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Surveys: Med/Pharma Meetings are Growing

Smart Meetings

The impact and importance of meetings for medical and pharmaceutical industry attendees is not only increasing, but the complexity of the events and what is expected of planners is more demanding as well, according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events and a survey conducted by Smart Meetings.

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Bizzabo’s List of ‘Top Event Profs to Follow’ IDs Who’s Who in Industry

SmartMeetings

With an astounding 85,300 Twitter followers, Issa shares tourism, events/meetings industry, and American Express Meetings & Events updates. Jouaneh, is a meetings expert who regularly contributes to Smart Meetings news. More resources on Suckow: MPI Recap: Engaging Every Type of Meeting Attendee.

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

PCMA Convene

“It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013. About 400 attendees showed up. “[The ambassador to Germany.

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4 Medical Conferences That Put Innovation First

PCMA Convene

ON THE PROGRAM The Breakthrough Collaborative runs a half day, with a keynote, a handful of featured speakers, and a panel. We tend to flex the focus a little bit based on what’s going on in the medical-device industry or what we’re hearing from our attendees.” This year’s keynoters included Christine Moutier, M.D., Cali , M.D.,

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5 Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2018

PCMA Convene

At Convene , we’ve made it a year-end tradition to ask ourselves this question: What’s the one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on next year? . In 2018, I expect to see speaker lineups at conferences and conventions feature a range of voices outside the old-school white male CEO mold. Casey Gale, Associate Editor.

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When Conferences Lie

PCMA Convene

Be a speaker. China, Germany, India, and Japan, told Convene that members’ names and photos are often displayed online as speakers or members of organizing committees without their knowledge to give a fake conference a sense of legitimacy. Some excellent speakers came from the U.S.,” Cover Illustration by Ollanski).

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

Whether they are speakers, vendors, partners, or staff, we all have the common goal of inspiring attendees to take away ideas and connections that enable them to become more engaged, be more productive, and grow professionally. Being that I love hospitality and tourism, I would like to become a thought-provoking leader in the industry.

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