle?

Tagged: Thanksgiving

Joe Lipman
November 21, 2017
Best Practices

Air Travel on Thanksgiving

Joe Lipman
November 21, 2017
Best Practices
Air Travel on Thanksgiving

Another year and we are about to start traveling again.  Here are some tips and ideas I thought of before heading to Denver and wanted to share.

Tagged: Air Travel, Thanksgiving

Joe Lipman
November 15, 2017
State of The Industry

A Few Words About Airfare

Joe Lipman
November 15, 2017
State of The Industry
A Few Words About Airfare

When inviting guests to Investigator Meetings, we at Summit believe that physician guests should receive the highest possible level of VIP service with respect to booking their air travel

Tagged: Airline Travel, Airfare

Summit Management
November 13, 2017
Best Practices

Top 10 Ways to Mismanage Meeting Spending

Summit Management
November 13, 2017
Best Practices
Top 10 Ways to Mismanage Meeting Spending

Rob and I recently shared a conversation with a colleague who managed one of the largest meeting and planning and event teams for a Fortune 50 company in North America.

Tagged: Meeting Planning, Meeting Budget

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