PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Check out careercast.com’s 2017 most-stressful jobs list, on which you’ll find event coordinators occupy the fifth spot, right after police officers and before newspaper reporters. Convene Salary Survey 2017. How well are meeting professionals compensated for this agita? All material © 2017 by PCMA.

2017 75

2017 Education 2016 Corporate Meetings 75

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Check out careercast.com’s 2017 most-stressful jobs list, on which you’ll find event coordinators occupy the fifth spot, right after police officers and before newspaper reporters. Convene Salary Survey 2017. How well are meeting professionals compensated for this agita? All material © 2017 by PCMA.

2017 74

2017 Education 2016 Corporate Meetings 74

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Close to one-fifth of respondents reported that one or more of their attendees faced a challenge obtaining a visa in 2017, but 82 percent — vs. 58 percent in last year’s survey — said it was more challenging to obtain visas last year than in the prior year. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 percent in the 2016 survey.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

percent. › 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance (projected) : +4.9 percent. › Number of 2017 exhibitors vs. 2016 exhibitors (projected) : +1.5 percent. › Overall 2016 meeting budget compared to 2015 meeting budget : +1.7 percent. › Overall 2016 meeting budget compared to 2015 meeting budget : +1.7

2015 40

2015 Meetings Marketing 2016 40