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Smaller Cities Cater to All the Senses

Smart Meetings

How to stretch event budgets Meeting planners consider a lot of factors when crafting the perfect experience for their attendees. When looking for that perfect spot to host an event, meeting planners may want to expand their search off the beaten path and explore beyond the usual suspects. Read More : 2023 Meeting Budgets Headed Up!

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Top Meeting Profs Share Stories of Gratitude

Smart Meetings

Smart Meetings heard from industry leaders as they shared what they are grateful for—in their lives, as well as in their illustrious careers. At AME, we start each board meeting by sharing gratitude. They are supportive, hard-working, reliable, responsive and just fun to be with. I appreciate that we take the time to do this.

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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. After working at two startups, she joined Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as an event coordinator. Now, she serves as NVTC’s vice president of events and sponsorships. I was hooked,” she says.

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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? Punt to fall?

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2018 40 Under 40: Class Acts

Connect Your Meetings

They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. Meet the next generation of leaders, these “Class Acts.” 33 • Director of Exhibits and Sponsorships. Arlington, Virginia. 29 • Director of Sales—Meetings and Events, Americas. 33 • Meeting Planner.

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2018 40 Under 40: Diane E. Kovats

Connect Your Meetings

Kovats, CAE, CMP, 36, works in Leesburg, Virginia, as executive director at International Society for Computational Biology. After several years of managing a large scientific meeting and taking on leadership roles through volunteer activities, I was ready for the challenge of leading an organization.

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Event Jobs | April 2018

Event Leadership Institute

Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Meeting Planner | Stanford University | Stanford, CA. Meetings / Event Coordinator | Randstad | Lanham, MD. Event Solutions Designer | CWT Meetings & Events | Minneapolis, MN. Convention Management Lead | Ashfield Meetings & Events | East Hanover, NJ.

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