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How Meeting Planners Book, Plan, and Execute Their Events

PCMA Convene

The 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey collected information about the number, size, revenue, and budgets for meetings industry during 2015, as well as information about site visits, booking windows, housing, and other topics: . On average, respondents’ use of virtual meetings and events went up nearly 0.3

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

That’s a 6-percent jump among those who cited more visa challenges in 2017 over 2016 — and a 30-percent increase in what planners said was their experience among potential registrants in 2016 compared to 2015. I expect the industry to improve again this year,” one respondent wrote, “as meetings become more innovative.”. “I

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Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen

PCMA Convene

After a year spent moving in-person events to digital platforms and monitoring the shifts in the feasibility of meeting in person, the timelines for holding safe in-person meetings in the future are slowly coming into focus. Virtual Site Visits. I’ve done a lot of Skype site tours. Leslie Zeck.

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A Higher Meetings Education: Future-Proof Your Career

SmartMeetings

The meetings industry is not so simple anymore. Smart Meetings talked to industry experts about why certification has become so essential, the commitment required and specific areas where event professionals are focusing to achieve their A-game. Certified Meetings Experts. Pop Quiz for MPI Innovator Jessie States. Jessie States.

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

Connect Your Meetings

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management. and marry my interest in event coordination with the non-profit sector.

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7 Smart Moves at Hotel Crescent Court and More

Smart Meetings

He’s based in Thailand and will help planners with site selection and contract negotiation throughout the Asian market. Brandy Hudgins Hudgins has been named sales manager of small meetings for Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB). Maytas Jiwalai Jiwalai joined ConferenceDirect as director of global accounts.

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Smart Meetings Celebrates 4 Folio Eddie/Ozzie Wins

SmartMeetings

November 11, 2016 – Smart Meetings, the leading media company and most trusted resource for meeting professionals, was awarded two Eddie Awards and two Ozzie Awards at the 2016 Eddie & Ozzie Awards by Folio in New York City. 1 resource for meeting planners,” says Marin Bright, CEO and founder of Smart Meetings.