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Budget Financial Meetings: Doing More with Less

SmartMeetings

According to the Fall 2019 Pulse Survey, conducted by Financial and Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP), only one-third (33 percent) of planners planned to grow the size of their meetings in 2020, and just 14 percent planned to expand their incentive programs. Work with Partners—and Haggle. Seek Out Win-Wins. ” Think Local.

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Bracing for Brexit

PCMA Convene

Companies are by definition risk-averse entities. The exit procedure will trigger a long phase of instability of two years only to negotiate the possible leaving conditions, and 10 more to possibly rewrite rules and commercial treaties. HAINSWORTH   I was en route to [the PCMA Education Conference] in St.

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Bracing for Brexit

PCMA Convene

Companies are by definition risk-averse entities. The exit procedure will trigger a long phase of instability of two years only to negotiate the possible leaving conditions, and 10 more to possibly rewrite rules and commercial treaties. HAINSWORTH   I was en route to [the PCMA Education Conference] in St.

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What Is the Meetings Industry’s No. 1 Challenge?

PCMA Convene

Chefs at the 2018 PCMA Annual Conference in Bangkok serve pasta and other dishes to attendees. Hotels were a recurring topic, as planners noted a decrease in the ability to negotiate contracts, along with pressures associated with lowered commissions and increased competition for space. Declining association management.