Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Those who are responsible for coordinating educational events, seminars, and training retreats have added challenges as event planners. They need a venue that is serious enough to promote an atmosphere of education and learning and has all the appropriate facilities to do so.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

If they have a challenge with a certain kind of education or skills level, they want to host conferences about that. “So if they have a challenge with cancer, they want to host oncology conferences. If they have a challenge with young people being homeless, they want to host conferences about housing.

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Master the Event

JANUARY 9, 2024

Breaking into the meeting planning business takes a mishmash of education, experience and passion. From start to finish, the responsibilities involved with a meeting planner career are endless, from site selection to venues, from set-up to speakers, from contracting service companies to tear down and on and on the list goes.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 30, 2021

Additionally, the summit will take on the hottest issues of the day such as the changing-by-the-day debate over vaccine passports and the politics of site selection in light of the calls for boycotting Georgia over its new voting restriction laws—and the high-profile departure of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

I also manage the pre-show selection process, including contracting, site selection and visitation. How I got here: I started with SWANA as a training coordinator for our education department. I am also the key contact for all partnered vendors. My interest in meetings and expo grew very quickly.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Connect has excelled in assisting meeting planners with site-selection needs, however BizBash inspires a different audience of event professionals with education on design, inspiration and technology that creates a meaningful experience and wow factor for event attendees.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. Every day we are being educated. Brett Sterenson, Hotel Lobbyists. “In-house

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 27, 2017

As she presented a session at the Meeting Professionals International (MPI) most recent World Education Congress, titled “The Future of Healthcare Meetings,” Pat Schaumann made a telling comment. health-care events this year: It’s also affecting site-selection decisions for meetings scheduled over the next few years.

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ePly

MARCH 18, 2024

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. Common reasons for events include celebrating, fundraising, socializing, or educating. Schedule: Events need to be broken down into manageable chunks. Of course, in many cases, you’ll have overlap.

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Milestone Events Group

JULY 8, 2020

Please consult with your planner about any concerns you may have, or ask for advice based on problems and successes from past events they have produced to educate yourself about the pros and cons to any site you’re visiting. . .

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

With so many things to consider, site selection will challenge more and more and event planners. Industry professionals want to maximize socio-economic benefits and education. They must weigh the needs and values of different stakeholders with the long-term environmental impacts of the event. Embracing Diversity.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 25, 2018

It’s all in there, from initial ideation and market research, through budgeting and sponsorship, site selection, and marketing. Content Summary: This checklist from Endless Events provides nuggets of information along with each item planners need to check off as they go through the planning process. Download here.

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Unique Venues

JULY 13, 2022

The professionals at the Convention and Visitors Bureau can help you navigate them all, and their helpful staff will help educate you about the region and its offerings. The Chicago Southland area has a multitude of venue options that can accommodate your every desire. A major positive aspect of the region is its unparalleled accessibility.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 18, 2019

Author bio: Jordan Atherton, CMP, is a senior advisor and meeting and event planner at 1st Global, where she is responsible for the planning and execution of all external education meetings and special events, with a primary focus on the company’s largest annual event, National Conference.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 22, 2023

Domenici Education Center or the Bosque Gallery—all of which are fronted by the lush scenery of the park along the river. While the National Museum of the American Latino is currently quartered within another museum, plans are in motion to build a dedicated Latino museum with a site selection process currently underway.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Fair had analyzed a number of factors such as cultural community fit, quality of life, and recreational opportunities to make a well-educated guess at where Jeff Bezos would take his disruptive company. Check out “Using Amazon’s 4-Star Approach to Shape Your Education Offerings.”. Interested in more lessons from Amazon?

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Event Leadership Institute

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

This apprenticeship model is pretty much how any trade is learned, from being a blacksmith in the middle ages, to today’s event planner, until the educational system creates a curriculum for teaching the trade in a uniform way. In the beginning, people who are self-taught are skeptical of the value of such an education.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

When Zeck was planning a 2016 meeting in Los Angeles, the city led a site tour for 20 staff members gathered in the IADR’s organization’s Alexandria, Virginia headquarters, she said. It’s not just about seeing the venue in person, virtual site visits help me educate my entire team.”.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Experiential Education. Among those goals is to rise to the top of planners’ site-selection lists. Around the kitchen table, which was exactly the environment I wanted to create.”. Giant photos (background) are used to transform the GWCC space into a homey environment for the CAB group. How to combine the two?

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Capterra Event Management

JANUARY 31, 2017

All of these skills—and surrounding required education—stemmed from the same internal push that’s benefitted me since I was little: I just wanted to learn something new. I looked at curriculum, reputation, and student testimonials to guide me in my selection process. Courses are ranked by extensiveness of educational content.

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Event Planning Contracts Social Media Event Management 40

Capterra Event Management

APRIL 25, 2017

Site Selection. Educational: More formal and information heavy. For example, if white collar events are more suited to your style, then start with educational events. Topics: Event Life Cycle. Event Types. Event Proposals. Event Design Process. Layouts and Schematics. Floral Decor. Design Elements. Color Schemes.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

The blog from popular enterprise event software Cvent is divided into categories so you can peruse based on your interests: social media, site selection and budgeting, association tips, meeting and event intelligence, planning how-tos, and strategic meetings management. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 3, 2017

If the bill were to become law, it would be no small thing for ACA members practicing in Tennessee — who offer counseling in every area, from mental health and wellness to education and career goals. ACA had booked Nashville for 2017 five years in advance, after an exhaustive site-selection process. LEAVING MUSIC CITY BEHIND.

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Plan Your Meetings

JULY 2, 2018

for more than two decades, despite repeated appeals from professionals actually educated in the field. In January 2010, President Barack Obama officially ended the U.S. immigration ban on persons with HIV and it was announced that Washington, D.C., would host the 2012 International AIDS Conference. In light of the latest U.S.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Alison Milgram, CMP, DES, Senior Events Manager, PCMA, which held PCMA Education Conference 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis — “It was a little after 10:30 p.m.on He is my right hand on site when working with the hotel, including convention services, catering, AV, housekeeping, and front and back of the house.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

We also offer educational PYM LIVE Events as well as and webinars and certificate programs through our association with the MPI Academy. Select program content and delivery formats. Educational objectives should dictate the speaker-selection criteria. Create a call for proposal, go over submissions and select candidates.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

His new idea of convening— which we previewed in our November issue — does not involve collecting education credits for professional certifications, touring trade-show booths, or attending cocktail receptions.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition. “It Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C.,

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Notable clients: adidas, Daimler Trucks North America, Kaiser Permanente, KinderCare Education, Tillamook. Their involvement can range from simply doing Hotel Site Selection to full event & meeting planning. They see events as the medium to inspire action, write the future, or even change the world. Cleveland, OH.

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