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Obsessed with conferences

Conferences that Work

Hey, meeting planners! George Meyer , My Undoing: Obsessed with conferences , The New Yorker, May 28, 2007 Of course, every good meeting planner is fixated on the details of the events we plan. . So, are meeting planners obsessed with conferences? Yes, you , you know who you are. Are you obsessed with conferences?

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. “I I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. 33 percent expect to plan more meetings in 2019; only 4 percent expect to plan fewer meetings.

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Tech Mergers Could Simplify Virtual Meeting Management

SmartMeetings

That could be good news for meeting professionals looking for new features and end-to-end solutions. It launched in 1995 and was acquired by Silicon Valley-based Cisco in 2007. He cited a recent study that estimated 98 percent of people expect future meetings to include remote participants, a trend he dubbed “global everything.”.

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Skift Meetings Awards 2024: Meet the Winners

EventMB

Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards celebrate the industry’s most respected suppliers, setting the standard for excellence in business events. So, without any further ado, here are the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards winners! At Marriott, innovation transcends all aspects of the global business. along with a 22,000 sq.

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The ‘New’ Outsourcing for Meetings: On-Demand and Task-Specific

EventMB

Meeting planners have been seeing more “Open to Work” badges on LinkedIn and hearing from colleagues who left in-house jobs to start their own firms. After leaving her job, she pivoted to her own company, Page-One Meetings and Events , which she had previously started as an LLC to do charity work.

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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Slow progress, eventually leading to triumph In 2007, something changed.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2