PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

McWhorter spoke at Convening Leaders 2018 as a thought leader for Ascent, a new initiative launched by PCMA and Convene to inspire and spur inclusion and diversity in the business-events industry. A longer version of McWhorter’s remarks is available at convn.org/ascent-mcwhorter.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 14, 2019

For the first time in the event’s 41-year history, the event opened at 5am on Thursday 8 th August, adding a hot air balloon mass ascent to the four-day schedule to make the most of a fine-weather window before torrential rain and high winds arrived at Ashton Court Estate, Bristol. click for full image. click for full image.

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Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 20, 2024

According to a survey by EventMB, a significant percentage of event professionals plan to continue organizing hybrid events, seeing them as a permanent fixture in the industry.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

For the more adventurous, City Climb is an open-air building ascent no one will forget. Peak restaurant, bar and event space for 300 people on the 101 st floor shares the views with the addition of fine dining by Executive Chef Chris Cryer. Read More: Jerry Cito on NYC Resources.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2018

When he launched Ascent CEO Promise campaign in May, he pointed to unconscious-bias training as a first step toward making diversity a priority. PCMA CEO Sherrif Karamat would like to see the meetings industry act as model for how inclusion can be integrated into the workplace, the expo floor and the conversation.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2018

McWhorter was invited to speak at Convening Leaders 2018 as the inaugural thought leader for Ascent, a new initiative by PCMA and Convene , to inspire and spur inclusion and diversity in the business-events industry. . . “You get different perspectives and insights that you just wouldn’t get if you stay within your own bubble.”

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

That’s why PCMA has launched Ascent, an initiative with the sole objective of focusing on including all members of society and ensuring diversity, women, people with disabilities, and those who identify as LGBTQI.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

It’s been a rapid ascent for London-based tech company LiveStyled. Launched in 2014, the company provided the venue app for their first client, the O2 Academy in Oxford. Since then the business has rapidly grown to become the European market-leading platform.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2019

Inclusion, diversity, equality, and respect are values we have encouraged the business events industry to embrace through PCMA’s Ascent initiative. Special congratulations to Michelle Crowley, PCMA Vice President for Global Growth and Business Transformation, who was just honored as a Smart Women In Meetings: Industry Leader.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 9, 2019

These changes include the cancellation of Thursday’s (8 th ) special shapes launch and Friday’s (9 th ) 6am and 6pm mass ascents. Organisers of the Bristol’s Balloon Fiesta have also made major alterations to the schedule due to the adverse weather, though the event has not been cancelled.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Ascent aims to bring the issue of diversity and inclusion to the forefront of the business-events industry to empower women, people of color, individuals who identify as LGBTQIA, as well as individuals with disabilities. Ascent is supported by Visit Seattle and the PCMA Education Foundation. You know? ‘We

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A 4D ADVENTURE Lastly, at Paramount Station, attendees had the chance to virtually summit the mountain through an immersive “Adventure to the Peak” experience, where they boarded one of five gondolas for a 4D-simulated snowy ascent, narrated by CBS Sports commentators Tony Romo and Jim Nantz, and featuring Paramount characters along the ride.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

The quarterly average for Q2 the previous year (2022) stood at £113.23, highlighting the steep ascent in prices. This surge has propelled the average Revenue Per Delegate to £125.40 in the first half of the year, surpassing the prior annual averages of £108.96 in 2021 and £104.78

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Content Studio menu: Ascent Studio: Ascent is PCMA’s initiative to make the industry a beacon for inclusion and diversity. “We are aligning the themes of the studios with sponsors who want to be recognized along with specific topics relating to their businesses.”. Media Studio is part of Convening Leaders 2019 Content Studios.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Ascent is supported by Visit Seattle and the PCMA Foundation. . — means that a crucial aspect of gender inequality at events is missing from the equation. Overall counts often do not reflect the power dynamic of the conference,” Glantz said, “because keynote speakers really convey power.”.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Convene content partner Ascent wrote this story. “When you wake up and have a fire in your belly, you can make a difference and change the world.”. King’s appearance was sponsored by San Francisco Travel.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 16, 2021

During the ascent of virtual events, this perspective accelerated, because the content of events was where engagement was happening. Enter “Reflection Activities,” often described as “the connection between theory and action.” ” Catalyze your Content.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

Ascent is supported by Visit Seattle and the PCMA Education Foundation. “When a woman gets angry in our culture, we immediately associate that with a personality,” Lipton writes. That’s who she is. She is an angry woman. Whereas a man, he’s merely responding to something going on around him. That’s the perception.”.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2018

” — Dorri McWhorter, CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, and Ascent Thought Leader. . “We have moved past [proving] the business case for diversity. What people are struggling with now is the how. And that’s where you come in.” The post 9 Memorable Quotes From Convening Leaders, Day 1 appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2019

In May, he challenged the biggest players in the industry to sign The Ascent CEO Promise , a pledge to be more inclusive in their workplaces and events. Partner on the Tough Issues. Karamat is not shying away from big problems, but he is also not trying to boil the ocean alone.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Convene content partner Ascent wrote this story. Building off the results of the second phase, the planned third “Future Meeting Space” research will look at the primary role events play as trendsetters for business and science. “A A shift in mindset,” Schultze said, “is needed to fulfill tomorrow’s objectives.”.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2019

Learn how Dave Jefferys, one of PCMA’s Ascent Luminaries, transformed “an underground network of LGBT meeting professionals” into a thriving organization.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2019

Learn how Dave Jefferys, one of PCMA’s Ascent Luminaries, transformed “an underground network of LGBT meeting professionals” into a thriving organization.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 9, 2018

” — Dorri McWhorter, CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, and Ascent Thought Leader. . “We have moved past [proving] the business case for diversity. What people are struggling with now is the how. And that’s where you come in.” Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do one thing well, you’re needed by someone.”—

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2018

In the months since PCMA launched the Ascent initiative at Convening Leaders 2018 to promote diversity and inclusion across the business events industry, Convene has spotlighted the efforts of meeting organizers, speakers, and conferences to meet those goals. Inclusivity Is Ascending. Casey Gale, Associate Editor.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Convene content partner Ascent wrote this story. Finally, Peckinpaugh captured what he said he believes PCMA ultimately stands for, when he described the organization’s successes in improving the business events industry. “I I would say,” Peckinpaugh said, “we’re an incubator of innovations.”.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The result was the rapid ascent of virtual events, with Forbes reporting a 1,000% increase during the first few months of the pandemic. Events have long been a way for businesses to bring current and future customers together and engage with them effectively.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

A showman like no other, his remarkable ascent has been accompanied by his honest and relatable character. Multi award-winning musician Stormzy is renowned for his epic live shows and his performance on next year’s Reading and Leeds main stages is sure to be one for the history books.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 8, 2019

Convene content partner Ascent wrote this story. And finally, she says, to make sure that whatever great ideas you got out of the conference don’t fade away, set some goals, establish an action plan, and seek mentors to support you.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 7, 2019

One of the outcomes has been the Ascent CEO Promise, which encourages CEOs to provide training and embrace inclusivity at their organizations. “It really became the foundation for the year,” Smith said of last year’s meeting. “It It laid the groundwork to develop a three-year business plan.”.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

Ascent is supported by Visit Seattle and the PCMA Education Foundation. “It’s also about having this collection, this community of people who can be a resource to make it more equitable in terms of how they source stories or hire a caterer.”. To access the listings at Equity At The Table, visit equityatthetable.com.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

It’s been a rapid ascent for London-based tech company LiveStyled. Our Engage Scanner app and accompanying handheld scanner solution has been re-purposed to deliver a lead capture service to consumer events leading to our nomination for ‘Best Ticketing Technology’. To read more click here.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 7, 2019

Academics will be on site on level three outside the Ascent Studio to collect data about VR’s empathetic capabilities. Another way you can make a difference during the conference is by participating in Empathy Sessions — immersive virtual-reality (VR) experiences meant to help participants better understand global challenges.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 7, 2019

Academics will be on site on level three outside the Ascent Studio to collect data about VR’s empathetic capabilities. Another way you can make a difference during the conference is by participating in Empathy Sessions — immersive virtual-reality (VR) experiences meant to help participants better understand global challenges.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

Ascent is supported by Visit Seattle and the PCMA Education Foundation. Given that many professionals rely on business events to stay up-to-date on their industry, business-events professionals can use such opportunities to educate people on the dangers of complicity, Blalock said. “By appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 17, 2018

Ascent is supported by Visit Seattle and the PCMA Education Foundation. You don’t know that they even exist unless they out themselves to you. They self-identify. Learn more about unconscious bias on the Teaching Tolerance website at tolerance.org/professional-development/test-yourself-for-hidden-bias.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Lastly, the brand invited attendees to summit Paramount Mountain through an immersive Adventure to the Peak experience, where they boarded a gondola for a 4D-simulated snowy ascent, narrated by Tony Romo and Jim Nantz, and featuring Paramount characters along the ride. Agencies: AGENC, experiential; PR DEPT, p.r.)

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