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Hosting Your Perfect Meeting in Northern Virginia

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Fairfax County, Virginia is the ideal place to hold your next meeting, conference, convention, or special event. Our proximity to Washington, D.C. , Visit Fairfax is not only committed to helping you find the perfect meeting venue but also has the expertise within our team to make that happen.

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Capitol Hill Addresses Visa Wait Time Issue

PCMA Convene

Tommy Goodwin “The big-picture, 30,000-foot story is that Washington, D.C., is paying attention and really starting to lean in on wanting to see the problem solved,” Tommy Goodwin, vice president for the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA), told Convene. “I Ongoing Challenges While Washington, D.C.,

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

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Jim Clapes, 37, works in New York City as conference and events manager at the Drug Policy Alliance. What I do: I am directly responsible for the planning and management of the biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, annual staff Retreat and 20 to 30 additional organizational events throughout the year.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

PCMA Convene

Ke wrote: “It has now become clear that meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift.”. For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations. Laura Kate Bender. An Eco-Friendly Events Ecosystem. On the Program.

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How Columbus Lured IFLA Back to the U.S. After 16 Years

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The last time the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) met in the United States, its general conference and assembly convened in Boston in 2000. When the opportunity arose for IFLA’s conference to move back to the U.S. Columbus ended up a finalist, along with Washington, D.C.,

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Two years later, the client wanted to hold a private event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — That is not the issue for you.’”.

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Unclear and Present Danger

PCMA Convene

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. Two years later, the client wanted to hold a private event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. — That is not the issue for you.’”.