PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Joe Colangelo, CEO and cofounder of Arlington, Virginia–based Bear Analytics , a consulting and tech firm for associations and events, said that associations realize that they must pivot faster. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick.

Sponsorships 123

Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

For the first time this year, IMEX America, in conjunction with American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), hosted a dedicated leadership stream for senior management to address the challenges facing association leaders including governance, volunteer management, cyber security, membership engagement and growth.

2016 40

2016 Trade Shows Food and Beverage Technology 40

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. More than one-third of respondents ( 34 percent ) plan more than 20 meetings per year, and more than two-thirds (67 percent) plan at least six meetings per year. Respondents worked for associations that were mostly international (53 percent) and national (40 percent) in scope.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

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!

Conference 150

Conference Marketing Education Attendance Marketing 150

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Number of Meetings Planned. More than one-third of respondents (38 percent) plan more than 20 meetings per year, while more than two-thirds (68 percent) plan at least six meetings per year. The average revenue for respondents’ largest meeting with an exhibition in 2016 was $1.5 Small Meetings.

2015 40

2015 Meetings Marketing 2016 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. 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.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56