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

Many of these we’ve introduced in response to research, delegate feedback and market trends. It all means we’re offering more opportunities to do business, learn and meet new contacts than ever.”. Among the initiatives that IMEX America has introduced to meet this need is the EventTechTours.

2016 40

2016 Trade Shows Food and Beverage Technology 40

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. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. economy’s growth was outpacing expectations. MORE THAN A DECADE OF DATA.

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

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. Number of Meetings Planned.

2015 40

2015 Meetings Marketing 2016 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

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 From Old Boys to Young Women.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56