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Medical Meetings Propel Philadelphia Tourism

SmartMeetings

The fifth annual Global Pharmaceutical Medical Meetings Summit will take place at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown from Jan. A direct beneficiary of this activity has been the medical meetings industry , helping propel hospitality and tourism to Philadelphia’s third largest industry. million for the region in 2015.

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Best Big Cities Also Among Best Meeting Cities

SmartMeetings

Chicago will be featured in the December issue of Smart Meetings magazine. Here’s an excerpt: When it comes to the hospitality and meetings industries, Chicago isn’t exactly starting from scratch. In 2015, the city welcomed more than 52 million visitors, who generated $2.2 In 2015, 5.8 million in hotel tax revenues.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

I am proud to bring meeting planners to Grand Rapids to experience for themselves what a collaborative, innovative, thriving city we have in West Michigan! What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? The best day I’ve had in the meetings industry so far was in January 2015.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Outside of medical meetings, “those [organizations] that were going to have a meeting, instead of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland [putting on a show], it was the new secretary in the department. The Ethics of Fams.

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