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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

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The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Searching for top technology events to attend in 2019? Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries.

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Financial Meeting Planners Face Special Challenges During Crises

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When the going gets tough, the tough cut costs—at least in the financial and insurance conference sector, where budgets often are more likely to come under the scrutiny of regulators. Managing risk is particularly important in the financial and insurance meetings sector, and meeting planners play a key role in this process.

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3 Shifts in Event Sustainability

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Instead of advertising its own products, Amazon is using the naming rights it secured for the stadium to honor a pledge it made in 2019 to reach net-zero carbon emissions as a company by 2040. When it comes to food and beverage, the earlier that planners have a conversation about sustainability, Bradley said, the better.

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What Is the Meetings Industry’s No. 1 Challenge?

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Chefs at the 2018 PCMA Annual Conference in Bangkok serve pasta and other dishes to attendees. In the 28th Annual Meetings Market Survey, respondents listed rising food and beverage costs as a major challenge. All material © 2019 by PCMA. Rising cost of food/beverage. Declining association management.

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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

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According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Keep F&B Simple.