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Houston After Harvey

PCMA Convene

Over the course of four days, Harvey dropped 30 to 50 inches of rain on Houston, creating widespread flooding, displacing tens of thousands of people from their homes, temporarily disrupting energy and agricultural production, and causing up to $50 billion in property damage. Brown Convention Center. Brown Convention Center.

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Houston After Harvey

PCMA Convene

Brown Convention Center (GRB) sits where it does in downtown Houston. It was designed that way, according to Mike Waterman, president of Visit Houston. Brown, Luther Villagomez, had experienced Rita and experienced Katrina here in Houston [in 2005], and knew what to expect. Photo © 2017 The Washington Post. — George R.

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Global Meeting Planner – Good Meetings, Great Meeting Planners!

Master the Event

And in October 2011 Houston and Berlin joined as preliminary members and in June of this year they will become full members. Have no fear there is some great support out there. These leading global destinations include Cape Town, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Melbourne, San Juan, Singapore and Vancouver.

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First Class: Meet the Inaugural 15 Over 50

Connect Your Meetings

Senior Business Events Manager. RIMS, Risk Management Society. Destination Management Connection. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. International Meeting Managers, Inc. Houston, Texas. President/CEO. Tradeshow Logic. Acworth, Georgia. Mark Everton. Visit Oakland. Muskego, Wisconsin.

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10 Best U.S. Cities for Business Travel

SmartMeetings

Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. This short list of places, spaces and notations compiled by the travel risk management company On Call International can help narrow down the options. Everything really is bigger in Texas, including Houston. Meeting space: 4.2 million sq. Guest rooms: 30,577. million sq.

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More industry challenges and solutions

Plan Your Meetings

Security was a big concern for the attendees of PYM LIVE Houston. Don’t forget, we published a risk management guide in our 2014 PYM Annual. Safety guaranteed? If you don’t have a security and contingency plan, you need one. And it’s not just the physical space you need to worry about. one planner asked.

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Planning in the eye of the storm

Plan Your Meetings

If you wish to help meeting and event industry professionals who were affected by Hurricane please donate to the MPI Houston Area Chapter Disaster Relief Fund. While it’s impossible to prepare for all catastrophes, careful pre-planning reduces the impact, minimizes discomfort and ensure that the group receives speedy assistance.