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2019 40 Under 40: Pamela Wike Boyd, CMP, The Solid Waste Association of North America

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As a 2019 40 Under 40 honoree, Boyd discusses her passion for the events industry. . What I do: I am responsible for all meeting arrangements, including food service, room setup, audiovisual, registration, transportation and a list of other key elements for our three main events. I am also the key contact for all partnered vendors.

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Adjusting Strategies to Changing Business Models

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Alessandro Cortese Five years ago, the European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) developed a site-selection strategy for its annual congress — which this year attracted more than 6,700 delegates in Vienna, Austria — that favored those destinations that recognized, in Clark’s words, that they had a challenge with cancer.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

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Case in point: In 2019, the U.K.-based The Lung Association has outlined a sustainability policy that helps dictate climate-friendly decisions for events, including the use of disposable materials, recycling, and composting, decreasing the carbon footprint of catering, and using public transportation when staff travels. “We

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Promiseland Project’s Traveling Front Porch Debuts with Message of Respect

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They helped with logistical details such as site selection at the Rough Rider Center, a mixed-use facility attached to Watford City High School, and they also offered perspectives on the unique challenges facing their hometown. The next stop on the tour will be in Union Parish, Louisiana, in the spring of 2019.

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