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TITLE - When Bad Things Happen to Good Meetings
DATE - Wednesday, March 24, 2010
TIME - 11:00am-12:00pm CST and 12:00pm-1:00pm EST
TRACK - Legal Learning's: Advanced Contracts and Negotiations
DESCRIPTION
Sometimes bad things happen to derail even the best planned meetings. The industry learned some valuable lessons from the terrorist attacks of 9-11, SARS pandemic, Hurricane Katrina and other instances where events had to be either rescheduled, cancelled, and/or suffered huge attrition losses. Come learn how the law treats force majeure clauses and how the contract should be strategically worded to avoid one-sided responsibility. This interactive session will enable you to:
1) Explain why and how force majeure clauses have changed and what objectives they are intended to accomplish.
2) Understand the legal standards for invoking the force majeure clause.
3) Use specific wording in force majeure clauses that meets the objectives of both parties.
John Foster's Biography
John S. Foster, Esq. CHME is an attorney and counsel whose firm Foster, Jensen & Gulley, LLC specializes in the legal aspects of meetings & conventions, trade shows & events, and association management. He has been an associate or general counsel for over four hundred (400) national and regional associations and companies since 1986 and has been named as one of the 25 most influential people in the meetings industry by MeetingNews. His peers have also voted John a Special Recognition Award as "Corporate Member of the Year" through the Georgia Society of Association Executives. PCMA Members voted John special recognition as its "Author of the Year" for his frequent contributions to Convene Magazine. John has also been selected as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the peer-to-peer assistance program and a Platinum Speaker for Meeting Professionals International (MPI). John's professional experience includes 12 years as a director of sales and marketing for Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, and Holiday Inns and he holds the Certified Hospitality Marketing Executive (CHME) designation from HSMAI. John is also a founding member of the Academy of Hospitality Industry Attorneys (AHIA) and is active in MPI, PCMA, and IAEE. He is also a long time member of ASAE and has been a member of the Legal Section and the Meetings & Exposition Sections. John is the legal columnist for Convene, published by PCMA, and the author of three books on the legal aspects of meetings and conventions: Meeting & Facility Contracts, Meetings & Liability, and Independent Meeting Planners & the Law. John is also a co-author for PCMA's Professional Meeting Management book, chapter on "Contracts in the Meetings Industry". He has also served as a Subject Matter Expert on legal issues for MPI. John has been an adjunct professor at Georgia State University and a guest lecturer at the University of North Carolina, University of Oklahoma, University of Georgia, and Arizona State University in their respective meeting management programs. John handles in-house legal training as well as contract preparation and negotiations for corporations and associations nationwide. He is a well-known expert in the hospitality industry and he speaks frequently at industry events worldwide.
