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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Among the initiatives that IMEX America has introduced to meet this need is the EventTechTours. Taking place throughout the show, they were led by Tahira Endean, who was recognized in 2015 as one of the Top Five Women in EventTech and who now specializes in explaining the integration of technology into our lives, businesses and events.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. percent in the 2015 survey). 2015 Event-supply rentals. 2007 Event-supply rentals.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

The class was the first Deep Learning course offering at Stanford and has grown from 150 enrolled in 2015 to 330 students in 2016, and 750 students in 2017. Prior to going down the consulting road, Dave was with Experient for 22 years where he served as president of both the Meeting Planning and Registration divisions.

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

The class was the first Deep Learning course offering at Stanford and has grown from 150 enrolled in 2015 to 330 students in 2016, and 750 students in 2017. Prior to going down the consulting road, Dave was with Experient for 22 years where he served as president of both the Meeting Planning and Registration divisions.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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Convene’s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Key performance indicators, such as 2016 attendance vs. 2015 attendance, show an increase, but at a lesser rate than last year’s survey. Here are some topline results from this year’s survey compared to last year’s: › Size of 2016 convention/meeting budget vs. 2015 convention/meeting budget : +1.7 In the 2015 survey: +5.3

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