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Get Smart! There Was Never a Better Time to Up Your Game

SmartMeetings

He is founder and CEO of Event Leadership Institute (ELI), which has been offering training and education for the events industry since 2011. ELI partnered with Smart Meetings earlier this year to deliver online classes for continuing education units (CEUs) via Smart U, accessible on SmartMeetings.com.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Spending less — Despite the continued improved economy, most meeting organizers are still being asked to cut back on meeting expenses, and the majority (63 percent) have been asked to focus on reducing F&B expenses, followed by AV costs (54 percent). NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. 2011 Event-supply rentals.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

You’ll find helpful info on a range of topics from staging inspiration and productivity advice through to real-world assistance in getting the most out of your AV contracts. Suggested reading: Contract trends: What’s old may be new again. International Meetings Review. Techsytalk. Meetingsnet.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. Are there reams of meeting resumes and contracts stacked on your desk?

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