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Best of 2021: Career Accelerator Webinars

Smart Meetings

During this webinar, Ludwig shows the many advancements meeting professionals may come into contact with in the near and distant future, such as second-floor public transport, futuristic venues and self-driving luggage. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings. Attorney, author and faculty legal advisor Ty M.

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Lessons from the Front: Covid-era Med Meetings

Smart Meetings

Those stressful last-minute gyrations were just one of the issues addressed in Smart Meetings ’ latest webinar, “ Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings ,” led by Kara Ferguson, meeting planner for American Society of Anesthesiologists , and Katie Bohrer, CEO of event design company Onwardly. Katie Bohrer.

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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

Koleen Roach, director of meetings and conference management at Securian Financial Group, led a panel of veteran explainers during Financial and Insurance Conference Professional ’s 2022 Annual Conference at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport. Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers. The solution?

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Where Does #EventTech Go from Here?

SmartMeetings

A decade or so ago, despite brave event-planning souls paving the way, very few event apps were on the market—a handful, really. Medical meetings? Every couple of months, the number of event apps out in the world began to, ever so slightly, contract. Stages of App Evolution. What if your phone battery dies? Scientific?

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How Much Should You Spend on Marketing Your Meeting?

PCMA Convene

According to Convene ’s most recent Meetings Market Survey , on average, 6 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses fall in the marketing/promotion category. Here are four insights we’ve learned from analyzing the marketing-spend category: 1. More or better marketing can’t fix this.

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26 Best Mobile Conference and Event Apps + 14 Must-Have Features

Planning Pod

There’s a lot of marketing hype out there, and although not all event apps are the same, you shouldn’t pay for features or add-ons that you don’t really need. Perfect for: Planners who need a highly customized app and have in-house or contracted developers to build features within the platform.

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What Do You Like Best About Your Job?

PCMA Convene

Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space. Constantly meeting new people. Marketing, budgeting, problem-solving, traveling. Medical meeting industry is challenging! Meeting attendees that we have gotten to know over the years.