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A Collective Effort to Address Racism

MeetingsNet

Initially developed by SearchWide Global in partnership with Destinations International and the International Association of Venue Managers, the program provides hands-on work experience to ethnically diverse applicants in three career tracks: meetings and events, destination hospitality, and sports.

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ABPCO reveals content for inaugural Festival of Learning

Event Industry News

The Festival of Learning is being supported by: GES – headline sponsor Anna Valley – Excellence Awards sponsor EventsAIR – digital platform provider ExCeL London – live event venue and hospitality Outsourced Events – PCO (delivered by ABPCO member Sue Frye and her team) The Meetings Show – after show party sponsor ACC Liverpool – Excellence Awards (..)

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IBTM World reveals first details of 2019 Association Programme

Event Industry News

The afternoon concludes with Associations Connect, a peer-to-peer networking event, in association with ICCA. The programme includes case studies, speeches and panel sessions from some of the leading organisations in the association sector. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Conferences.

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

What would you say is the biggest challenge for a traditional association meeting planner? 1 skillset is no longer your food and beverage and your contracting of the venue and so on. We have all of these big, purpose-built venues, yet smaller events will be the trend going forward. Do you see resistance to this new model?

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Solving for Pricing, Sponsorships, and Skills Challenges When Going Digital

PCMA Convene

In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. This prearranged meeting structure can create comfortable, private networking opportunities for attendees. Paul Bergeron, IOM, is a freelance reporter who covers association management. Punt to fall?

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Experts also discussed the trend towards increasing collaboration between venue and planners as delegates’ appetite for a customized experience grows, as well as the need for “white space” in between sessions for relaxation and networking. said Karen Ruiz from Au Courant Events, who attended the session.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As The rest is history.” (See

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