Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The meetings and events industry is returning with a lot of confidence, and face-to-face gatherings are trending upward with the potential to surpass pre-pandemic numbers. These gatherings illustrated some emerging trends we are seeing that may require meeting professionals to rethink how they approach gathering. Meeting Trend No.1:

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 3, 2018

And 5,000 people in Charleston, South Carolina, were without power on Wednesday after freezing rain and snow. says meetings planned for even the most heated patio are being moved indoors—and staying there. “It Legal expert Lisa Sommer Devlin says meeting insurance can often help cover losses if a storm makes travel impossible.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

Elizabeth Goad, CMP, Director of Meetings and Events, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). Marketing and graphic design for Accent Imaging, a printer and copier company in North Carolina. Planning requires a lot of contract work, negotiations, budgeting, and managing outcomes to objectives. MY FIRST INDUSTRY JOB.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

In fact, a frequent comment voiced by meeting planners responding to Convene ’s 2016 Salary Survey was that they wished they were allowed to work from home more often. One day I was on the phone in the Chicago office for eight hours straight, door closed, on conference calls all day long with no face-to-face meetings,” Malone said.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

In participating in the nominating process for our Best in Show awards program this year, DeBolt, director of meetings and events for PLM World, singled out Roberta Tisdul, CMP, senior convention services manager for Visit Indy, in our Convention Services/CVB category. Then she had more to say. Teamwork seemed to be a theme this year.

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