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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

” — Lesly Simmons , Head of Community Innovation, Amazon “Thank you to Adrian Segar for getting us to think, share and collaborate – and personally making me step outside my comfort zone…The real tell as to how special this event was: at the end, we all asked for more time.” The show must go on! Typical Participate!

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PCMA announces 2022 Global Meetings Executive of the Year award recipient

Event Industry News

She teaches tourism management, event organization, green meetings, marketing and communications at several University Master’s Programs: University La Sapienza and LUISS University in Rome, IULM University in Milan, Business School of Sole24Ore (national economic daily newspaper) in Milan, Glion University in Swiss, Parma and Bicocca University.

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When Good Meetings Go Bad

SmartMeetings

When a Deluge Almost Drowned Out an Operatic Event. Jenn Artura, Head of Global Events, Incentives and Strategic Programs, Veritas Technologies LLC. ruled the day at another event halfway around the world. This was bucket-list Italian opera sung in Italian, in Rome—very special.” That commitment to “curtains up!”

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