PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

It was a move made out of sheer necessity, following the World Health Organization’s classification of COVID-19 as a pandemic and a cascade of travel restrictions, Cassandra Strupp, PDPW’s program manager told Convene. She said she’s “the last person” who would want to cancel a face-to-face event — she began her career planning them.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

To have these individuals recognized by one of the leading event platforms reaffirms that our partners and colleagues are in-the-know when it comes to meetings, events, tradeshows and more. Here are some of the event professionals who made the list that are closely connected to Smart Meetings: Issa Jouaneh. Coming in at No.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 28, 2019

“It all started thanks to the active relationship between AIM Group and the Italian rheumatology community,” said Francesca Manzani, who heads AIM Group’s office in Florence, Italy, and is SSWC’s project manager. Today, that includes social media, which can have an “echo” effect, she said, extending to public media.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 17, 2017

The app allowed users to send social media messages or to send emails directly to officials; during the 2017 Biennial Convention, CFNU took 718 actions concerning the PTSD bill. From the receptionist to the event managers, everyone was so helpful. They knew exactly what you were looking for. Make way for the nurses!

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

One attendee urged her to start a Change.org petition to draw Apple’s attention to the problem, and offered help on the social-media front from her agency Trinity Services, a support organization for people with disabilities. After several months, the petition had received 1,200 signatures, but the online comments were vivid.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The idea originated several months earlier in a brainstorming session for BIO 2017’s social-media campaign. As four team members discussed ways to promote San Diego, the conversation turned to Yelp — which wasn’t surprising.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. At some point, I would like to branch out in my career and experience what meeting planning is like in the private sector.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

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