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Does Size Matter for a Convention Center?

Master the Event

And that usually falls under a branch of the local government. Usually, when one thinks of working with a government agency, the thoughts of red tape and untold regulations start to enter into play. Now I know what you’re thinking. Luckily, convention centers are usually given the autonomy to conduct their own sales and marketing.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

The SCIB can provide contact details, organise site inspections and give recommendations for venues and suppliers in an unbiased manner. There’s a reduction of food waste that we are engaged in. Everyone at this stage is concerned with being associated with a “spreader event”. The SCIB has a presence in 14 markets.

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Experts from Maritz Global Events, Accor, Hyatt and MGM Resorts International discussed how meetings will change and what will drive growing demand in the year ahead. This covered delegates’ expectations for personalization, right down to food and beverage, as well as keeping up with evolving technology and addressing security needs.

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Don’t Believe Everything You See on Twitter About a San Francisco Meeting Apocalypse

Smart Meetings

San Francisco’s welcoming people, its unbeatable food scene, and its endless activity regularly lead to record-breaking meeting attendance. And in the past year, a dozen new meeting and event spaces have opened throughout the city. Read More: Visit San Jose Makes Adventurous Food a Star No meeting is too big or small.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Plus, a seller’s market has added to the challenge: “Yes, I think the meetings industry as a whole improved last year, if you mean more meetings were hosted last year and more are being contracted for future years. I am finding it difficult to find venues that meet our needs and stay within budget. Size of company.

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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 Heart Attack on a Plate.

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