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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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Many companies offer seminars as part of their company’s marketing plan. Are you looking to further your education? Another reputable source are the industries associations. Both offer event planning seminars or continuing education as it sometimes referred to.

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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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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

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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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

We organize association meetings, corporate meetings, incentives, incentive travel, business travel, education and training, communication, marketing,” Buongiorno said. “We We offer different services, each with a dedicated team, all siloed in a way. So, different departments. “We

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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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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

Specifically, any conference with a European delegation sponsored by a medical-device company will be affected by the new EthicalMedTech regulations coming into play in 2018, according to Patricia Andrade, vice president of marketing and communications at ABTS Convention Service. Davide Veglia, ABTS president.

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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. Winners are chosen by ballot.

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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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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

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? You can even go online to meet the farmer providing the eggs, tomatoes and lamb shanks that will end up on your plate.

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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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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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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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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. Many of these we’ve introduced in response to research, delegate feedback and market trends.

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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.

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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. Marketing Manager, Kenes Group. Associate Meeting Planner, Harborside. Maybe spoiled and screen-addled? Alexandra Adsit.

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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.

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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. economy’s growth was outpacing expectations. It was the first time since 2014 that the economy had experienced a growth of 3 percent or more for two straight quarters.

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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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PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2021

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. They need to be educated. Do you see resistance to this new model?

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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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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Pay plus experience The average salary for meeting professionals with 1–3 years of experience is $53,750; 4–5 years, $62,278; 6–8 years, $68,641; 9–10 years, $70,880; and 10-plus years, $92,007. Education Sixty-five percent of respondents have earned a college degree; 12 percent have an advanced degree.

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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!

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

So it wasn’t just our presentation that was important, it was the whole week there,” said Jocelyne Perron, CMP, manager of business development for the international market for the Palais des congrès de Montréal. “We Like many DMOs and venues, Meet Minneapolis and the Palais des congrès de Montréal field hundreds of leads each year. “I

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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.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

based 360 Live Media, whose clients include medical associations. You don’t have to go to a live conference anymore to get CME [continuing medical education], which has been the principal reason to come to many medical meetings. Such tech-driven innovation isn’t the only driver of change in medical meetings.

Medical Meetings 72

Medical Meetings Trade Shows Healthcare Conference 72

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine. Not only that, but “we were still a decade removed from the delivery of online education.” Blow Up Your F&B.

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