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Live in your own imagination

Conferences that Work

Having written about the intersection of power and status at meetings , I appreciate what professor of African American studies at Princeton University Ruha Benjamin shares in this 2019 video: “ The New Jim Code? My 2013 Meeting Professional column described how existing meeting technology becomes invisible.

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DO MEETING PLANNERS SLOW DOWN FOR THE HOLIDAYS? ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Master the Event

I’ve been in the conference and convention planning business for well over 20 years (that’s a whole other story). Many of my friends assume that meeting planners and industry suppliers have a lot of down time over the holidays. Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)’s annual conference is held in January.

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New and Renovated: Bigger and Better Than Ever

Smart Meetings

Unique venues for meetings with charm From coast to coast, meeting venues and hotels renovate and debut expanded, redesigned meeting spaces. Blending Productivity and Play Expanded meeting space at ilani Meeting & Entertainment Center A 10,000 sq. addition expands ilani Meeting & Entertainment Center.

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Free-Agent, Lisa Block, Joins Velvet Chainsaw

Velvet Chainsaw

Lisa will join our team just in time for opening day – April 2, 2019 – as Executive Vice President, Conference Strategy & Design. During her tenure, the Annual Conference (SHRM’s signature event) has grown to attract over 22,000 participants and more than 700 exhibiting companies.

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Is the end of an event important?

Conferences that Work

Including many different kinds of short experiences during our meetings, allows us to hack the peak-end rule to maximize the impact of an event on attendees. Hack the peak-end rule to maximize conference impact , April 2013. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Is the end of an event important?

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Scenes from a Participate! Workshop and Solution Room

Conferences that Work

Training associations how to create powerful and effective participant-driven and participation-rich conferences is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work: I love facilitating the learning that occurs, and the organization is then equipped with the process tools needed to transform their events.

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PCMA announces 2022 Global Meetings Executive of the Year award recipient

Event Industry News

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat celebrated the achievements of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno with the Global Meetings Executive of the Year award. 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.

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