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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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. When I moved to the Washington D.C. metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming.

2019 40

2019 2007 Healthcare 2018 40

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.

2017 75

2017 Education 2016 Corporate Meetings 75

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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2017 Education 2016 Corporate Meetings 74

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 and convention space. of meeting space. of expo space and 78,791 sq.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two and a half months after Britain’s stunning vote to leave the European Union, the Washington, D.C.–based 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.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges. Washington, D.C., 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. Associate Meeting Planner, Harborside.

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2018 Conference Trade Shows Management 76