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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MeetingsNet

JUNE 30, 2016

The importance—or lack thereof—of having a diverse speaker lineup was the topic of a pretty lively online conversation during a livestreamed session at the 2016 Professional Convention Management Association Education Conference. read more.

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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. We may do a photo booth with fun props but wanted to see what else the association community has done.”

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

But I’d be happy to meet in a public moderated discussion with Zenus. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Concerns about using facial analysis at events: part two appeared first on Conferences That Work. If anyone would like to host such a discussion, don’t hesitate to get in touch !

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

What to expect at Business Events Industry Week 2024 The meetings and events industry calendar is a crowded place, filled with must-attend association conferences, regional gatherings and our own projects, especially in the summer and fall. Washington Convention Center, with new educational offerings on the expo floor.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 25, 2020

BMA House has created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect the ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. They allow for purely digital events, speaker only broadcasts or hybrid events – with delegates onsite.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Whether it’s a conference , social event or wedding, they have a true history of hospitality. Home to the British Medical Association since 1925, their venue now boasts 22 unique and versatile spaces for up to 320, including 11 purpose-built meeting rooms, all fitted with cutting edge AV technology.

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Connect Your Meetings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

> Securing accomplished keynote speakers and important dignitaries. > Boasting three separate adventure areas, the campus will include a high element called the Leap of Faith, a high ropes course and a low team’s ropes course that can prove to be a great activity for your association meetings.

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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. Register here – [link]. For more information about ABPCO visit www.abpco.org.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

The schedule also features opportunities for members to meet and take part in some informal networking, and subject to confirmation, a guest speaker or two.

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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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StraussCA

APRIL 21, 2022

Not only can you videoconference for meetings, which has been utilized to see each other “face-to-face” for years, I have learned to use it for so much more. The AGM is the gathering of members of an association to carry out such transactions as presenting financial statements and appointing new directors to the board. BoardEffect.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The programme includes case studies, speeches and panel sessions from some of the leading organisations in the association sector. 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.

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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. You have to eat the elephant in small bites.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

I have a combined deep industry knowledge with experience design and project management, while maintaining excellent stakeholder relationships to elevate customer engagement in my company’s annual conference. metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming.

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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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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. Speaker Fees. Types of Hotels and Meeting Space. Hotel Room.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 28, 2016

-based association that does business in China — including holding conferences there — how it’s interpreting the new law. Is it IMA’s understanding that the new law requires every foreign-based association meeting held in China to find an official Chinese sponsor and register with police agencies?

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Winners received complimentary PCMA membership along with registration to both PCMA Convening Leaders 2018 this month and the 2018 PCMA Education Conference in June. I’ve had many great moments, but if I have to mention one in particular, that would be the last day of our conference in Japan this year. Alexandra Adsit. Erica Critzer.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

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 Navy and U.S.

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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. Types: In 2017, respondents held an average of approximately 15 committee meetings, 11 training sessions, 9 seminars, 5 board meetings, and 3 other types of meetings.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Respondents indicate that they’ve been asked to cut a range of expenses for their 2017 meetings: 63 percent were asked to cut food and beverage, followed by AV (34 percent), shuttle service (29 percent), speakers/ programming (20 percent), rooms/housing (17 percent), and meeting rooms (14 percent). Small Meetings.

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