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First Class: Meet the Inaugural 15 Over 50

Connect Your Meetings

Director of Conventions & Meetings. Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Destination Management Connection. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. Manager, Meetings/Events & Exhibits. Fishers, Indiana. Michael Downs, CAE, CMP.

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Webex Events (formerly Socio) wins Kinetic “Exit of the Year” award

Socio Events

In 2016, four Purdue University students started a quest to disrupt the events industry with a solution built for in-person event management. They founded Socio (now Webex Events) in Indianapolis and went on to double in size and revenue each of the next two years. And earlier this year we became Webex Events.

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New Research Considers Human-Centered Meeting Design

PCMA Convene

That observation is at the heart of a new study that Sperstad, program director of the meeting and event management degree at Madison College, is writing with Amanda Cecil, Ph.D., CMP, associate professor and chair of Indiana University’s School of Physical Education and Tourism Management.

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List of association management companies in US (with expertise in Virtual & Hybrid Events)

Hubilo Blog

So if you are an association working with healthcare workers, best to look for AMCs that meet or exceed expectations established by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ( ACCME ). It also has rapidly evolved to offer virtual and hybrid event production services. Association Management Resources (AMR).

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10 Smart Moves in the Meetings Industry: August 16, 2016

SmartMeetings

Marriott Napa Valley Hotel & Spa announced Amanda Hawkins-Vogel as general manager of the newly renovated property. Her customer service and sales background is a beneficial asset in our efforts to attract additional meeting and events clients to Plano Centre.”. Heather Bailey. Jana McGee. Kathleen Bernesby.

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Smart Women 2017: Entrepreneurs

SmartMeetings

First job: My first big-event job was in 1990 with Microsoft out of Redmond, Washington. They had purchased a Canadian company in Vancouver, British Columbia, and asked me to plan a boat cruise where employees could meet and network. Company or organization: Meeting Achievements in Valparaiso, Indiana. Heather Sharpe.

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These Destinations Are Using Virtual Reality to Put You in Their Place

PCMA Convene

In the world of business events, VR is already transforming how some destination marketing organizations work with meeting planners, from saving time and money on sites visits, to creating jaw-dropping experiences at shows. Our creative manager did one down a waterslide. MobiManage developed the Meet L.A.

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