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The Power of Purpose is Fueled by Collaboration

Smart Meetings

New to the partnership is ICCA’s The Future of Association Meetings and Societal Transformation , an event which will address the role of associations in societal transformation. The group will meet April 9 at ASAE’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Green Meetings Are Easier to Plan than You Think

Master the Event

Many meeting planners are also telling me that a lot of their delegates are supporting green meetings. Many are actually inquiring with planners on how they can help make any meetings they are attending become as green as possible. Serve your water the good old-fashioned way.

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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? I think we’re going to see continued growth for alternative venues, like the example of Berlin’s old railway station being a funky venue for fashion shows and so on. So we will get to that point — the sooner the better.

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Inside the Bid Process for a Citywide Conference

PCMA Convene

Just how competitive is it for DMOs that are bidding on meetings and conventions in 2016? “I Once you’ve finished reading this article, read the following material: ›   International Association Meetings: Bidding and Decision-Making , an ICCA Intelligence report from the International Congress and Convention.

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The Future Will See You Now

PCMA Convene

But “they’re not using that to create the kind of intimacy that I think would be welcomed — not in an invasive, breach-of-privacy fashion, but in a way that’s really valued.”. “They know a lot about their members — where they work, what they do, what they care about, how many times they’ve been [to the conference],” Neal said.