PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

The discussion began with an overview of GDP’s Q2 Meetings & Events Pulse Survey, which was conducted in May and included responses from nearly 400 planners based in the U.S. (64 In the survey, 64 percent of respondents predicted they will host a live event between August 2020 and January 2021. 64 percent), the U.K. (10

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When Kenes Group , a Geneva, Switzerland–based professional conference organizer, shifted to hosting virtual events for its medical and science groups this past April, company leaders knew they needed more insight into the minds of their health-care practitioner (HCP) attendees. Half-day programs were also preferred.

Medical Meetings 107

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Read More : How to Plan Better Medical Meetings by the Numbers Swanson says the conference used to bring professionals of all types, like medical billers or coders, to the conference. “We In addition to post-event surveys, Swanson says they’ll be reaching out in more focus-group ways to determine if they hit the mark.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

This is likely to be that year for scores of meeting professionals: When Convene surveyed planners in early April, an overwhelming majority — 70 percent — said that they had moved or planned to move some or all of their content to digital platforms.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 2, 2019

” I mean if you did this survey about anything, cost is always going to be one of the major factors. Brandt is not as convinced, “It’s one of those statistics that’s like it sounds kind of amazing, but at the same time like I can’t help but ask, “Well isn’t that always one of the factors?”

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SmartMeetings

APRIL 9, 2020

According to Coffey, travel risk management has grown substantially over the last 10 years and it’s beginning to gain momentum on the meetings and events front, although there is still much work to be done. More : 4 Contingency Planning Scenarios You Need to Prepare For Today.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

What I’ve just noticed is, in terms of starting live, face-to-face meetings … medical meetings have been the most skittish,” Heard said. There’s the sentiment that seems to be out there among a lot of medical groups [that gathering in person is] sending the wrong message to the public.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

. & YOU, an international digital health congress focused on bringing patients and patient perspectives into medical meetings. You don’t have to go to a live conference anymore to get CME [continuing medical education], which has been the principal reason to come to many medical meetings.

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Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Offers suite of tools for building event apps and event websites plus event registration, check-in and surveys. Perfect for: Scientific and medical meetings and conferences of all sizes. Includes agendas, polling/surveys, attendee communications and easy app setup. Surveys, Live Polling, Q&A and Up-Voting.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

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. We love the research-backed insights Social Tables is providing to the meetings industry.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Nearly half of attendees in a recent survey said they fell asleep or felt drowsy during a meeting. Hilton’s Meet with Purpose program gives planners plug-and-play menu and activity ideas designed to wake them right up. read more.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

In a reader survey we sent out earlier this year to readers, when we asked “What do you like best about your job?,” Love working with hospitality people, and seeing a meeting go well. Medical meeting industry is challenging! Meeting attendees that we have gotten to know over the years.

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Cvent: Event Marketing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

When choosing the events to attend, HCPs are looking to stay up to date on the latest trends for their specialties, meet with experts or key opinion leaders, and network with colleagues. A majority of HCPs want to contribute to the meeting agenda; 39% have never been asked to contribute and only 15% do so currently. HCP Expectations.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

According to Convene ’s most recent Meetings Market Survey , on average, 6 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses fall in the marketing/promotion category.

Marketing 51

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

Businesses — and conference organizers — traditionally have relied on tools including surveys and focus groups to try to understand what customers want. Design-thinking techniques can feel a little counterintuitive to those who are accustomed to focusing on solutions first, said Michael Glatts, Pfizer’s senior director for global congresses.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

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.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

The process began with surveys and conversations with its members, but also among peers and leaders in the profession. More Innovative Meetings. Why More Medical Meetings Are Looking at Airport Hotels. For more about AIA Conference on Architecture, visit conferencearchitecture.com.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

When Conde Nast Traveler released its latest list of The Best Big Cities in the United States, it could have just as easily been writing about The Best Meeting Cities in the United States. The technology sector and medical meetings are booming in Boston now, according to Moscaritolo. to speak there every year.

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