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Childcare at Events Remains Expensive and Still Hard to Come By

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The costs have gone up 20 to 25 percent since before the pandemic and, because of things like rising transportation costs, we expect them to go up even more next year,” said Diane Lyons, founder of Accent on Children’s Arrangements , a 30-year-old New Orleans-based company that serves meetings across the country.

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Best of 2021: Career Accelerator Webinars

Smart Meetings

During this webinar, Ludwig shows the many advancements meeting professionals may come into contact with in the near and distant future, such as second-floor public transport, futuristic venues and self-driving luggage. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings.

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Phoenix, Just What the Doctor Ordered

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Top 5 reasons to book medical meetings in the heart of healthcare innovation, biomedical advancement. And, with a diverse portfolio of conference-friendly resorts and access to medical innovation campuses, Phoenix emerging as a cutting-edge destination for medical meetings.

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‘Get Out’ Takes on New Meaning at CHEST Annual Meeting

PCMA Convene

A participant at the American College of Chest Physicians’ CHEST Annual Meeting 2019 runs a probe over an “alien” with magnets in its chest in order to view ultrasound images revealing a cardiac condition. This case study is part of Convene ‘s April CMP Series story looking at innovations in scientific and medical meetings. .

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

PCMA Convene

To promote that expertise, Germany identified areas where it helps set the global agenda: technology and innovation; energy and the environment; transport and logistics; medicine and health care; chemicals and pharmaceuticals; and financial services.

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When Conferences Lie

PCMA Convene

based medical meeting professional — who preferred to remain anonymous in an effort to steer clear of any connection to the fraudulent conference landscape — reminded Convene that the same model has been used at legitimate conferences for decades. In total, there were 300 people from 16 countries,” McCrostie said. However, the U.S.-based

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Best Big Cities Also Among Best Meeting Cities

SmartMeetings

The technology sector and medical meetings are booming in Boston now, according to Moscaritolo. Already a favorite among millennials , Portland has a lot going for it when it comes to meetings , starting with the LEED Platinum certified Oregon Convention Center. to speak there every year.