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Meeting Safety Trends in 2022

Smart Meetings

Technology : Cybersecurity is a tired subject (like C19), but it’s not going anywhere (like C19). However, the FBI reports active shooter events increased 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 and 100 percent compared to 2016. His safety topics have included site selection, event safety, emergency operations and crisis communications.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

That’s a 6-percent jump among those who cited more visa challenges in 2017 over 2016 — and a 30-percent increase in what planners said was their experience among potential registrants in 2016 compared to 2015. Of course, technology continues to reshape events. percent in 2018 compared to 2 percent in 2017.

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Associations Hit It Big at Gaming Properties

Connect Your Meetings

This is a fact that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the $240 billion gaming industry, according to the American Gaming Association , as they court meeting planners with renovations, world-class dining options and amenities important in the site selection of other properties.

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Customer Feedback: Rethinking the CAB Experience

PCMA Convene

When Joe Bocherer took on the role of chief commercial officer of GWCC in 2016, he wanted to create a more structured customer advisory board (CAB) — one that could meet on a regular basis and take a bigger-picture view, exploring, for example, the expectations of the next generation of attendees.

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16 Event Resources to Plan Your Next Great Event

Capterra Event Management

Update: 7/19/2016: This piece has been updated to reflect comments and new software options since the article first went live. Its entries cover technology, social media, marketing, and more. It also spotlights software in its “Event Tech of the Week” series, giving an overview of both new and established technologies.

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A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career

SmartMeetings

Occupational data from the 2016 U.S. The curriculum for the graduate program you are launching with San Diego State includes stakeholder management, finance fundamentals and demonstrating ROE (Return on Experience), but nothing on site selection or F&B. Is that a sign that event management has moved beyond logistics?

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

“I’ve done a lot of Skype site tours. If you can search to buy a house online, why can’t we see this same technology for a convention center or a hotel? When Zeck was planning a 2016 meeting in Los Angeles, the city led a site tour for 20 staff members gathered in the IADR’s organization’s Alexandria, Virginia headquarters, she said.

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