PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2020

That’s because the quadrennial meeting, which was held the first time in 2016, brings several GSA conferences together, so that research communities — which separately study everything from fruit flies to zebra fish — can collaborate across specialties, she said. In 2016, “we had (in-person) participation from 46 countries,” she added. “In

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 6, 2016

We announced last year at SPINCon that 2016 would be the Year of the Member, and that we would be eliminating all member dues and all registration fees for our events throughout the year,” said SPIN’s founder, Shawna Suckow, CMP. The Call for Speakers for the annual conference generated three times the normal amount of session submissions.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Impressive stats or numbers I’m responsible for: Increased revenue by 12 percent and decreased expenses by 24 percent between 2016 and 2018 for our annual conference. . Major efficiencies were gained and duplicative efforts eliminated through the introduction of this tool and process.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

A popular industry podcast, Meetings Podcast covers a wide variety of topics, from special event planning, to event logistics, AV assistance and event speakers. Editor's Note: This blog post was originally published on August 17, 2016 and has since been updated. Meetings Podcast. Event Industry News Podcast. PlannersPod.

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Planning Pod

JANUARY 17, 2017

Long ago when I ran a marketing agency, I was accustomed to contracting with a vendor for a specific use on a specific project and then negotiating with them for that particular deal, hoping they would come down in price for the promise of more business from me down the road. Negotiate contracts with ferocity.

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Food and Beverage Negotiating Contracts Hotels 133

Eventinterface

AUGUST 15, 2016

Mia Monroe is an award-winning certified special event, meeting and government meeting professional, speaker, author of trade articles and the conference and event manager for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Human Health and Institutional Management contract for Florida-based AllPoints, LLC.

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Plan Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Be candid with the venue and build the option to scale down to a smaller room into your contract. Build the option to move to a more affordable sister property into your contract. Don’t commit to speakers with high fees until you know you have the registration to support this. In fact, build this into your contracts.

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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. Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7

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Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

An entrepreneur and author who previously collaborated with LinkedIn cofounder Hoffman on The Startup of You , Casnocha will discuss the realities of managing people in the free-agent era during a General Session presentation at the PCMA 2016 Education Conference in St. Louis next month. If talent is your No.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

All of the project management and multitasking required to balance projects and budgets, contracts, and details keeps me engaged and looking forward to coming to work. I was tasked to see through the whole event alongside managing our department, the speakers, and local partners. Heading home from our annual meeting a few years ago.

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2018 Conference Trade Shows Management 76

Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2023

It was founded in 2016 in Finland and has since grown to power over 10,000 events worldwide. The mobile app can also provide real-time information about the speakers, event agenda, sponsors, and more. There are several different types of breakout rooms available, and you can assign speakers or moderators to each room.

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2023 Event Management Management Speakers 62

Eventmobi

JULY 3, 2019

Similar responses were given when planners were asked how they make sure the event program, speaker lists and session details are consistent across their websites, printed schedules, digital signage, and event mobile apps. speakers, attendees, expenses, etc.). Typical Speaker Data Spreadsheet. Name Files Sensibly. Event App ?

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Eventtia

APRIL 12, 2023

It was founded in 2016 in Finland and has since grown to power over 10,000 events worldwide. The mobile app can also provide real-time information about the speakers, event agenda, sponsors, and more. There are several different types of breakout rooms available, and you can assign speakers or moderators to each room.

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2023 Event Management Management Speakers 48

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 31, 2016

Living Future 2016 , which was held at the Westin Seattle on May 11–13, brought together more than 1,000 architects, engineers, city planners, contractors, and others in the building and construction trades. Another of ILFI’s contract stipulations is that all leftover food is donated to local organizations.

Meetings 53

Meetings Sustainability Contracts Hotels 53

Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2017

The big question you need to determine for your business plan is how many services you will provide in-house and how many you will have to contract out for from other vendors. Will you provide in-house catering services or contract out for catering? What will your message be? This number increased from 11% in 2006.

Event Planning 63

Event Planning Social Media 2006 Advertising 63

Social Tables

MAY 14, 2019

With some savvy skills and a side of confidence, negotiating a venue contract can lead to a final agreement that’s much more favorable than what was in the initial proposal. Pro tip: Since 2016, content consumption on Facebook has risen 57%. Use it to spread the news, share fun tidbits, and tag your sponsors and speakers.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA. Whether they are speakers, vendors, partners, or staff, we all have the common goal of inspiring attendees to take away ideas and connections that enable them to become more engaged, be more productive, and grow professionally. NAIDA STRUYK, CMP.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

There is a long, meandering line from a 1989 story about how a medical association computerized its operations, beginning with a leased 64K microcomputer, to our June 2016 cover story about how technologies such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence are now being used at meetings and events. Paper Trails for Miles.

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