SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Plan ahead. Members expect year-round interaction with their association.” Meeting planners do, too.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Read More: California, Meet What is Possible Recognizing the significance of flexibility and value, we’re also offering group promotions and online sales offers to attract meeting professionals and their groups to choose our city as their preferred destination. We have what it takes to be attractive to a wide variety of audiences.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

For the hiring wave of 2023, it’s taking longer to find the right meeting planning candidate—it’s not always a clear fit in today’s workplace environment. As the workplace recovery continues in 2023, corporate and association meeting departments are likely to pick up the pace of recruiting—especially if the economic outlook is strong.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2 years, slightly less than in the 2016 survey; for small meetings, it’s 9 months, compared to 11 months in the 2016 survey. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. 2017 Meetings vs. 2016 Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

The region has since become synonymous with world-class vintages, and an entire lifestyle—and associated meeting spaces—have grown to support the $57.6 Often referred to as the wine country, Napa and Sonoma counties were made famous by besting the French in a 1976 blind tasting. billion statewide industry.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. Meeting professionals can book dinners, cocktail parties, performances and more for groups of up to 2,500. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2017

I’m using my strongest skills in meeting and event planning, so I kind of took a winding route, but it’s a really, really great fit for me. Claire Abrams My whole career’s been in association meeting planning for dental, medical, or commercial associations. You’re always on your toes.

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