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Medical Meetings Propel Philadelphia Tourism

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The fifth annual Global Pharmaceutical Medical Meetings Summit will take place at Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown from Jan. A direct beneficiary of this activity has been the medical meetings industry , helping propel hospitality and tourism to Philadelphia’s third largest industry. Click for more details.

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American Institute of Architects Convention Becomes Better by Design

PCMA Convene

But, she added, the event was just maintaining itself, and “with an average age of 63, it wouldn’t be sustainable in the long term. The partner in AIA’s reboot was 360 Live Media, a full-service marketing and experience design agency. They had a relatively low market share of architects attending the conference,” he said. “To

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Best Big Cities Also Among Best Meeting Cities

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In July, Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago named David Whitaker the new president and CEO of the destination marketing organization. The technology sector and medical meetings are booming in Boston now, according to Moscaritolo. Oregon Convention Center is a role model for sustainability. to speak there every year.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

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To see a woman as the VP of marketing with all male colleagues speaks volumes. I still remember the chills I had while watching her lead an executive meeting. Senior Tradeshow and Marketing Events Specialist Intuitive Surgical Sunnyvale, California, USA. My favorite part of my job is being on site at our Annual Meeting.

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Design Thinking: An Event Strategists’ Toolkit

PCMA Convene

Moreover — considering ITA’s lofty goal of making sustainable travel a vehicle for combating global poverty and inequality — Louise wanted to make the 2017 Travel + SocialGood Summit held in New York City last November into a catalyst for change. We’re not just talking about sustainable tourism, we’re generating action-oriented results.”

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Outside of medical meetings, “those [organizations] that were going to have a meeting, instead of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland [putting on a show], it was the new secretary in the department. Blow Up Your F&B.

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