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Business Events Industry Week 2025 Focused on Celebrations That Work

Smart Meetings

History of BEIW Living in Color Fashion Show The ambitious list of partners and attractions was long that first year. After light traffic last year, the trade show component was dropped. Sherrif Karamat , president and CEO of PCMA, explained that the idea was to allow people to get more done with one flight to D.C.

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Denzil Rankine: ‘We Have an Extraordinary Journey in This Industry’

PCMA Convene

What would you say is the biggest challenge for a traditional association meeting planner? I think we’re going to see continued growth for alternative venues, like the example of Berlin’s old railway station being a funky venue for fashion shows and so on. So we will get to that point — the sooner the better.

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The Future Will See You Now

PCMA Convene

Many of these new businesses are eschewing traditional association conferences and trade shows to promote their offerings at events known for their early adopter audiences, including a digital health care track at [the Consumer Electronics Show] and SXSW.” . HLTH AND WELLNESS. They’re looking for more intimacy.