PCMA Convene

MAY 25, 2016

This week, I blew in and out of Houston for 16 hours to participate in a panel session during the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) 2016 Travel and Tourism Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel. Several of us wondered aloud what the Tiffany-blue boxes might signify or contain. We were then invited to open the boxes.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

I have a combined deep industry knowledge with experience design and project management, while maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships to elevate customer engagement in my company’s annual conference. When I moved to the Washington D.C.

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Endless Events

APRIL 13, 2023

I feel like plenty of speakers, presenters, and facilitators rely too heavily on them. Depending on the event, size, and scope, you can do some great stuff without any visuals. Audio is harder to cut, especially if it’s a large group, but I think you can get by without visuals if you have a dynamic speaker.”

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

The underlying philosophy of the storytelling-technology conference “is to celebrate the changing nature of the audience,” Melcher said. “In To set the stage for collaboration and the exchange of high-level ideas, Melcher found that he had to think about reinventing not just storytelling but conference design. “We

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Capterra Event Management

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Hosted by Toby Goodman and James Eager, these two consistently bring on interesting guests from all across the event planning spectrum, including wedding planners, conference experts, event speakers, and caterers. Recommended Episodes: Episode 20: How to Stand Out in Front of the CEO of a Top Event Tech Company.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 22, 2018

If you're responsible for event organizing or marketing, you are probably over-stressed, constantly busy and lacking the resources you need to learn and grow as a professional. We have a solution for you — this guide to awesome and free event planning resources. Learn which KPIs are most helpful when capturing attendee satisfaction.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. Don’t miss a beat, it’s Event Tech Podcast time! Click here for the full audio transcription.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Learn how robots, drones and Elvis can help you deliver an experience that your attendees will never forget in this list of 20+ creative corporate event ideas. The entertainment you decide to showcase at corporate events can make or break your the experience of your attendees. A live band may need a stage, lighting and sound as well.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

With an event that large, and especially with 500 new attendees this year, meeting organizers wanted to make sure everyone was able to navigate the city with ease. In order to do this, Destination Cleveland enlisted volunteers for the conference.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Read on to find out why we expect more diversity in business-event speakers, why we think relationships will be key to improved event security, and why we are following the rise of artificial intelligence and cognitive-enhancing drugs. Those who took modafinil performed better than those given caffeine gum.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

I attended the inaugural Lane Press Publishers’ Conclave in 2016 and again this year, Oct. ” It’s up to speakers, she said, to give them “something concrete and actionable” to take home. . “And then they go back to their everyday lives.”

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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. It’s not really a surprise, breakout sessions are a staple at conferences across the world. We will also see a rise in using recycled materials for event design.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Convene has written a lot about groups that are consolidating their meeting portfolios—the American Society for Microbiology combining two annual conferences into one, the Consumer Bankers Association going from eight down to one—but the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is going in the other direction.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Lawrence Convention Center to host the returning conference, National Society of Black Engineers, in 2018. “And we’re expecting that some of the finest engineering-based companies in the world from Pittsburgh will be represented at the conference, including Alcoa, Bayer, PPG, and U.S. Pittsburgh and the David L.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 28, 2020

And I was going back through some old photos from like 2016, and I found one and I was like, “Oh yeah, I remember when I did that.” “I first got to meet you guys at IMEX in Vegas and I believe we were your last video interview of the entire conference”, he recalls. Benji Harris of Song Division , for instance.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

In our 2020 event trends survey, 47% of event planners believed tailored break out session paths would be the biggest personalization trend for events in 2020. It’s not really a surprise, breakout sessions are a staple at conferences across the world. We will also see a rise in using recycled materials for event design.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Key performance indicators, such as 2016 attendance vs. 2015 attendance, show an increase, but at a lesser rate than last year’s survey. presidential election, during a time of political upheaval, were nonetheless cautiously optimistic about how their events would fare this year. percent. › 2016 attendance vs. 2015 attendance : +3.6

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The next wave of breakthrough innovations will bring startups and business events together. The amount of venture capital invested through the first half of 2018 — estimated at $175 billion — already had exceeded the annual totals of the years between 2002 and 2016, Crunchbase wrote. Illustration/Pui Yan Fong). by Rabobank.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Candidates had to be 29 years or younger and employed full time in the business-events industry, and to demonstrate ways they consider themselves to be industry leaders. Winners received complimentary PCMA membership along with registration to both PCMA Convening Leaders 2018 this month and the 2018 PCMA Education Conference in June.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S. labor force at 35%.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

At her tour company, Big Foody PDX, which she founded in 2016, Morgan organizes truffle-foraging expeditions at a forested Willamette Valley vineyard and walking tours through neighborhoods in east Portland that include conversations with the artisanal food producers who have helped put the city on the culinary map.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. In 2016, millennials became the largest segment in the U.S. All of the above is driving the generation’s expectations in regards to meetings and events, ultimately redefining the industry as a result.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. Opening morning (and the follow-ing days, too) of a conference in Las Vegas for 10,000 super-excited hair-dressers. Derek Anderson.

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