PCMA Convene

MARCH 7, 2017

In addition to data about quantifiable things like the size, frequency, costs, and types of meetings, our Annual Meetings Market Survey also captures a wealth of data in the form of comments in response to a series of open-ended questions. Last week we published comments about the meeting industry’s biggest challenges.

Food and Beverage 67

Food and Beverage 2017 Risk Management Insurance 67

Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Greg Sparrow, senior vice president and general manager at CompliancePoint, an Atlanta-area consultant for cybersecurity and risk management, bemoans the fact that repeated occurrences of data theft at major companies in recent years has led to a “desensitization” of public reaction. appeared first on Smart Meetings.

2014 76

2014 Risk Management Social Media 2016 76

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The study, which delved into top safety concerns women business travelers face, found that almost 69 percent of United States travel buyers believe females face greater risk than males and 61 percent feel it’s imperative to consider female safety when implementing risk-management programs. More : The Smart Woman’s Guide.

2008 102

2008 Travel Transportation Hotels 102

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

Feeling overwhelmed by technology is a common sentiment expressed by meeting-professional respondents to Convene surveys, who say that they struggle with the fast pace of change, the latest tech tools and up-to-the-minute applications, and the shiniest new things. What about meeting organizers themselves? Artificial Intelligence.

Technology 75

Technology Meetings 2015 Tech 75

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Our 16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast included five travel trends that show staying power: 1. More tools to manage travel risk will be available. Expect new insurance products and increasingly sophisticated software to address these risks. Attendee costs will grow in some places.

2017 40

2017 Travel 2015 Airlines 40

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 18, 2018

Or perhaps a two-week-long riot (Baltimore 2015) prevents your supplier from meeting a key deadline. But, how many planners have thought to consider a “rain event” that dumps almost two feet of water in 24 hours, such as flooding in Louisiana in August 2016 or Hurricane Matthew, which left most of the community of Lumberton, N.C.,

Insurance 50

Insurance 2016 2015 Venues 50

Endless Events

JUNE 21, 2018

Have a risk management plan in place for each event. It’s time to refresh your practices with regards to risk assessment plans ! Remember that a risk assessment plan has three main parts and serves the purpose of making your event as safe as possible for everyone involved and nearby. A review of the basics.

Tech 106

Tech Risk Management Insurance Events 106

Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Or perhaps a two-week-long riot (Baltimore 2015) prevents your supplier from meeting a key deadline. But, how many planners have thought to consider a “rain event” that dumps almost two feet of water in 24 hours, such as flooding in Louisiana in August 2016 or Hurricane Matthew, which left most of the community of Lumberton, N.C.,

Insurance 43

Insurance 2016 2015 Venues 43

PCMA Convene

JUNE 27, 2016

For Michael Massari, senior vice president of meetings and events at Caesars Entertainment, creating a backup plan became increasingly tricky in the days leading up to MPI’s World Education Congress in Atlantic City on June 11–14.

2016 58

2016 Entertainment Education Conference 58

Plan Your Meetings

MARCH 24, 2017

An attendee who refuses to leave his firearm at home or check it, when it is prohibited from bringing the weapon to the meeting, should be banned from attending.”. Armed security on site may help, but would likely be an over-reaction for most meetings. Additional education about guns and meetings. Essential firearms terminology.

Trade Shows 43

Trade Shows 2016 Education Events 43

Plan Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Until recently, he says, the topic of guns at meetings and events simply hasn’t received much attention. At one event, Johnston recalls meeting a couple from Arizona who showed up each wearing a holster with a legal handgun. Our staffs met with the management of the Henry B. Review gun laws on a state-by-state basis.).

2015 28

2015 2016 Hotels Insurance 28

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 22, 2017

In 2016, a poll from American Hotel & Lodging Association showed $3.9 Meeting organizers call them poachers, or pirates. How does this usually play out at meetings and conventions? Bad bookings are on the rise. billion in bad bookings in the U.S. Hoteliers call them scammers.

Hotels 79

Hotels Airlines 2016 Tourism 79

SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In this episode of Smart Start Radio, Smart Meetings editors Eming Piansay and Sara Robertson sat down with Jacques Martiquet, the “Party Scientist,” who shares his unique approach to transforming events into high-energy, deeply connected experiences. Happy to e-meet you all over again for the month of November. SR E-meeting Eming.

Food and Beverage 98

Food and Beverage Events Meetings 2011 98

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Mari Smith Who is she? for two years.

Speakers 101

Speakers Consulting Healthcare Financial 101

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Featured on Forbes as a “Top 20 Influencer of Chief Marketing Officers” – 2018 #1 Global Content Marketing Influencer – 2018 Listed on Forbes as one of the “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” – 2017 Ranked by Apollo Research in the “Top 20 Influencers of Digital Marketers in the USA” – 2016 Where to Find him? Mari Smith Who is she? for two years.

Speakers 98

Speakers Consulting Healthcare Financial 98

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. convention center — 1,326 doors.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For James Schultze, CMP, the realities of security at meetings and events in the post-9/11 era are encapsulated by a client he worked with on two events in the aftermath of the attacks. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms. convention center — 1,326 doors.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

The original venue for its 2016 World Education Congress (WEC), the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, was now unavailable because the Democratic National Convention would be held there in summer 2016. And the alternative venues offered by the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau didn’t meet MPI’s needs.

Education 40

Education 2016 2014 Risk Management 40

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Meeting planners face a growing stressor in an otherwise healthy industry. There is a lot of good news in this week’s release of the third edition of Development Counsellors International survey, A View from Meeting Planners: Winning Strategies in Destination Marketing. percent since 2016, reaching $1.33

2012 71

2012 Risk Management 2016 2017 71

Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For example, we learned that digital events democratize reach, but we also learned that to reach a wider swath and number of your audiences, you have to meet them where they are at. It was a great way to get our customers to meet and network with each other, all while hearing from Zapier experts on how to best use the product.

2022 52

2022 Events Marketing Technology 52

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

International meetings, conventions, and other business events are melting pots. So many of our communities are like that now — from Burning Man to biker meet-ups to book groups. I believe that any program where people meet “the other” can be incredibly valuable.’. Outrage is in, discourse is out. DEMOCRATIC DIALOGUE.

2016 40

2016 2014 Conference 2006 40

Plan Your Meetings

APRIL 10, 2017

That may not be the greeting many meeting attendees expect to hear. Meeting professionals should recognize that guns at meetings are not a problem for everyone. The increasing presence of firearms is also an area of concern for many meeting planners. The 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland is a good example.

Insurance 34

Insurance 2016 Trade Shows Meetings 34

PCMA Convene

JULY 18, 2016

In the months leading up to the convention, locals were briefed on security measures at several town-hall-style meetings. There’s actually an official committee of the Secret Service for this,” said David Gilbert, president of the non-partisan 2016 Cleveland Host Committee, when I spoke to him in his downtown Cleveland office.

2016 40

2016 Conference Risk Management Meetings 40