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Marriott Tells Association Planners to Seek Additional DEI and Technology Advances

Smart Meetings

Marriott International’s third board chair in the company’s 96-year history, David Marriott, explained at the opening session that the company is focused on technology, growth, sustainability and DEI. Goren, former chief financial officer with American Airlines, was appointed to the board’s audit committee.

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. Sustainable initiatives became more common in the business events industry in 2019.

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What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020

PCMA Convene

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) — a set of 17 wide-ranging goals and 169 targets addressing critical global problems — aren’t exactly household words. Sustainable initiatives became more common in the business events industry in 2019.

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Four Views on How the Pandemic Will Change How We Meet

PCMA Convene

We now have the ability to connect new audiences in new locations who might not be able — or want — to travel, provide flexibility on how participants spend their time at an event (including building wellness components into programming), and provide inclusive events that can address the issues of diverse groups within our target audiences. —