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Solving for Pricing, Sponsorships, and Skills Challenges When Going Digital

PCMA Convene

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. 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. What is the plan: Hit pause? Punt to fall?

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19 Trends to Watch in 2019

Connect Your Meetings

Sponsorships pay for nice things at conferences, but what do the big spenders get out of it? The same study says 53 percent of planners are struggling to sell sponsorships. The International Congress and Convention Association, which has been tracking meetings for 55 years, says fewer attendees are coming to association meetings.

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IBTM World reveals first details of 2019 Association Programme

Event Industry News

Commenting on the Association Programme, David Thompson, IBTM World Event Director, said: “We’re excited about this year’s Association Programme. The programme is a great opportunity for Association buyers to enhance their time with us in Barcelona with targeted learning opportunities that complement the wider event schedule.”.

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Innovation on the floor took the form of tours enabling planners to gain the advice of experts on how to use how tech , innovation and trends to create compelling experiences. They demonstrated how tech, innovation and trends can be implemented into general sessions, as well as examining the future of meeting experiences.

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14 Best Event Management Software Solutions for 2024

Eventmobi

Whether you need an all-in-one solution or a tool for specific event needs, you can use event software for any aspect of managing your next conference, trade show, association meeting, workshop, or fundraising event. The best event management software will act as your partner throughout the event management process.

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The Future Will See You Now

PCMA Convene

“You don’t have to go to a live conference anymore to get CME [continuing medical education], which has been the principal reason to come to many medical meetings. Such tech-driven innovation isn’t the only driver of change in medical meetings. The explosive growth in investment in digital medicine — more than $3.5