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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Now that compression is making available space an endangered resource and inflation is pushing up prices for even the most basic items while companies are hesitant to make binding decisions, the responsibility for explaining the realities of what is possible on both sides of the balance sheet falls to the event planner. Choices, Choices.

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Smart Women 2017: Innovators

SmartMeetings

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. What I love about my job: I love to see the pride my team takes in their work and the creative ideas they come up with to create value for each client’s events. Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. Also, always anticipate your plan B.

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Smart Women 2017 – Innovators

SmartMeetings

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. What I love about my job: I love to see the pride my team takes in their work and the creative ideas they come up with to create value for each client’s events. Company or organization: Dahlia+ in Boston. Also, always anticipate your plan B.

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Smart Women 2017: Industry Leaders

SmartMeetings

What I love about my job: I work on an amazing team that secures and executes meetings, conventions and sporting events for Greater Des Moines. To see the results, whether I’m negotiating, conducting programs or leading a training session, it’s important to always do my best. Job title: Director of sales and special events.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

Nichols’ pioneering writing in the field — she edited the first version of Professional Meeting Management , published in 1985 — turned her into a teacher, she said. She was invited to speak at industry events, where she met a number of planners who were new to the profession. Informal, Yet Aggressive. Beware of ‘Softwareization’.

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