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Emerging Association Meeting Strategies

Smart Meetings

To explore this further, Smart Meetings sat down with Michelle Mason, president and CEO of ASAE , to learn how meeting professionals can bring members together in more meaningful ways and what the next generation of convention attendees want in their experience. I think we are the trusted source.

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China Exerts More Control Over Foreign-Based Associations

PCMA Convene

If you want to succeed in China, he said, you need to work with the government, not against it. He advises foreign-based organizations to develop strong partnerships with local institutions and associations, and stresses the importance of clearly and consistently communicating your organization’s objectives. Convene asked one U.S.-based

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

The MICE

The lobby lounge bar is a ‘meeting place’ because it’s close to the train station and easy to access for those coming by train even for a meeting. Maximilian Von Reden commented, ‘Internally, for our colleagues and associates, we’ve conducted intensive training and are providing them with the necessary security gear.

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Convene Salary Survey 2017

PCMA Convene

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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Convene Salary Survey 2017

PCMA Convene

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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Convene’s 2016 Salary Survey

PCMA Convene

Respective pay The average salary for an association executive is $110,143; association meeting professional, $77,242; corporate meeting professional, $81,265; government meeting professional, $75,833; and independent meeting professional, $78,438.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Association professionals responding to the survey were employed at associations that vary greatly in size, from under 1,000 to 50,000-plus members; more than two-fifths (43 percent) worked for associations with fewer than 5,000 members. Only 6 percent expected to plan fewer meetings. CORPORATE PROFESSIONALS. EXPOSITIONS.