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Making Conference Swag Sustainable

PCMA Convene

When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). The environmental impact of an event is often hiding in plain sight,” according to a recent Association Meetings International (AMI) post. A Good Sign.

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Derrick Johnson on Continuous Professional Development

PCMA Convene

I received my DES certification in 2017 and my CMP in 2011. One year I decided the kid camps were no longer of interest, so I began helping their director of meetings onsite. I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in music education where I studied flute and percussion. My Previous Three Jobs.

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Give Your Association’s Events a Competitive Edge

Guidebook

Traditionally members would join associations for learning opportunities and community connections, and association meetings and events are where they’d build those connections. The annual conference or general meeting is often the highlight of the association calendar. Want to hear more?

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

Between 2009–2011, the property was completely refurbished and reopened in 2011. Bern is the Swiss capital; hence, government business, association meetings, banking and consulting are the core business. Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA has 99 rooms and suites; 12 are suite rooms.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Respondents outsourced a variety of meeting-related services, and they were most likely to outsource event-supply rentals ( 65 percent ) , app development and deployment (64 percent), other technology services (50 percent), registration (43 percent), and housing (38 percent). 2011 Event-supply rentals. 2007 Event-supply rentals.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As You Look Very Silly’.

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