The Master Class Series

Master Class on Meeting Contracts For Meeting Planners Only

About the Master Class for Meeting Planners:
This is the first season premiere of a four-episode virtual series where we will go through the current concerns of the Meeting Planner about meeting contracts.

About HospitalityLawyer.com®:
We are a worldwide network of attorneys that focus on hospitality, travel, and tourism issues; a marketing conduit for suppliers of legal, safety, and security solutions to reach hospitality developers and operators in need of those solutions; we mitigate critical incidents, injuries, litigation and liability within the hospitality industry, in the U.S. and abroad by facilitating the creation, collection, and dissemination of legal, safety and security information, products and services.

The Master Class

At the completion of this Master Class, you will have mastered:

– Organizing your contracts in a consistent, cogent, and strategic format.
– Commencing a contract negotiation with two fundamental principles that are the foundation
of all contracts.
– A clear understanding of the meaning and legal significance of terms and clauses such as
liquidated damages, indemnification, and force majeure.
– The ability to negotiate much more efficiently and effectively.
– To comprehend and mitigate the risks to your client/employer but also to you personally.
– To utilize tools to strategically place your client/ employer in the best position possible should
something go wrong.

These four episodes are available on demand for $395, which includes access to all four episodes. 

EPISODE OBJECTIVES

1st episode:

To comprehend the current state of affairs in the meeting space and how those circumstances are impacting contract negotiations and contracts.
To organize your contracts in a consistent, cogent and strategic format.

2nd episode:
To recognize and adopt two fundamental principles, that are the foundation of all contracts.
To have a clear understanding of the meaning and legal significance of terms and clauses such as liquidated damages, indemnification, force majeure; and to discuss clauses that you may want to be including given today’s meeting environment.

3rd episode:
To develop the ability to negotiate much more efficiently and effectively;
To comprehend and mitigate the risks to your client/employer but also to you personally;
To utilize tools to strategically place your client/ employer in the best position possible should something go wrong.

4th episode:
This capstone class will review a mutual meeting contract that is laid out according to EIC (Event Industry Council) recommendations as well as answer all pending questions.

FAQ

1. Can I get Continuing Education (CE) Credits from completing the Master Class series to apply towards my CMP?
HospitalityLawyer.com is happy to inform you that you can apply for Continuing Education credits from the Events Industry Council (EIC). Please note that we are not currently a Preferred Partner of the EIC, so our program is not pre-approved by EIC. However, EIC does allow members of the Certified Meeting Planner (CMP) program to submit an application for CE credits for any program “as long as the activity’s learning objectives can be aligned with one of the nine domains in the CMP International Standards.” Information on claiming and reporting this information can be found on the EIC webpage. HospitalityLawyer.com is happy to supply any supporting documentation you may need for this application. Please reach out to Chloe (Chloe@hospitalitylawyer.com) after the event with any questions you may have as you are completing the application.