PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

asked Jennifer Mammele , manager, conference & events, Merchant Advisory Group in the PCMA Catalyst forum. After each session at our conference, we ask attendees to rate the session topic, speakers, length of session, etc. At our recent marketing & sales conference, the audience was comprised of marketing directors and above.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Eastside Rooms is continuing to target domestic and international association meetings through a partnership with industry expert Julie Watterston from Watterston Associates. They have a great team and a really good product that association meeting organisers will find easy to work within.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

Late last year, the association launched its own small and more targeted conference for its medical and scientific community by working closely with its members — and with its host destination to leverage its knowledge assets. The post How to Hold a Successful Spin-Off Conference appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When you think of a convention center, most of us think of a large conference facility in the center of town. At a glance, it appears that these convention centers cater to large groups or associations. Luckily, convention centers are usually given the autonomy to conduct their own sales and marketing.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. and those that travel to international markets. We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hafer has served in sales and event management and marketing for the past 15 years, most recently as director of group sales at The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel in New York City. Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Tiffany Alves Hafer.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

ABPCO (the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers) has announced details of the content line up for the Festival of Learning taking place from 1 st -9 th December, sponsored by GES. Key themes explored during the festival will be: Future and Innovation, Marketing, CSR and Career Development.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 15, 2020

Destinations International ’s 2020 Virtual Annual Conference streamed over two days vividly illustrated the challenges and upside of the state of what the organization dubbed The Great Interruption—a pandemic , civil unrest , massive unemployment , a recession and a giant cloud of sand from the Sahara. Funding Priorities. Make a Difference.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 9, 2021

Since launch, the venue has already hosted a number of high-profile events, including banquets, conferences and smaller meetings. This is such an exciting time for Birmingham and the CHS show couldn’t have come at a better time for us or the city,” commented Leanne Bladen, sales & marketing director, The Eastside Rooms.

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The MICE

JANUARY 11, 2021

When the idea to stage an international, multi-day conference in Bern was born back in 2018, we didn’t know how things would turn out, and that we’d need to change our plans upside down. From a four-day live event format, the conference turned into an e-format and was live-streamed from Bern, Switzerland from 28–30 August 2020.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 6, 2022

MPI Minneapolis will be meeting in person at Delta Hotels Minneapolis from 1-5p.m. to cover the state of the meetings industry and post-Covid experiences, featuring experts from Meet Minneapolis, Experience Rochester, and local and regional meetings industry associations.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In October 2020, AIM Group led the Federation of Family Paediatricians (FIMP) into a 3D world with the 3D FIMP House — the first fully digital annual conference for the association. These award-winning events wouldn’t have been possible without the company’s focus on collaboration, a business model that grew out of the pandemic. “We

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio is looking to grow its partnerships within the association meetings community by joining ABPCO.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

Everyone seemed excited to see us there, because the conference hadn’t been to the United States since 1967,” said Nathan Hermiston, director of destination sales for Meet Minneapolis, whose colorful booth at Apimondia 2015 was the culmination of an 18-month-long bid for Apimondia 2019.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

This year, ExCeL will play host to over 400 events, welcoming four million visitors to a diverse range of world leading exhibitions, corporate events and association meetings. ExCeL has partnered with market leader, Ruckus Networks, to upgrade to the latest Wi-Fi standard (Wi-Fi 5), doubling the number of access points in each hall.

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Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2018

The results of the “Meeting- & EventBarometer 2017/2018” reveal the importance of digitisation and internationalisation for the German meetings, conference and events sector. Attending meetings and conferences also plays an important role for the 2.2 Hybrid meetings flourish. of all events they work on.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The programme is a great opportunity for Association buyers to enhance their time with us in Barcelona with targeted learning opportunities that complement the wider event schedule.”. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech. Sporting Events. Yes, I agree with the privacy policy.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 6, 2022

Members have exclusive access to a majority of the APA’s conferences and online classes. If you are searching for an association which boasts global connections and a diverse community of event professionals, look no further than the American Planning Association. Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA House’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 25, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. These upgrades will ensure BMA House’s place as a leading London hybrid venue.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 8, 2019

CAT Media is a leading global multiplatform business-to-business marketing services, information and events business serving the meetings and incentive industry. . Both Northstar Meetings Group and CAT Media have been industry leaders not only through our respective brands, but through the innovative ways we’ve advanced them.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

“There is strong evidence that the confidence of event planners has been given a massive boost by the Prime Minister’s speech last Monday as we look at the surge of booking confirmations and new bookings,” says Adam Simpson, Director of Marketing and US Sales at etc.venues. “In

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Every year, when we compile the latest Meetings Market Survey results, we compare them to the previous year’s survey. Those disclaimers aside, Convene ’s annual Meetings Market Survey continues to be recognized as an important piece of benchmarking research in the meetings industry. Booking Window.

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Event Industry News

JULY 1, 2021

Gordon is an influencer marketing and membership specialist and brings a lot of experience in the association sector, wide users of online and in-person meetings. Jelmer van Ast founder and CEO of Conference Compass said “The past 15 months have demonstrated the importance of innovation for the future of our industry.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

More than 80 association meeting, marketing, programming, and technology professionals, including industry partners, were brought together to test and fine tune the new format. Marketing and Technology: Reggie Aggarwal, CEO and founder of Cvent. Content Strategy and Learning Design: Jonathan Finkelstein, CEO of Credly.

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Guidebook

APRIL 1, 2019

Traditionally members would join associations for learning opportunities and community connections, and association meetings and events are where they’d build those connections. The annual conference or general meeting is often the highlight of the association calendar. 365-day Experience.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Are you one of the more than 1,000 association meeting professionals attending the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE) Holiday Spectacular at Sacramento Convention Center this week? The conference is a once-a-year chance to see all of your friends and find new solutions. At the Conference.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

Kristin Hankins, director of sales and marketing, San Francisco Marriott Marquis Since the first day our doors opened 34 years ago, we’ve been a tower of strength and reliability in times of crisis for all in need. Regional recovery will depend on the continued growth of the convention market and the rebound of visitors from Asia.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. You are seeing the focus on virtual, and also seeing meeting planners having to create an “insurance policy” for their associations by potentially producing digital and live meetings simultaneously.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Is 2017 a buyer’s or a seller’s market for hotel supply growth? We are reaching the point where this technology is becoming more affordable and attainable, which means that meetings and conferences could see practical applications in educational programs, product demos and speeches. Meeting planners do, too.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Located in the heart of Downtown Cleveland, the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland offers more than 390,000 square feet of flexible exhibit and meeting space for conventions, tradeshows, meetings, conferences, and special events. The post Cleveland’s New Convention Center Campus appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 16, 2019

Are attendees paying for conference attendance or are their companies? Chances are your organization is not paying for the attendee – especially with an association meeting or user conference. Transportation To and From the Conference. Lastly, is the conference center and/or hotel environmentally friendly?

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

based medical conferences — and to continue to do so for years to come. Medical conferences should brace themselves for an impact,” Andrade said. No longer will a conference merely be vetted as in the past — an entire procedural change must take place, she added. Davide Veglia, ABTS president.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 24, 2019

There’s no direct connection between this program and medical meetings. It’s not marketed to cardiovascular associations meeting in Pittsburgh, and it’s not a live-streaming opportunity. But all of us participants formed our own takeaways, some professional and some deeply personal.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

and a specialist in the future of medicine, Bertalan Meskó has attended hundreds of conferences and events devoted to medicine and health care. But if medical conferences have tended to stay the same, the ground around them is beginning to shake. based 360 Live Media, whose clients include medical associations. Bertelan Meskó.

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