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Speaker Spotlight: Agnes “AC” Canonica, CMP, CMM, HMCC

MeetingsNet

Join MeetingsNet at the Catersource + The Special Event show in Orlando in March for an insightful educational lineup that will including Canonica’s session on the “undeniable shift toward event marketing.” Agnes “AC” Canonica, CMP, CMM, HMCC, has a long view of the events industry.

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The International Expansion of Industry Associations

Smart Meetings

More meetings industry associations have been moving into Europe, as evidenced by the latest gatherings by several leading organizations around the world. MPI has rescheduled its European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) for March 26-28, 2023 in Brighton, UK. The first event took place in 2019 in Verbier, Switzerland.

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The best pharma event management companies in 2023

SpotMe Blog

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. You are probably lucky enough to have a great event management team that delivers exceptional events.

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Full Immersion Through Experience Creation

PCMA Convene

Badger greet guests at the annual London QEII Centre showcase for event planners. Attendee experience is “the holy grail of meeting planning,” according to CWT’s “2019 Meetings & Events Trends Report.” “For To achieve that, the CWT report says, planners should be open to innovative event formats.

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ICCA Names Top 20 Association Meeting Cities

SmartMeetings

In the rest of the top 10, France and Spain have swapped spots—France is now fourth, while Spain has come in fifth. Number of Meetings in 2016. Portugal rose two places to tie with Canada for tenth place. China moved up to seventh place, while the Netherlands dropped one spot to ninth. United Kingdom.

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LA vs. Paris: Which Olympic City Wins for Meetings?

SmartMeetings

According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. However, the United States took home the most gold during the last summer games, in 2012 (France was only a few spots behind, in fourth place). JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A.

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How the Meetings Industry Can Be More Accessible and Inclusive to People of Color

Smart Meetings

Zoe Moore’s thought for the day: “Measurable steps towards inclusion are more than working to diversify the event design; we need inclusion and diversity of our association membership bodies and leadership.”. Frances Kendall. The meetings Industry is no different.”. The Problem with True Race Inclusion and Why It Matters.