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2019 40 Under 40: Heather Wakefield, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

Connect Your Meetings

How I got here: I graduated with an architecture degree and was introduced to association meetings early in my career while working in an academic setting. metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming. When I moved to the Washington D.C.

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Destination spotlight Bern, Switzerland: Site visit from 28–30 August 2020 for Event Planners Talk e-conference

The MICE

Bern is the Swiss capital; hence, government business, association meetings, banking and consulting are the core business. Maximilian Von Reden shared, ‘Mainly, we host meetings and conferences, and despite what is going on, meetings have picked up again. MICE Business at Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & THE SPA.

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Inside the Bid Process for a Citywide Conference

PCMA Convene

Loetscher and her team have made progress in several business-development areas, including banking. For example, the organizers for an upcoming banking congress are now working with the Geneva government to feature local finance startups in their program. EXPERT ADVICE. Earn one hour of CEU credit.

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The Way Forward 

PCMA Convene

At more and more conferences, especially those produced by associations and other nonprofit organizations, community-service projects are as expected as exhibit halls and award ceremonies. Do associations and other member organizations get swept up in that anti-institution wave?

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