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About
Our Clients
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A Personalized Firm vs. Big Box Agencies
Meeting Services
Turnkey Solutions
On-Site Meeting Management
ONCORR Online Registration
Investigator Meetings
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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
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International Reach
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Incentive Travel
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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
May 17, 2021
Best Practices

Demystifying The Process of Hybrid Meetings

Summit Management
May 17, 2021
Best Practices
Demystifying The Process of Hybrid Meetings

With infection rates continuing to trend downwards and COVD restrictions loosening around the US, we are finding many of our clients itching to get back to the business of in-person live events.

Tagged: Hybrid Meetings, Back to Business, Next Normal

Summit Management
May 5, 2021
Destination Spotlight

Make St. Maarten/St. Martin a Post-Pandemic Incentive Destination

Summit Management
May 5, 2021
Destination Spotlight
Make St. Maarten/St. Martin a Post-Pandemic Incentive Destination

The beautiful hidden gem of an island, St. Maarten/St. Martin has just about come all the way back from the devastation of Hurricane Irma in 2017.

Tagged: St Maarten, St Martin, Incentive Travel, Company Incentives

Summit Management
April 28, 2021
State of The Industry

Back to Business: What To Expect When You Return to Live Meetings

Summit Management
April 28, 2021
State of The Industry
Back to Business: What To Expect When You Return to Live Meetings

As vaccination rates increase, wok from home workers return to their offices, and travelers gain more confidence, it is inevitable that the traditional live face-to-face meetings so many industries depend on will be returning in earnest as 2021 rolls on.

Tagged: Live Meetings, Health, Safety, Protocols, Back to Business

Summit Management
April 12, 2021
Best Practices

The Importance of Recording Your Virtual Meeting Rehearsal

Summit Management
April 12, 2021
Best Practices
The Importance of Recording Your Virtual Meeting Rehearsal

We are often asked, “What is different about Summit’s virtual meetings?”

Tagged: Virtual Meetings

Summit Management
April 8, 2021
Destination Spotlight

Back to Business: Post-Pandemic Site Inspections Part 1

Summit Management
April 8, 2021
Destination Spotlight
Back to Business: Post-Pandemic Site Inspections Part 1

As vaccination rates accelerate and “Zoom fatigue” becomes more prevalent, we are finding that many of our clients are itching to get back to the next normal of meetings, travel, and incentive trips.

Tagged: Back to Business, Site Inspections, Health, Safety, Pandemic, Compliance, Next Normal

Summit Management
March 29, 2021
Partner Spotlight

A Great New Contender in The Virtual/Hybrid Meeting Platform Race

Summit Management
March 29, 2021
Partner Spotlight
A Great New Contender in The Virtual/Hybrid Meeting Platform Race

Over the past year, meeting planners and stakeholders alike have had to take crash courses in operating in the virtual world.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings, Hybrid Meetings

Summit Management
March 15, 2021
State of The Industry

Back to Business: Green Shoots

Summit Management
March 15, 2021
State of The Industry
Back to Business: Green Shoots

With Spring just around the corner, it seems fitting that we are seeing signs of normality creeping in to the meetings and travel business.

Tagged: Back to Business, Health, Safety

Summit Management
March 3, 2021
Best Practices

Planning to Safely Return to The Meeting Room in 2021

Summit Management
March 3, 2021
Best Practices
Planning to Safely Return to The Meeting Room in 2021

With the “reopenings” yesterday of two states and with more to soon follow, it is only a matter of time before we are all able to safely return to the familiarity of the traditional face-to-face meetings.

Tagged: Back to Business, Next Normal

Summit Management
February 25, 2021
Best Practices

The Importance of Attendee Engagement in Virtual Investigator Meetings

Summit Management
February 25, 2021
Best Practices
The Importance of Attendee Engagement in Virtual Investigator Meetings

For over 30 years, Summit has always been at the forefront of meeting technology, having incorporated hybrid elements to face-to-face meetings since the early 2000s.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings, Interactive Meetings

Summit Management
January 26, 2021
Best Practices

The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual Meetings

Summit Management
January 26, 2021
Best Practices
The Role of a Meeting Planner in Virtual Meetings

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.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings, Hybrid Meetings

Summit Management
January 12, 2021
Best Practices

6 Self-Care Solutions for Work During COVID-19

Summit Management
January 12, 2021
Best Practices
6 Self-Care Solutions for Work During COVID-19

In a year full of challenges, those who count themselves lucky to still be employed often feel like they shouldn't complain about the toll work is taking on their well‑being.

Tagged: self care, Covid -19, Back to Business, Work from Home

Summit Management
December 29, 2020
Announcement

Wishing our Clients and Coleagues a Safe and Happy New Year!

Summit Management
December 29, 2020
Announcement
Wishing our Clients and Coleagues a Safe and Happy New Year!

“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” — William E. Vaughan

Tagged: Happy New Year!

Summit Management
December 17, 2020
Best Practices

Incentive Trip Canceled? You Can Still Reward Them with the Spirit of The Tropics!

Summit Management
December 17, 2020
Best Practices
Incentive Trip Canceled? You Can Still Reward Them with the Spirit of The Tropics!

Summit Management Can Help You Manage a Maui Jim Sunglasses Incentive Program

Tagged: Company Incentives

Summit Management
December 14, 2020
Announcement

Summit Management Services is Now a Certified Pandemic Compliance Advisor

Summit Management
December 14, 2020
Announcement
Summit Management Services is Now a Certified Pandemic Compliance Advisor

As face-to-face (F2F) meetings begin to reopen amidst COVID-19, the need to implement new safety protocols has emerged.

Tagged: Pandemic, Back to Business, Compliance

Summit Management
December 7, 2020
Best Practices

Strengthening 2021 Hotel Contracts

Summit Management
December 7, 2020
Best Practices
Strengthening 2021 Hotel Contracts

Shore up the force majeure wording in your event agreements with a frustration-of-purpose clause.

Tagged: Contracts, Force Majeure

Summit Management
December 7, 2020
State of The Industry

Where Can You Hold Events? Here's the State-by-State Status on Restrictions

Summit Management
December 7, 2020
State of The Industry
Where Can You Hold Events? Here's the State-by-State Status on Restrictions

Covid-19 cases continue to spike across the United States. In response, many states are taking steps to slow or reverse their reopening plans.

Tagged: Covid -19, Back to Business, Health, Safety

Summit Management
December 2, 2020
Best Practices

Case Study: Five Requirements for Successful Virtual Investigator Meetings

Summit Management
December 2, 2020
Best Practices
Case Study: Five Requirements for Successful Virtual Investigator Meetings

Clinical trials require people in hospitals. When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States, many clinical trials were stopped to keep hospitals safe for patients and to prevent the virus from spreading.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings

Summit Management
November 20, 2020
Best Practices

Creating the Ideal Home Virtual Work Environment

Summit Management
November 20, 2020
Best Practices
Creating the Ideal Home Virtual Work Environment

You may have spent many years and hours at the same desk or same office environment.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings, Work from Home

Summit Management
November 18, 2020
Best Practices

Back to Business: China/US International Hybrid Meeting, November 2020

Summit Management
November 18, 2020
Best Practices
Back to Business: China/US International Hybrid Meeting, November 2020

Have you ever managed a hybrid meeting in China from the USA?

Tagged: Hybrid Meetings, Next Normal, China

Summit Management
November 17, 2020
Best Practices

Finding The Right Vendor for Hybrid, Viertual, and Face-to-Face Meetings

Summit Management
November 17, 2020
Best Practices
Finding The Right Vendor for Hybrid, Viertual, and Face-to-Face Meetings

Planning hybrid, virtual and face to face conferences require specific know-how.

Tagged: Virtual Meetings, Hybrid Meetings, meeting technology

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