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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S. For example, while the average annual convention/meeting budget has held steady at between $1.1 million (with the exception of 2008, when it hit $1.7 million today.

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Convene’s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

For example, while the average annual convention/meeting budget has held steady at between $1.1 million (with the exception of 2008, when it hit $1.7 Respondents report that, on average, food and beverage remains their single-largest expense, accounting for 31 percent of their costs at their largest 2016 event.

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