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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

Smart Meetings

This year’s popular Global All-Stars presentation looked at programs in three destinations—Los Angeles, the Netherlands and West Virginia—that considered the needs of locals when building creative programs to appeal to post-Covid visitors.

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Tarin Horan, CMP

Smart Meetings

Tarin Horan, CMP, knew that meeting planning was the industry for her when she began interning with sports teams. In this role, she planned their season ticket holder events. In this role, she planned their season ticket holder events. “I Horan turns to this quote when she works to bring her meeting visions to life.

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Solving for Pricing, Sponsorships, and Skills Challenges When Going Digital

PCMA Convene

Standups — or short meetings — can be a great tool for teams who are having to shift skills in order to meet the needs of digital event planning. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick. What is the plan: Hit pause?

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What Makes for Good Internships?

PCMA Convene

Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted a 10-percent increase in the number of meeting-and-event-planning jobs by 2024. It could be managing speakers. Peggy Marilley, founder of Alexandria, Virginia–based Precision Meetings & Events, thinks working with students keeps her ahead of the curve. “At In 2014, the U.S.

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PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2017

PCMA Convene

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. As a “government” meeting planner, I am con-stantly challenged with limited budgets, outdated technology, and long-lasting traditions. What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far?

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