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National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals’ Virtual Event Uplifts Spirits During Pandemic

PCMA Convene

COVID-19 has wreaked economic havoc on many industries, particularly the meetings, hospitality, travel, and tourism sectors, where many employees have been furloughed or laid off. Members of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) are among them. Henry and vice president Nicholas I. Putting It Together.

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Mother of Invention: Rethinking Business Events in Light of COVID-19

PCMA Convene

Earn one clock hour of certification credit by visiting Convene’s CMP Series page to answer questions about information contained in the articles listed below and the Harvard Business Review article, “ Tech Should Enable Change, Not Drive It ”. The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

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Helpful Technology for the Organized Traveler

SmartMeetings

Here are a few of my favorite tech tools for making travel and organization easier. Show files can be easily shared either digitally or via USB with the appropriate techs. The post Helpful Technology for the Organized Traveler appeared first on Smart Meetings. This article appears in the July 2023 issue.

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Earthquake Safety: Drop, Cover and Hold On

SmartMeetings

Wherever you are hosting your next meeting, checking with the venue ahead of time for earthquake preparedness needs to be on your safety list. The Midwest has also seen heightened quake activity in recent years, and places like Tennessee, Kansas and Utah all have cities in possible danger from future quakes.

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Best in Show 2016

PCMA Convene

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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5 Midsize Cities Using Their Local Knowledge Economies to Bring In Meetings

PCMA Convene

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.