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Carina Bauer: European IMEX Marks Return to Normal

Smart Meetings

Five weeks out from the return of IMEX in Frankfurt , Germany, IMEX Group CEO Carina Bauer is excited that after cancelling two years in a row, the program is returning strong with an emphasis on connection and sustainability. Behind the scenes, the emphasis is on measuring.

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Top medical communications companies: Choosing the best for events

SpotMe Blog

Event management Medical communication companies come in all shapes and sizes, but they typically offer event management services such as venue and catering selection, budget management, staffing organization, and vendor management. But what exactly are the key services healthcare communications agencies offer?

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9 of the World’s Coolest Convention Centers

SmartMeetings

Photo credit: Korea Tourism Organization Darmstadtium Location: Darmstadt, Germany Size: 60,000 sq. Coex Convention and Exhibition Center Location: Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea Size: More than 100,000 sq. Photo credit: Wissenschafts- und Kongresszentrum Darmstadt GmbH & Co.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

of function space, 12,000 seats and about 50 meeting rooms. Reno loses an average of 31 events due to hotel size or because of the venue each year,” says Charlies Johnson, president of Johnson Consulting, the Chicago-based firm involved in investigating the issue. “[The Congress Center Hamburg.

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Report Shows Convention Centers More Eco-Conscious than Ever

SmartMeetings

This year, 44 venues from the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, China and India participated in the 142-question Green Venue Report survey, providing the most comprehensive collection of results yet on topics ranging from food waste to energy efficiency and sustainability.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

It was this moment where I realized that experiences in meetings can have an impact on attendees, and reshaped how I viewed my career. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector. Meeting planning is very exciting because of the variety it offers.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

Another big, ongoing story has been the transformation of the image that meeting professionals hold of themselves. Meeting planning, which used to be described as an ‘Old Boys’’ network, may soon be a ‘Young Women’s’ network. You say, ‘What if in the meeting-planning industry, we borrowed a technique from Hollywood?’

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