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Conference Destinations Compete With Academic Firepower

EventMB

This annual report ranks convention destinations on the number of intellectual leaders that are part of governing bodies of international associations. London tops the 2021 city ranking, followed by Paris, Tokyo, Beijing and New York. The same five cities topped the 2020 ranking with New York and Beijing swapping places.

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22 Types of Networking Events You Can Organize in 2023

Eventmobi

A networking event is a gathering where people meet to build professional relationships. These events come in many forms from casual meetups in a café to formal conferences. Meeting new people–and learning about their needs–creates opportunities to connect with potential customers or partners Brand building.

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Sign of the Times? GE Sells its Famed Training Facility

MeetingsNet

Changes in the work environment and in the next generation’s mindset mean that in-person corporate meetings must be different—but still must happen. In addition to online training, GE will now hold more regional meetings at hotels and other venues that are near the company’s production facilities around the country.

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Smart Moves in South Carolina, Missouri and More

Smart Meetings

In her prior career, she was executive director for Meet, a South Carolina company, director of sales at Visit Myrtle Beach and convention sales manager for Kingston Plantation Resort. Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York.

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19 Trends to Watch in 2019

Connect Your Meetings

Companies have more money for meetings, but planners have less funds to host the events. The new normal in events is incremental growth, says American Express Meetings & Events in its 2019 Global Meetings & Events Forecast. Given where the industry was a decade ago, that’s great news. Training Days.

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Choosing Your Perfect Destination for You and Your Attendees

Cvent: Event Marketing

You have fallen in love with a destination and want to hold your next meeting there. Tier 1 cities such as New York or Chicago are going to be significantly more costly to attend than Tier 5 cities such as Omaha and Madison. Are attendees paying for conference attendance or are their companies? Hotel Room. Audio/Visual.

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Convene Salary Survey 2017

PCMA Convene

How well are meeting professionals compensated for this agita? But job sites that aren’t specific to the meetings industry lump event planners and event coordinators together. Fifty-six percent of respondents are age 40 and older; 61 percent have more than 10 years of meeting-management experience. Convene Salary Survey 2017.

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