MeetingsNet
MARCH 22, 2024
Over the next three years, Canadian cities that are making bids on conventions and trade shows from the U.S. Here's how the program works: Before a Canadian city bids on hosting a large conference, convention, or exhibition, it can apply to the federal government for financial support that can be included in the bid.
MeetingsNet
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.
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MeetingsNet
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a rule allowing it to take scammers to court—including those who fraudulently use conference names, logos, and mailing lists—and seek financial penalties. Advocacy works!” The anti-impersonation rule will be effective 30 days after it is published in the federal register.
Velvet Chainsaw
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
We recently convened a roundtable of senior-level conference organizers to discuss risk tolerance and the forces that are shaping their 2021/22 event strategies and decisions. Three primary risk categories are emerging as organizations weigh their options for major conferences in 2021: Mitigating financial risk.
PCMA Convene
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. It’s up to trade-show organizers to keep that spark alive.
Canadian Special Events
MARCH 17, 2024
The Canadian Dam Association Annual Conference is a heavily volunteer-led initiative. Most of the 14-person Conference Planning Committee were based in the conference destination, St. The planning committee was excited to bring in new staff to help with their upcoming in-person conference.
Conferences that Work
JANUARY 18, 2021
Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?
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