MeetingsNet

JUNE 30, 2016

The importance—or lack thereof—of having a diverse speaker lineup was the topic of a pretty lively online conversation during a livestreamed session at the 2016 Professional Convention Management Association Education Conference. read more.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

How I got here: I graduated with an architecture degree and was introduced to association meetings early in my career while working in an academic setting. metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming. When I moved to the Washington D.C.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 4, 2016

Respondents interviewed for the just-released Summer 2016 edition of the quarterly Meeting Professionals International Outlook, are getting creative to book their meetings in a crunched and crazy market. read more.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Role play The average salary for an association executive is $108,669; association meeting professional, $77,205; corporate meeting professional, $84,527; government meeting professional, $70,000; independent meeting professional, $81,944; and education/nonprofit meeting professional, $71,389.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Role play The average salary for an association executive is $108,669; association meeting professional, $77,205; corporate meeting professional, $84,527; government meeting professional, $70,000; independent meeting professional, $81,944; and education/nonprofit meeting professional, $71,389.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

percent, meeting professionals received a higher-percent raise than the overall national average — the nonprofit human-resources association WorldatWork estimates that the 2016 budget for raises for the U.S. According to our survey results this year, the overall average salary for meeting professionals is $80,505.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

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. percent in the 2016 survey. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 percent in the 2016 survey. percent compared to +4.9

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Lastly, I’d like to generate more interest in association meetings management and make this industry more attractive to students, who potentially will be the future leaders of our field. It was the first full day of Convening Leaders in Vancouver in 2016, and I attended our customer event that evening. Erica Critzer. LUCCARELLI.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Its rankings by International Congress and Convention Association (ICAA) have risen steadily over the decades: In 2016, Mexico City hosted more association meetings than Toronto, New York City or Washington, D.C. of meeting space. of expo, meeting and convention space. of expo space and 128,661 sq.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

Late last year, the association launched its own small and more targeted conference for its medical and scientific community by working closely with its members — and with its host destination to leverage its knowledge assets. The idea for the specialized event came after the 2016 ESTRO congress, which was held April 29–May 3 in Turin, Italy.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

Just how competitive is it for DMOs that are bidding on meetings and conventions in 2016? “I Once you’ve finished reading this article, read the following material: ›   International Association Meetings: Bidding and Decision-Making , an ICCA Intelligence report from the International Congress and Convention.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

As conference education trumps the exhibit hall experience at many association meetings, or creeps into your trade show experience to create a solutions-driven, holistic experience for your attendees, upping your game with session titles, descriptions, and learning objectives has become more important than ever.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

At more and more conferences, especially those produced by associations and other nonprofit organizations, community-service projects are as expected as exhibit halls and award ceremonies. In 2016, the Risk Management Society held two community-service days at its Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As

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