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Global Meeting Planner – Good Meetings, Great Meeting Planners!

Master the Event

And there are many organizations, including the always accessible and helpful convention and visitors bureaus (CVB’s), service companies as well as a large assortment of planning and destination management companies, that are here to help successfully execute conferences, meetings and events.

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First Class: Meet the Inaugural 15 Over 50

Connect Your Meetings

Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Destination Management Connection. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. International Meeting Managers, Inc. Houston, Texas. Oakland, California. Blanca Ferreris, CMP, CMM. Woodhaven, New York. President & CEO.

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More industry challenges and solutions

Plan Your Meetings

A conference services manager shared that one of her clients bought projectors locally for every five-day event. Security was a big concern for the attendees of PYM LIVE Houston. Don’t forget, we published a risk management guide in our 2014 PYM Annual. Safety guaranteed? one planner asked.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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5 Next-Gen Technologies That Already Are Changing Meetings

PCMA Convene

If ever there was a technology made for travel, it’s virtual reality,” said Marc Battaglia, creative director for Marriott, speaking at the Collision technology conference in New Orleans in April. “It It’s risk management. You’ve probably seen 3D projection mapping in action at a conference or trade show before.

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How Do You Handle Special-Meal Requests?

PCMA Convene

The task for conference and meeting planners is getting harder.”. When attendees with an allergy inadvertently eat something dangerous to their health, planners need to be ready with a risk-management plan to treat anaphylactic shock — epinephrine, antihistamines, and a familiarity with nearby medical resources.

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