PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Only 34 percent of respondents (down from 43 percent in the 2016 survey and 50 percent in the 2015 survey) indicated that they will be holding meetings outside the United States in the future. percent in the 2016 survey.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2024

Changes in the work environment and in the next generation’s mindset mean that in-person corporate meetings must be different—but still must happen. In addition to online training, GE will now hold more regional meetings at hotels and other venues that are near the company’s production facilities around the country.

2011 52

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

I received my DES certification in 2017 and my CMP in 2011. I interned with the National Medical Association in their meetings department from age 15 to 22 years old. My mom worked for the association and my brother and I would always go to the kid camps at the annual meeting. My First Industry Job.

2011 49

2011 Education Insurance 2017 49

Guidebook

APRIL 1, 2019

Traditionally members would join associations for learning opportunities and community connections, and association meetings and events are where they’d build those connections. The annual conference or general meeting is often the highlight of the association calendar. Want to hear more?

2011 60

2011 Technology Event Technology Association Meetings 60

The MICE

JANUARY 11, 2021

Switzerland is a premium country for meetings and events. Between 2009–2011, the property was completely refurbished and reopened in 2011. The lobby lounge bar is a ‘meeting place’ because it’s close to the train station and easy to access for those coming by train even for a meeting.

2020 80

2020 Conference Food and Beverage Hotels 80

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). She realized that she needed “to be able to meet our customers where they are” and to pursue “progress over perfection,” she said. “If The products were crap.”

Sustainability 98

Sustainability Conference 2010 Government 98

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

I n a real sense, Convene , which was launched in 1986, grew up alongside the meetings profession. As late as 1980, there was no textbook on meeting or exposition management and only one accredited college program devoted to its practice, former Convene editor Peter Shure pointed out in a 2003 story in the magazine.

2012 56

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