PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 17, 2016

” Melissa Parish, the director of meetings and conferences at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), is coming face-to-face with team trust and empowerment this year: She’s in her third trimester of pregnancy, so she’ll miss AASLD’s largest annual event — The Liver Meeting, this Nov.

2010 40

2010 Social Media 2016 Speakers 40

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

2017 84

2017 Contracts Negotiating Meetings 84

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. Michele DeClerck, CMP.

2017 74

2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 74

Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Boston, MA. Notable clients: Boston Logan International Airport, Cathay Pacific Airways, Sixpitch/Ryan Gravel, Southern Spirits Coalition, Virgin Atlantic Airways. Event Strategy Group (or ESG) partners with brands to create corporate events, employee events, user conferences, trade shows, road shows, and more. CADENCE, INC.

2019 78

2019 Sports Entertainment Advertising 78

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. The people aspect of conferences will always be an important part of the equation. Navy and U.S.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 Hotels 56