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.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C. Heather Reid.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Conference Event Management in West Des Moines, Iowa. I love the hugs and high-fives we get at our tech bars and social media lounges, and the “shut the front door” moments during the sessions I do at conferences. First job: Front desk/registration at JW Marriott Washington, D.C. Heather Reid.

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2017 Contracts Negotiating Tech 75

Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023 Are you struggling to find which conferences are worth investing your time and money in? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of 200+ top in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences that you should attend in 2023.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two and a half months after Britain’s stunning vote to leave the European Union, the Washington, D.C.–based based Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) held its annual European conference. And conferences may be our best hope for creating change. The same thing happens at conferences. People talk.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

There’s continually a lot of give and take and continually a lot of negotiation. Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C., Then we went into AME [the African Methodist Episcopal Church General Conference, on July 6–13], which was 20,000 people. THE BID: ‘It Really Wasn’t About the Politics’.

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