Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

But we still think it is morally a good idea to do so in the spirit of transparency and education. Therefore, we ask our clients to post signage on-site, talk about the use of our service in their marketing communications, and include it on their online terms and conditions.

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Technology 2023 Events Tech 342

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

Charles Papa , Senior Director Education and Events, Eventive Solutions LLC One Catalyst community member recalled how an association celebrated its anniversary by throwing a block party with food trucks. What are some budget-friendly ways to celebrate a big milestone like an association’s anniversary?”

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Association Meetings Conference Education Speakers 98

Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 22, 2023

The International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) the global community and knowledge hub for the international association meetings industry, has appointed business events communications, content and advocacy specialists, Davies Tanner, as their global communications partner.

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Consulting Association Meetings Education Meetings 52

Master the Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Are you looking to further your education? Another reputable source are the industries associations. Meeting Professionals International (MP I) and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) are two of the biggest associations in the meetings and events industry.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2021

The CHS Group, in partnership with the wider West Midland meetings and events industry, has launched a celebratory week for event professionals. The week coincides with the inaugural CHS Birmingham Show (26 th October), and will be made up of satellite networking, educational and entertainment sessions across the region.

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Meetings Education Association Meetings 2022 67

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The holiday spirit took over Sacramento’s renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center last week as 400 association meeting professionals came together during the return of CalSAE ’s Seasonal Spectacular event Dec. The gathering was equal parts hosted-buyer appointments, educational content, trade show and reunion.

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Unique Venues

JANUARY 6, 2022

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). Then Wedding Internationals Professionals Association (WIPA) is a group you want to join as soon as possible.

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Meetings 2025 Education Social Media 67

Smart Meetings

MARCH 28, 2023

The speakers and panelists will be discussing the benefits and misconceptions of nontraditional venues such as museums, sports centers and multipurpose establishments while providing education regarding the approach to utilizing these edgier locations.

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2023 Social Media Travel Meetings 98

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 14, 2022

Travel Association, Meetings Mean Business Coalition, PCMA Education Foundation and Chautauqua Institution in New York. Peckinpaugh has also held board and leadership committee positions at U.S. Kimberly McCarden Foster, CTE. Visit Greater Palm Springs welcomed Foster as director of Palm Springs tourism.

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Tourism Hospitality Food and Beverage Hotels 98

All Seated

JUNE 9, 2021

(Scottsdale, AZ) — The Wedding International Professionals Association (WIPA) and Allseated are pleased to announce a partnership to develop planning resources in preparation for reopening the events industry in a post-pandemic landscape. . Additional information can be found on their web site at [link] or on Facebook at [link]. .

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2008 Association Meetings 2021 Education 36

MeetingsNet

JULY 23, 2019

Corporate and association meetings often leave a positive impact across a destination that goes beyond simple financial benefit. The results can be especially fruitful when at least some of an event’s content is developed in coordination with local universities, associations, businesses, labor unions, or other entities.

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Government Financial Consulting Association Meetings 98

Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Confirmed events are from a variety of different industries, including automotive, logistics, health and education, and will bring more than 10,000 delegates to the Whittlebury area for association meetings, outdoor meetings, team building, training, exhibitions, traditional conferences and corporate golf.

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Corporate Events Automotive Corporate Meetings 2022 52

PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

Education. I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in music education where I studied flute and percussion. I develop educational experiences for the top global commercial insurance and employee benefits intermediaries. My Advice for Young Meeting Professionals. My Previous Three Jobs.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

We are currently working on a process to manage sponsors, who may want to use allowed educational grants. Direct sponsorship of health-care professionals is no longer going to happen, regardless of whether the meeting is pre-vetted or not.”. based medical meetings with large quantities of international attendees, Andrade said.

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Medical Meetings Meetings Sponsorships 2018 69

Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Heather Wakefield, 39, works remotely in Nashville, Tennessee, as a s enior manager of education and events at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. What I do: I am a results-oriented, event and education professional with more than 10 years of experience in healthcare nonprofit associations.

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SmartMeetings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Built specifically to host and educate the country’s medical community, the Global Center offers far more than just meeting space. This one-of-a-kind facility sits among some of the industry’s finest institutions and was built specifically to host and educate the medical community.

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Healthcare Education Association Meetings Hotels 40

Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Launched an expanded partnership with Amadeus, a leading hospitality technology platform, to increase bookings for small meetings and events. Extended its long-standing strategic partnership with the largest global meetings and event industry association, Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

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2021 Contracts Hospitality Technology 52

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We organize association meetings, corporate meetings, incentives, incentive travel, business travel, education and training, communication, marketing,” Buongiorno said. “We 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.

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2020 Hospitality Travel Conference 98

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.

Medical Meetings 40

Medical Meetings Education Association Meetings Hospitality 40

Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 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. Click here to read more.

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Venues Technology 2020 Conference 92

Smart Meetings

JANUARY 3, 2019

The region has since become synonymous with world-class vintages, and an entire lifestyle—and associated meeting spaces—have grown to support the $57.6 Wine educators guide attendees through the art of blending in the winery’s Cave of Curiosity. billion statewide industry. Southern California.

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Education Meetings Association Meetings Sustainability 82

PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

Each year, meeting planners who are members of PCMA and an additional group of Convene meeting planner subscribers receive an extensive Meetings Market Survey, which requests proprietary information and budget projections for their organizations.

Marketing 40

Marketing Meetings Corporate Meetings Government 40

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Role play The average salary for an association executive is $108,669; association meeting professional, $77,205; corporate meeting professional, $84,527; government meeting professional, $70,000; independent meeting professional, $81,944; and education/nonprofit meeting professional, $71,389.

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2017 Education 2016 Corporate Meetings 75

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Role play The average salary for an association executive is $108,669; association meeting professional, $77,205; corporate meeting professional, $84,527; government meeting professional, $70,000; independent meeting professional, $81,944; and education/nonprofit meeting professional, $71,389.

2017 75

2017 Education 2016 Corporate Meetings 75

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? If so, you are in for a treat. The conference is a once-a-year chance to see all of your friends and find new solutions.

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Conference Networking 2017 Hotels Consulting 62

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

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. Members expect year-round interaction with their association.” Meeting planners do, too.

Trade Shows 61

Trade Shows 2017 Travel Hotels 61

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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Speakers 2016 Education Conference 66

PCMA Convene

JUNE 28, 2016

But the law’s language is vague and open to interpretation, giving it the potential to constrain a larger group of foreign charities, trade associations, professional societies, and overseas higher-education institutions. based associations will rethink their activities in China.

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Government Education Sports Conference 40

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Are you optimizing the technologies that can help make your events more appealing, engaging, and educational? By Liz Burton, High Speed Training. read more.

Event Tech 40

Event Tech Tech Education Technology 40

MeetingsNet

JUNE 27, 2016

Meetings are up, and so are demands for cutting costs, according to a session livestreamed from PCMA's Education Conference. read more.

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Education Conference Meetings Corporate Meetings 40

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas.

2016 40

2016 Trade Shows Food and Beverage Technology 40

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.

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Consulting Technology Meetings Education 70

MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

Where I saw [the most] permanent hiring was in the medical education and pharmaceutical industries as well as at third-party planning companies. As the workplace recovery continues in 2023, corporate and association meeting departments are likely to pick up the pace of recruiting—especially if the economic outlook is strong.

Meetings 52

Meetings 2022 2023 Travel 52

PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Meanwhile, here comes PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program — supported by the PCMA Education Foundation and Visit Seattle — to once again blow away whatever generational stereotype you’re nursing. Associate Meeting Planner, Harborside. I would like to see my career continue to grow through education and experience.

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2018 Conference Trade Shows Management 76

Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

Adrian Segar: And then in 1992, I wanted to do a conference in a new area: The rise of personal computers, using them in educational administration. The world of meetings is fascinating because now we see a kind of specialization. Eric is more focused on corporate meetings, and Adrian is more on association meetings.

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Conference Meetings Corporate Meetings Association Meetings 208

PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

What would you say is the biggest challenge for a traditional association meeting planner? They need to be educated. So we will get to that point — the sooner the better. Do you see resistance to this new model? You talk about a number of challenges in the book. Well, if you don’t mind, I will be a little brutal here.

Technology 64

Technology Venues Trade Shows Food and Beverage 64

PCMA Convene

JULY 20, 2018

ESTRO’s 35th gathering was a success both in terms of its growth in delegates — attracting more than 6,000 delegates across six days — and also in its educational program. However, it became clear to the association that more breakout content was needed for a number of specialties. The new meeting would follow a similar model.

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Conference Hospitality 2015 Education 72