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Transforming a Biennial Congress Into an Annual Global Event

PCMA Convene

Convene has written a lot about groups that are consolidating their meeting portfolios—the American Society for Microbiology combining two annual conferences into one, the Consumer Bankers Association going from eight down to one—but the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is going in the other direction.

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PCMA announces 2022 Global Meetings Executive of the Year award recipient

Event Industry News

Buongiorno is Vice President, AIM Group International, a company that for over sixty years has been one of the international leaders in events and conferences. The award recognizes a business events strategist who has demonstrated a vision, commitment and passion for the advancement and education of the global meetings industry.

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Eventbase celebrates its 10 year anniversary

Eventbase

He described some of the “instagrammable” moments he experienced, including walking the red carpet at Cannes, meeting Al Gore and witnessing Barack Obama speak at SXSW, seeing the Foo Fighters play at a small BBQ restaurant, and even holding a human brain at a medical conference. Sinclair and West take in the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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The value of global partnerships to business events

Event Industry News

Since 2012, VisitScotland Business Events has been a strategic partner of global events association PCMA (Professional Convention Management Association), headquartered in Chicago, US. They were immersive and engaging and truly captured the essence of an ‘in person’ event.”.

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5 Killer Ways to Keep First-Time Guests From Coming Back

Maritz Global Events

One of the most effective ways to ensure the long-term health of your event is to convert first-time guests into loyal, life-long fans. But you can’t do that until you see the event experience through their perspective. After they register, but before the conference, please keep them in the dark. .

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7 Tips to Stop Attendee Churn in its Tracks

Maritz Global Events

Since attendee churn can take a drastic toll on your brand, event, and even budget, let’s focus on seven preventative methods to keep it at bay. When most of us think of the competition, we only consider other conferences. Having a good grasp on this information will help you structure a more robust conference.

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A Primer on PCI DSS: The Standard for Credit Card Processing

Maritz Global Events

Whether meeting participants are registering for a conference months ahead of time or are walk-in attendees onsite at the event, Experient offers seamless and secure bookings and payment options, said Brian Scott, Chief Information Officer at Experient. Fines, penalties and legal costs. You can find her on Twitter @DedeMulligan.

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