Negotiating contracts comes pretty close to the top of our list of “most favorite event activities.” You shouldn’t be surprised by that – we’ve talked about how much we love contracts before (here and here). It’s not one of the most glamorous or high-profile tasks when it comes to event management, but it is one of the most important. Much attention is paid to the f
Contracts
The contract was signed eons ago and the planning process has been smooth, but now I have to sign a huge stack of something called BEOs? Didn’t we cover all of this in the contract?
Well, it’s that time again – we’ve cycled back to contracts! But since there’s so much to discuss (and as I told you, I absolutely LOVE reviewing contracts), it never gets old! So this week, as you can probably guess from the title, we’ll be covering 3 Cs – contracts, concessions and cost.
This week’s topic is one of my favorites… there is nothing I enjoy more than that moment – after taking the time to research venues, go on site visits, send out RFPs, accept and/or negotiate a deal – that I receive that first contract for review. Yes, emphasis on first here, because I must say in my career I have never signed the first version of a contract.