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Rethinking How You Work With Procurement

PCMA Convene

I know where my negotiation points are, and where I can bring expenses down to create more value for the company.’”. For meeting professionals who work hard at building relationships and excel at negotiation, requiring sign-off from a procurement team — or even having procurement run the RFP process — can be a hard pill to swallow.

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

Taking place throughout the show, they were led by Tahira Endean, who was recognized in 2015 as one of the Top Five Women in EventTech and who now specializes in explaining the integration of technology into our lives, businesses and events. Among the initiatives that IMEX America has introduced to meet this need is the EventTechTours.

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Museum event management software: How we helped Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum streamline their in-house and private events

Planning Pod

When Laura first joined the Barber Vintage Motorsports events team in 2015, they were using a variety of scattered and disconnected software tools to manage all of their in-house and private events. “We We had an in-house system for managing staffing and company documents. It’s just another way our platform looks out for you.

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Are Galas Still Relevant?

Canadian Special Events

Whether it is a live performance, art installation, sponsor activation, or a variety of food and beverage samplings, guests are excited about what they will discover. Toronto Taste is one of the most celebrated food events in the city. They partnered with Vitamin Water to create a “Lite Brite” Station. Use of Technology.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

1986: Food can reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. As every laboratory rat knows, food can create and reinforce psycho-social behavior patterns, including the feeling of being caged with no escape. Does a planner’s attitude make a difference when negotiating with hotels?”

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