PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Try to create as many vertical markets as possible,” Little said. Oquendo’s first profitable year came in 2014, about four years after construction. Some organizations might be tempted to make it large enough to fit most meetings, while others might try to go as small as possible, hop-ing to rein in costs.

2009 64

2009 2014 Conference Wireless 64

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013.

Meetings 74

Meetings 2015 2009 2008 74

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

I’m addicted to Yelp — all of us around the table were obsessed with it,” said Erin Lee, managing director of marketing and event technology for BIO, which represents biotech companies, academic institutions, state biotech centers, and related organizations in the United States and more than 30 other countries. .

2017 45

2017 2018 2014 Social Media 45

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

To see a woman as the VP of marketing with all male colleagues speaks volumes. I still remember the chills I had while watching her lead an executive meeting. Senior Tradeshow and Marketing Events Specialist Intuitive Surgical Sunnyvale, California, USA. My favorite part of my job is being on site at our Annual Meeting.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

There will be five times more meeting space and 27 new loading docks. acre green roof, which opened in 2014. In July, Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago named David Whitaker the new president and CEO of the destination marketing organization. Javits has already benefitted from a 6.75-acre to speak there every year.

Meetings 40

Meetings 2015 Travel Tourism 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Outside of medical meetings, “those [organizations] that were going to have a meeting, instead of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland [putting on a show], it was the new secretary in the department. Blow Up Your F&B.

2012 56

2012 Food and Beverage 2013 2009 56