PCMA Convene

JANUARY 15, 2019

The roster of more than 100 speakers also drew heavily from the local community. Not only is the region surrounding the Twin Cities known as Medical Alley and home to more than 1,000 health-care companies, MANOVA’s name is a mashup of Medical Alley and innovation. 14–16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Medical Meetings 81

Medical Meetings Meetings 2018 Insurance 81

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

Financial 98

Financial Insurance Contracts Medical Meetings 98

PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2020

Several scientific and medical conferences are changing to meet the demand. There are those medical and scientific events whose programs are rooted in the standard practice of one-way presentations — solo speakers who rely on poorly designed PowerPoint slides with large copy blocks in tiny fonts to drive home their points.

Meetings 76

Meetings Conference Conference Design 2019 76

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A Freeman representative answers questions about the Quant data tool display at Convening Leaders 2019 in Pittsburgh. When attendees at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2019 wanted to get a sense of what their peers thought of the program, they didn’t have to ask anyone. The easiest group to benchmark is medical,” Holsinger said.

Sponsorships 72

Sponsorships 2019 Medical Meetings Consulting 72

MeetingsNet

JUNE 24, 2020

Through a partnership formalized in late 2019 with Haymarket Medical Education, the mission was to sharpen member-data analysis and then leverage opportunities for additional content creation, speaker and presenter acquisition, and learner recruitment. Knight: Yes. What is the status of that event right now?

2020 92

2020 Education Medical Meetings 2019 92

SmartMeetings

JULY 22, 2019

A glitchy AV system or a sick keynote speaker may seem like disasters on event day, but are you ready if a real emergency hits? From a grill fire, disgruntled exes, tornadoes and structure collapses to hazmat and medical situations; the list is as daunting as it is endless,” Veneman said. Hope for the best but plan for the worst.

Management 85

Management Risk Management Government Venues 85

Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I remember chatting with friends at the annual Meetings Industry Council of Colorado event this past March, talking about having a break for a month or so until events would, as we assumed, ramp up back to normal levels. Serendipitously, we spent most of 2019 rebuilding our recording and streaming platform, e-Attend.

Medical Meetings 122

Medical Meetings Fashion Technology 2019 122