PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Need validation that the business of planning events can be nerve-wracking? Check out careercast.com’s 2017 most-stressful jobs list, on which you’ll find event coordinators occupy the fifth spot, right after police officers and before newspaper reporters. Convene Salary Survey 2017.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

Need validation that the business of planning events can be nerve-wracking? Check out careercast.com’s 2017 most-stressful jobs list, on which you’ll find event coordinators occupy the fifth spot, right after police officers and before newspaper reporters. Convene Salary Survey 2017.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 3, 2017

Here’s how to grab the new year’s big onsite trends by the horns to make your events more successful. read more.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. Similarly, the chief indicators of the business-events industry continued to reflect a healthy economic environment, with mostly positive increases. 2017 attendance vs. 2016 attendance — +3.6 percent vs. +4.6

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

At the beginning of 2017, trade-show organizers were forced to confront an unfriendly adage: All good things must come to an end. Now, with the release of the complete 2017 CEIR Index, Breden’s prediction appears to be correct. Breden also credited the efforts of the Meetings Mean Business Coalition and the U.S. While the 1.1-percent

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Thankfully, there are some expert resources that can give us insightful predictions about what the business world can expect in 2017—including Forrester, a research and advisory firm that surveys more than 500,000 consumers and business leaders worldwide. Among those roles most in demand?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

The appetite for experiential tours among those who come to Portland for meetings and conventions has grown noticeably in the last two years, Morgan said. Morgan plans her tours using some of the same skills and insights that event designers employ — her events just happen to be mobile. No, Don’t Give Them the Generic.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 28, 2017

In May 2017 Liz Lathan, Tom Spano, and Nicole Osibodu invited me to design and facilitate the session crowdsourcing at the first Haute Dokimazo unconference in Austin, Texas. Here’s a real-life example of how to crowdsource a conference program in real-time. Eighty invited participants from around the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. This is our fourth class,” said PCMA President and CEO Deborah Sexton, “and with each one, we are struck by the passion and insights these individuals bring to the business-events community.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Hybrid meetings typically operate in silos. At its 2017 Annual Meeting at the New Orleans Ernest N. 10–14, the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) debuted a new virtual-meeting ambassador program to create a stronger connection between the different environments. The American Academy of Ophthalmology Lobby.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Graffic Jam, a creative production agency established in 2017, announces its repositioning as a full-service creative event agency. The rebrand, spearheaded by co-founders Adrian Miskelly and Sally Holland, reflects the company’s evolution to meet the changing needs of its clients.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2018

Hope, CMP, senior vice president, meetings and expositions, Kellen Company, named Event Designer of the Year. Event Designer of the Year. Hope, CMP Senior Vice President, Meetings and Expositions, Kellen Company. The post Meet Two Visionaries appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2016

So, as we — Convene ‘s five on-staff writers and editors — looked back over 2016, we asked ourselves this question: What’s one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on next year? . I expect that high-tech events themselves will help transition the rest of the events space into using next-gen tools. Coffee Goes Craft.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2017

It’s no surprise that meeting planners named Vancouver the top convention city in Canada and ranked it second in all of North America in the Watkins Research Group’s biennial Meeting and Convention Planners Survey. Just last year, PCMA held its Convening Leaders annual meeting at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 13, 2017

Listen in as Convene TV hosts Carrie Ferenac and Kimberly Bottom discuss the results of Convene ‘s 2017 salary survey. Some highlights: “event coordinator” came in as the fifth-most stressful job in a job site survey — yet a vast majority of respondents express satisfaction with the meetings and events industry as a whole.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+. Tahira Endean : She has been a part of this immense events industry for a little more than 2 decades.

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Social Tables

APRIL 15, 2019

We’ve rounded up 20 of those innovative event theme ideas here, so you can spice up corporate events and social get-togethers alike — all summer long. Choosing a theme for corporate events? Corporate meetings such as conferences, trade shows, and other professional networking events are far from stuffy these days.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

At Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas, Amanda Marijanovic interviewed Stephanie Brown, vice president of education and conferences for the American Wind Energy Association , where Brown talked about how she reinvented the organization’s 2016 trade show.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2018

You’ll also learn how to work better by opting out of meetings and opting into the right workspace. We also have a special treat: learn the origin story of Endless Events straight from our Chief Event Einstein himself. The stage is the centerpiece of most events. Virtual Meetings Need to Take It up a Notch.

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Canadian Special Events

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Instagram has become a resource for inspiration for Canadian event & meeting professionals to add value and creativity to their events. From stunning quality shots of tabletops and AV to mouthwatering food presentations, this platform is a MUST HAVE for event service providers to showcase their specialties.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 13, 2019

This year’s programme will focus on opportunities surrounding the government’s recently announced Tourism Sector Deal and Business Events Action Plan. It is our honour to be the host venue for the Senior Leadership Forum and Reception, and we look forward to welcoming attendees for what will be an engaging educational event.”.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Our 16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast included five travel trends that show staying power: 1. SOURCES : 2017 Global Travel Price Outlook, GBTA Foundation + Carlson Wagonlit Travel, convn.org/gbta-forecast ; 2017 Industry Forecast, Advito, convn.org/advito-2017 ; Business Travel News, businesstravelnews.com; Concur, concur.com.

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The MICE

AUGUST 26, 2022

In recent years I’ve developed an interest in art, architecture and design. My interest deepened in large part from working with MICE (Meeting, Incentive Travel, Conferences and Exhibitions) destinations and venues that focused on these topics. Sustainable stand design by Expomobilia. Congress Center Basel foyer. Probably yes.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The lab communicates on behalf of the partners with journalists, event professionals and event organisers at trade shows, conferences and professional association events. They joined the lab community in 2017. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events. CEO Panos Moutafis Ph.D. has this to say.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 17, 2017

That’s one takeaway from a conversation between Convening Leaders Live host Amanda Marijanovic and Stephanie Brown, vice president of education and conferences for the American Wind Energy Association , at Convening Leaders 2017 in Austin, Texas.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

After taking Think to the Australia and New Zealand market in 2016 and 2017, GPJ wanted to kick things up a notch for 2018. After each event, we undertake an in-depth debrief or reflection process where we conduct an honest appraisal of the event. Data Capture.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Event Details. July 23–26, 2017 International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney Sydney, Australia.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 22, 2017

According to the 2017 Disability Equality Index (DEI), a survey conducted by the U.S. Can the same be said about business events? Convene asked Joan Eisenstodt, who as chief strategist for her firm Eisenstodt Associates consults on event design. . How do you know —or that you won’t by the time of the meeting?

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

They may not be new, but if these catchwords and terms were Ferraris, we’d all be driving to meetings in style this year. read more.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

At Convene , we’ve made it a year-end tradition to ask ourselves this question: What’s the one meeting trend we’ll be keeping an eye on next year? . Consider the recent efforts to diversify two of the biggest entertainment events — the Oscars and the Grammys.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 22, 2018

When ASAE President & CEO John Graham, FASAE, CAE, announced a bold, new registration-payment model for next year’s Experience Design Project (XDP) event during the Opening General Session of ASAE’s Annual Meeting in Chicago this past Sunday, the audience of around 6,000 attendees erupted in applause.

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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.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Atlanta-based event design firm WM Events is pleased to announce the promotion of Leigh Clemmons, CMP to sales & design director. With the company for nearly 12 years, Clemmons is responsible for driving the signature creative vision that WM is known for, leading the design team and spearheading sales initiatives.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 24, 2017

On the slate for planners in 2017: Tech integration, collaboration, positioning your meeting to take advantage of emerging industries, and thinking differently. read more.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The last time NSBE held its convention in Pittsburgh in 2012, the event left behind more than $15 million dollars in direct spending. “I “This is precisely the kind of meeting group that we want to attract in Pittsburgh. — GM Diversity (@GM_Diversity) April 12, 2017. NSBE43 pic.twitter.com/vi4vyBjZHh.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Convene has written a lot about groups that are consolidating their meeting portfolios—the American Society for Microbiology combining two annual conferences into one, the Consumer Bankers Association going from eight down to one—but the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is going in the other direction.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 6, 2017

Last Friday, Event Leadership Institute Executive Director Howard Givner took the stage at techsytalk LIVE 2017 , a two-day event tech conference in the heart of Midtown, New York. 75% of attendees say networking is their primary reason to attend an event. etouches (@etouches) June 2, 2017. techsytalk.

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