Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

In a nutshell, I think that our industry associations have become too focused on justifying their continued existence financially, and are neglecting their core mission of supporting and representing their members and association meeting attendees.

Education 196

Education Meetings 2006 2012 196

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Internet use on mobile devices went from 40 percent in 2012 to 68 percent in 2016, and is predicted to hit 75 percent in 2017, reports Zenith of the French ad agency Publicis Groupe SA. For the meeting planning industry, smartphones provide an easy way to keep clients engaged and deliver content. Meeting planners do, too.

Trade Shows 80

Trade Shows 2017 Hotels Travel 80

SmartMeetings

JULY 17, 2017

According to the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) 2016 rankings, the number- one city for international association meetings is Paris. However, the United States took home the most gold during the last summer games, in 2012 (France was only a few spots behind, in fourth place).

Meetings 67

Meetings 2028 2016 2012 67

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

2012 Registration. Each year, meeting planners who are members of PCMA and an additional group of Convene meeting planner subscribers receive an extensive survey, which requests proprietary information and budget projections for their organizations. TOP OUTSOURCED ITEM, 2007–2017. 2007 Event-supply rentals.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As Conventional Wisdom.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 2009 56