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Organizing A Conference?Here Are Some Practical Tips That Can Help

Boomset

Hopefully, you have gleaned on the organizational aspects of corporate meetings and how to overcome common challenges. Guest Author Bio : Emily Watts is an experienced event planner who has already created a name for herself in the event industry, having twenty years of experience working in various aspects of the industry.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Respondents employed in the corporate world were equally split between professional services and technology companies ( 30 percent for each), followed by consumer goods (20 percent). NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. Eleven percent were vice presidents, and 11 percent were CEOs.

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Convene’s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Average: 6,384 Respondents employed in the corporate world are most likely to work for a technology firm (33 percent) followed by a pharmaceutical/medical/medical-device firm (27 percent). Number of Meetings Planned. 32% 1 to 5. 18% 6 to 10. 12% 11 to 20. 38% more than 20.

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