Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

As conference education trumps the exhibit hall experience at many association meetings, or creeps into your trade show experience to create a solutions-driven, holistic experience for your attendees, upping your game with session titles, descriptions, and learning objectives has become more important than ever. You should too!

Conference 150

Conference Marketing Education Attendance Marketing 150

PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Joe Colangelo, CEO and cofounder of Arlington, Virginia–based Bear Analytics , a consulting and tech firm for associations and events, said that associations realize that they must pivot faster. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick.

Sponsorships 123

Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

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? For the meeting planning industry, smartphones provide an easy way to keep clients engaged and deliver content.

Trade Shows 60

Trade Shows 2017 Travel Hotels 60

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

We’ve had record attendance for our comeback conferences: RSAC, APA and Semi-con—corporate, tech, and association citywide conferences, all who were able to see through the white noise of the press, and all who, once here, marveled at how much the city has turned things around. Figure Skating Championships).

Meetings 98

Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 98

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. The Athlete Village will be on the UCLA campus, which has several venues for meetings. The Luskin Conference Center is the university’s newest event space.

Meetings 49

Meetings 2028 2016 2012 49

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.

Consulting 69

Consulting Technology Meetings Education 69

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

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. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. We’re lowering guarantees and budgets to account for the decrease.”. Eleven percent were vice presidents, and 11 percent were CEOs.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78