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Cvent lists on the Nasdaq as “CVT” after announcing close of business combination with Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. II

Event Industry News

Nasdaq: CVT), a market-leading meetings, events and hospitality technology provider, and Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. Starting on 9 December 2021, the common stock of Cvent began trading on The Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “CVT”. Cvent Holding Corp.

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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. Not all contracts can be canceled free and clear, and there are, of course, sunk costs associated with a canceled face-to-face event. You have these rock-star meeting planning employees.

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Two Seller’s Market Strategies: Book Early, Book Late

MeetingsNet

Respondents interviewed for the just-released Summer 2016 edition of the quarterly Meeting Professionals International Outlook, are getting creative to book their meetings in a crunched and crazy market. read more.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

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. Contracting space — Total exhibition space shrank 20 percent compared to the average exposition footprint in last year’s survey. MORE THAN A DECADE OF DATA.

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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? But if you look at motor companies, automotive makers, some years ago, a number of them decided that all they were really going to do was design and market a car. The difficulty is that the served markets are changing.

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And Then There Were 20

PCMA Convene

All of the project management and multitasking required to balance projects and budgets, contracts, and details keeps me engaged and looking forward to coming to work. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Heading home from our annual meeting a few years ago. Marketing Manager, Kenes Group.

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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 Blow Up Your F&B.

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