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Meetings Industry Council of Colorado Holds Record-Breaking Event

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The Annual MIC Conference and Trade Show, traditionally a one-day event, was extended to become a two-day conference this year. MIC also took the opportunity to recognize industry trailblazers with its 2016 MIC Leadership Award, which was given to Steve Kinsley, president of Kinsley Meetings.

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Do you need armed security at your event?

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In the wake of recent, high-profile shootings at meeting and event venues, security was heightened for the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, to include bag searches, explosives-detecting K9s and more personnel.

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5 Next-Gen Technologies That Already Are Changing Meetings

PCMA Convene

P icture this: As an attendee wanders through your trade show, a notification appears on her Apple Watch that walking toward her is someone who shares her interest in, say, clinical nuclear cardiology. It’s risk management. You’ve probably seen 3D projection mapping in action at a conference or trade show before.

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The Importance of Selecting the Right Market to Grow Your Business

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Published originally April 25, 2016 and Updated September 20, 2023 As a promotional distributor, your focus is to maximize your company’s growth potential. Risk management : Entering the wrong market or pursuing too many markets simultaneously can expose your business to unnecessary risks and financial strain.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. How negative would that be to the convention and trade-show business?”. Ami Mayfield.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

The first was a 7,500-attendee trade show that the client — a large tractor manufacturer — was scheduled to hold for its dealers in a centrally located city in the United States in November 2001. How negative would that be to the convention and trade-show business?”. Ami Mayfield.

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The Way Forward 

PCMA Convene

Trade shows and conferences always bring people together for a common purpose, even though they may come from uncommon backgrounds,” said John Graham, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE. In 2016, the Risk Management Society held two community-service days at its Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego.

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