Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

In a nutshell, I think that our industry associations have become too focused on justifying their continued existence financially, and are neglecting their core mission of supporting and representing their members and association meeting attendees. In the first quarter of 2018, I’ve booked more business than all of 2017.)

Education 185

Education Meetings 2006 2012 185

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

BMA House has created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect the ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. They allow for purely digital events, speaker only broadcasts or hybrid events – with delegates onsite.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Tourism 2017 Association Meetings 78

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

How I got here: I graduated with an architecture degree and was introduced to association meetings early in my career while working in an academic setting. metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming. When I moved to the Washington D.C.

2019 40

2019 2007 Healthcare 2018 40

PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Winners received complimentary PCMA membership along with registration to both PCMA Convening Leaders 2018 this month and the 2018 PCMA Education Conference in June. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? The day I was told that I’d been selected to be part of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2018.

2018 76

2018 Conference Trade Shows Management 76

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Here are some highlights of the results: Size of 2017 convention/meeting budget vs. 2016 convention/meeting budget — -1 percent compared to +1.7 2018 attendance vs. 2017 attendance (projected) — +3.2 Number of 2018 exhibitors vs. 2017 exhibitors (projected) — +1.4 Only 6 percent expected to plan fewer meetings.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78