Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

The International Congress and Convention Association, which has been tracking meetings for 55 years, says fewer attendees are coming to association meetings. Events including 50 to 249 participants comprise more than 60 percent of association meetings. That’s Not Fair!

2019 83

2019 Sponsorships Hotels Association Meetings 83

Cvent: Event Marketing

APRIL 16, 2019

Tier 1 cities such as New York or Chicago are going to be significantly more costly to attend than Tier 5 cities such as Omaha and Madison. Chances are your organization is not paying for the attendee – especially with an association meeting or user conference. Match the Destination with Your Attendee Needs.

Food and Beverage 45

Food and Beverage Transportation Hotels Trade Shows 45

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Like the guy from red Iowa chatting over lunch with the woman from blue New York. At more and more conferences, especially those produced by associations and other nonprofit organizations, community-service projects are as expected as exhibit halls and award ceremonies. And that leads to unexpected interactions.

2016 40

2016 2014 Conference 2006 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 Informal, Yet Aggressive.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56