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2019 40 Under 40: The In-Crowd

Connect Your Meetings

Meet the “In-Crowd,” our 2019 Connect Association 40 Under 40. National Speakers Association. Gulf Shores, Alabama. Honorees must be under the age of 40 as of April 1, 2019. The post 2019 40 Under 40: The In-Crowd appeared first on Connect Association. Honorees range from company presidents to budding CVB stars.

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Fighting Fyre: Epic Event Fails and How to Avoid Them

TicketBud

FAIL 1 – Not Living Up to the Brand In January 2019, the Clemson University football team was scheduled to be honored with dinner at the White House after their National Championship win against The University of Alabama. Marketing for the event touted celebrity guests, top-level speakers and a highly anticipated ball pit.

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Summit of Minds: ‘Great People, Great Content, and the Great Outdoors’

PCMA Convene

Upon guests’ arrival, team members offer them a book that is likely to be of interest to them, and Summit speakers recommend books that have made an impression on them during the conference. While moderators are important, every participant at the Summit is a speaker, including heads of states who attend, Malleret said.

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Government Shutdown: Strategies for Planners

PCMA Convene

As the shutdown continued into early 2019, PAG leaders began hearing from registered attendees and speakers who would no longer be able to attend the meeting. More than 175 attendees canceled due to the shutdown, including 30 workshop speakers, Scherago said. Other notable shutdowns occurred in 1995 and 2011. Domino Effect.

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How Beautycon Roared Back to Life on a Mission to Democratize Beauty

Event Marketer

So this year’s convention was designed to usher in a new era of beauty—one defined by consumers, not brands, with speaker talent and content that celebrated the diversity and cultural significance of the industry and its fans.

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