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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. million in 2007 to $6.6 NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED.

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Convene’s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

recession hit December 2007, through post-recession (mid-2009), to the recovery. Remarkably, some metrics in 15 key areas have held steady during the past decade — for example, meetings and conventions have consistently contributed to around one-third of their organizations’ total annual revenues — regardless of the economy.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

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The journal Science listed his research on imagination and memory as one of 2007’s top ten breakthroughs. He pioneered the concept of “competing on analytics” with his 2006 Harvard Business Review article and his 2007 book by the same name. Started in 2007, EventMB is the number one online platform worldwide for event professionals.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

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The journal Science listed his research on imagination and memory as one of 2007’s top ten breakthroughs. He pioneered the concept of “competing on analytics” with his 2006 Harvard Business Review article and his 2007 book by the same name. Started in 2007, EventMB is the number one online platform worldwide for event professionals.