PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

Our attendees, partners, journalists, and speakers,” he said, “tell us that this fundamental thinking is what makes the two days in Graz so special.”. The 2017 Fifteen Seconds Festival, scheduled for June 8–9, will focus on “challenging the commercial future” and cover four pillars: growth, talent, media, and tech. “We 100+ SPEAKERS.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Nearly 1,200 professionals from more than 40 countries participated in Skift Global Forum 2017 , Sept. People care about their food. ” Going into the food-and-beverage business, he said, has become validated as an entrepreneurial pursuit, and there is an “unprecedented level of interest in food.”

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 30, 2017

Food waste is an increasingly important topic throughout meetings industry. At WasteExpo 2017, held at the New Orleans Ernest N. Hickey says the idea grew from two seeds: a Waste360 article about the “Salvage Supperclub” in San Francisco, and the expo’s own Food Recovery Forum, which returned for its second time this year.

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Hubilo Blog

MAY 14, 2019

I have a story that I hoped back in 2017 by sharing would help others to make changes to live a happier and healthier life, just as I have. Food and Beverage are light years away from the often-bland menus you would be offered 20 years ago. You’ve been an amazing industry speaker and influencer.

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e2m.live

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

billion in 2017 and is estimated to be $11.06 For example, on the basis of data like the numbers of registrations, AI-based apps can anticipate logistical requirements like food, beverages, and seating arrangements for attendees. The global event management software market was valued at $6.4 billion by 2022. MarketsandMarkets).

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PCMA Convene

MAY 25, 2016

Before the speaker, Travel Channel’s Brian Unger, took the stage, the volunteer conference organizers announced next year’s conference destination host, Greater Palm Springs, and we watched a short, fun video about this resort location. Several of us wondered aloud what the Tiffany-blue boxes might signify or contain.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

How shifting trends will impact meetings and hotels in 2017 was the hot topic debated by a panel of five meetings and hospitality leaders led by Dan Berger from Social Tables. This covered delegates’ expectations for personalization, right down to food and beverage, as well as keeping up with evolving technology and addressing security needs.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Alison Milgram, CMP, DES, Senior Events Manager, PCMA, which held PCMA Education Conference 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis — “It was a little after 10:30 p.m.on Not only did he go with the ow as speakers changed their minds on equipment, etc., Banquet Housekeeping Aide, New York Marriott Marquis, New York City.

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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 2017 CONVENTION/MEETING BUDGET.

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Social Tables

JULY 25, 2018

So much so that the idea was the theme of IMEX America 2017, arguably the pinnacle of events for the industry at large. Open 2017 uses live polling to engage and delight attendees. This allowed attendees to have the influence they craved over the meeting content in real time: truly the essence of personalized event agendas in action.

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Factor in other carbon footprint variables such as attendee air and car travel, hotel room energy expenditures, venue energy expenditures and discarded food, and you begin to see where the EPA is coming from. Food, beverages and catering. Food, Beverages and Catering. Accommodation. Event marketing and promotion.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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Planning Pod

MARCH 1, 2017

In fact, it is estimated that 26% of all meetings in 2017 will be hybrid events, and with the rapidly growing popularity of Facebook Live , this number will undoubtedly jump in the next year or two. Gift bags, drink tickets and amazing food-and-beverage options are also appealing extras.

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Bizzabo

MAY 2, 2019

Nail Your Speaker Lineup. In May and June 2017, Yext put on the Yext on Tour event series. One thing this event series did extremely well was curate a roster of great speakers. First, they had their standard speakers that traveled to each location and delivered a similar keynote to the crowds at each stop. Source: Yext.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Portland resident Laura Morgan has a passionate interest in food, along with architecture, culture, history, and the stories of the people who live in her city. Her inspiration, Morgan said, was to provide “a deeper dive into the food and drink culture of the place for the people who are looking for it.”. Travel Portland).

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Planning Pod

MARCH 1, 2017

In fact, it is estimated that 26% of all meetings in 2017 will be hybrid events, and with the rapidly growing popularity of Facebook Live , this number will undoubtedly jump in the next year or two. Gift bags, drink tickets and amazing food-and-beverage options are also appealing extras.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

In 2017, we discussed this very question in two insightful episodes of the EventIcons podcast which you can check out here and here. If you need similar setups for different speakers, try to make the most of your set-up by putting those speakers in the same room at different times. It’s tricky.

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

When you get down to it, event marketing educates your potential attendees about the scope and theme of your event; provides the particulars about the event (reasons to attend, location, date/time, speakers/entertainment, etc.); Values, mission, content focus, featured speakers/entertainment, etc. Speaker and entertainment selections.

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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 28 percent expect to plan more meetings in 2017; only 3 percent expect to plan fewer meetings. Projected 2017 Convention/Meeting Budget vs. 2016 Convention/Meeting Budget .

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Planning Pod

AUGUST 24, 2019

When you get down to it, event marketing educates your potential attendees about the scope and theme of your event; provides the particulars about the event (reasons to attend, location, date/time, speakers/entertainment, etc.); Values, mission, content focus, featured speakers/entertainment, etc. Speaker and entertainment selections.

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