PCMA Convene

JUNE 17, 2020

NCBMP wanted to find a way to highlight cultural institutions that embodied and educated visitors on the resilience and passion of the Black community. The result was a five-night virtual event that was open to the public — NCBMP’s Be Inspired Speaker Series: A Night at the Museum, which took place May 18–22.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

She would wander around the farm she grew up on in Central Kansas—but hotels were especially exciting. From a young age, Rachel Aden, CMP, was an avid explorer. Expansive and elegant, there was a lot to discover. Once, she remembers, she even got lost in a stairwell. She had to go all the way to the basement before she could get out.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

37 • Director of Education and Meetings. 28 • Director of Education & Events. Kansas City, Missouri. 39 • Senior Manager, Education & Events. Sarah Soliman Daudin. 31 • President & CEO. Soliman Productions, Inc. Jessica Farmer. 27 • Chapter and Events Manager. Richmond, Virginia. Alena Frey. Christine Grant.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

She recently received a Culinary Arts degree from the Institute of Culinary Education. D’Wayne Leatherland D’Wayne Leatherland Leatherland has been promoted to chief operating office (COO) at Agenda: USA , Kansas City’s first and only Destination Management Company (DMC).

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2023

She recently received a Culinary Arts degree from the Institute of Culinary Education. D’Wayne Leatherland D’Wayne Leatherland Leatherland has been promoted to chief operating office (COO) at Agenda: USA , Kansas City’s first and only Destination Management Company (DMC).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Stephanie Gassen Gassen is the director of sales at the newly opened Cyrus Hotel in Tokepa, Kansas. Fillion currently has a seat on the MPI San Diego education committee, is the Expo chair for the annual MPI San Diego/Orange County joint chapter conference and is a member of SITE, IAEE, PCMA and CalSEA.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 9, 2020

With market weeks in July, August, and planned for September, Toy Fair Everywhere features timely educational sessions and other special events, both live and pre-recorded, for the global toy community. In August, the association is adding more education, including a mid-year toy trends update. “We It’s not three clicks and go.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Typically, the one-day exhibitor education program is held in person in June in Las Vegas. We are cutting the number of educational sessions in half, and we will limit sessions to 150 people while also doubling the size of the rooms,” Dolnack said. Several sessions focus on COVID mitigation and best practices,” Dolnack said.

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Vendini

DECEMBER 18, 2018

.” Ken Behrmann, Box Office Manager of the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College said, “We greatly appreciate business partners like Vendini that invest in the community and cultural life of Johnson County and greater Kansas City.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

While much of the industry is automated, FAMP members look forward to the annual convention to network with colleagues, earn continuing education credit for annual licensing requirements, and explore new products.” In 2019, FAMP drew 1,500 attendees and 140 booths. Follow her on Twitter @DanicaTormohlen.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2017

I had always also been working directly for an association or a corporation here locally [in Kansas City]. Melissa Johnson, CMP MJMeetings Prairie Village, Kansas Time as an independent planner: 3 years. Melissa Johnson I sort of fell into it accidentally, but happily accidentally now.

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Vendini

DECEMBER 18, 2018

.” Ken Behrmann, Box Office Manager of the Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College said, “We greatly appreciate business partners like Vendini that invest in the community and cultural life of Johnson County and greater Kansas City.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 10, 2021

It’s not just about seeing the venue in person, virtual site visits help me educate my entire team.”. When Zeck was planning a 2016 meeting in Los Angeles, the city led a site tour for 20 staff members gathered in the IADR’s organization’s Alexandria, Virginia headquarters, she said. Taylor Abbate. Will Future Site Visits Be Hybrid?

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

6–8, NECA 2020 LIVE offered 84 education sessions and product demos from 22 companies. To encourage attendee engagement, NECA offered demos, education theaters, chat functionality — and weaved in elements from the physical event. We brought in entertainment, education, networking, and exhibits. Beth Ellis.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2017

.” A place that calls itself “Quilt City USA” might not sound like much of an international meetings destination, but quilts are precisely why Paducah, Kentucky, was chosen to host the 2017 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative Cities of Crafts & Folk Art Annual Meeting this past September.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson, however, the region’s flourishing startup culture was a story that needed telling, which is why, in 2008, they founded an online publication called Silicon Prairie News (SPN) — taking its name from a tech-friendly area that includes Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

After 16 years at Visit Pittsburgh, most recently as executive vice president, Jason Fulvi will join Visit Kansas City on Sept. The icing on the cake is the city’s continued momentum, including developments such as the Loews KC Convention Center Hotel and the new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport [MCI].”.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

By the beginning of 2014, Cleveland and seven other cities were in the running: Cincinnati, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. We really educated our hotels on what to expect — arrival and departure patterns, and things that would make that easier. We did 92 hotel preconvention meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Fostering an even better tech world in Wichita When FlagshipKansas.Tech was created in 2018, the creators behind the technology council recognized the importance of bringing together diverse voices within Kansas’ tech sector. 2, bringing together technology innovators, educators and practitioners from various disciplines within the industry.

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