SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2017

There were more international association meetings than ever last year, but on average the meetings had fewer participants, reports the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). Over the same time period, the number of meetings per year has doubled, from just under 6,000 to more than 12,000 in 2016.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 8, 2017

ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, has released its annual rankings of top meeting cities and countries , and there have been quite of a few shake-ups among the top 10 meeting destinations. Top Meeting Cities. Paris has landed at the top spot with 196 meetings, one more than No.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? For the meeting planning industry, smartphones provide an easy way to keep clients engaged and deliver content.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 3, 2023

For the hiring wave of 2023, it’s taking longer to find the right meeting planning candidate—it’s not always a clear fit in today’s workplace environment. Meeting and convention departments powered through these macro workplace trends. It’s been an intense few years for U.S. workplaces.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2017

How do you become an independent meeting planner? Our five planners share their stories — the good, the bad, and the ugly of independent planning — as well as the industry trends that keep them on their toes. Annette Suriani, CMP AMS Meetings Solutions Fairfax, Virginia Time as an independent planner: 5 years.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

There were more reasons than ever to attend IMEX America 2016, the biggest three-day exposition for incentive travel, meetings and events, which concluded yesterday at Sands Expo and Convention Center at The Venetian | The Palazzo Las Vegas. Many of these we’ve introduced in response to research, delegate feedback and market trends.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

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