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Floral Event Attracts Budding Young Professionals, New Programming

PCMA Convene

The Society of American Florists’ Annual Convention has attracted florists of all types for the past 134 years. The “Advanced Design Techniques” workshop — one of several — was described as “speed dating meets design education.” Carmen Segova illustration). Budding Professionals. Best in the Bunch.

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Event Planner Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade

Maritz Global Events

Events’ Impact on the Environment. Today is all about going green and a circular economy approach to event planning is on the rise. Carbon neutrality, sustainable design, and eco/green themes are becoming the new event fad. Social awareness will make a significant impact over the next ten years.

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2024 Agency Roundtable: Executive Perspectives, Part 1

Event Marketer

Straight talk from event agency leaders on pushing through the pain points and evolving to meet the opportunities in the year ahead For many event professionals, 2023 was the most promising comeback year that only kind of came back. Are there new performance metrics that can or should be deployed across events?

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5 Innovations From the Annual Convention & World Languages Expo

PCMA Convene

They are all about staying on the cutting edge and making changes that work,” Richardson said. They understand the language of meetings.”. regions, all of whom then compete to be named National Language Teacher of the Year. For Richardson, that translates into engagement. TED-STYLE TOY TALKs.

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Managing Event Talent

PCMA Convene

At your next conference, your Millennial, Gen-X, and Boomer attendees will get to choose the sessions that best suit them — but they’ll all be together for the opening reception and closing party. ” That can mean choosing a corporate-event band with a deep back catalog over a band with star power, Owen said.

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And Then There Were 20

PCMA Convene

Boomer kids were spoiled and rebellious, Gen X kids were spoiled and slackerish, Millennial kids were/are spoiled and entitled, and Gen Z kids are — well, have we agreed on anything yet? But we’ve got the goods on all of them right here — in their own unspoiled words. Meeting Planner, Association of American Medical Colleges.

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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

Meetings don’t look how they used to. Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game.

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