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CalSAE Seasonal Spectacular Brought the Festive

Smart Meetings

The holiday spirit took over Sacramento’s renovated SAFE Credit Union Convention Center last week as 400 association meeting professionals came together during the return of CalSAE ’s Seasonal Spectacular event Dec. Associations pivoted faster than they ever have before,” said Jim Anderson, CalSAE president and CEO.

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BMA House reveals hybrid and digital event packages

Event Industry News

BMA House has created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect the ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. They allow for purely digital events, speaker only broadcasts or hybrid events – with delegates onsite.

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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

Association professionals responding to the survey were employed at associations that vary greatly in size, from under 1,000 to 50,000-plus members; more than two-fifths (43 percent) worked for associations with fewer than 5,000 members. Only 6 percent expected to plan fewer meetings. CORPORATE PROFESSIONALS. EXPOSITIONS.

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China Exerts More Control Over Foreign-Based Associations

PCMA Convene

If you want to succeed in China, he said, you need to work with the government, not against it. He advises foreign-based organizations to develop strong partnerships with local institutions and associations, and stresses the importance of clearly and consistently communicating your organization’s objectives. Convene asked one U.S.-based

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Highlights from IMEX America 2016

SmartMeetings

For the first time this year, IMEX America, in conjunction with American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), hosted a dedicated leadership stream for senior management to address the challenges facing association leaders including governance, volunteer management, cyber security, membership engagement and growth.

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And Then There Were 20

PCMA Convene

I was tasked to see through the whole event alongside managing our department, the speakers, and local partners. Lastly, I’d like to generate more interest in association meetings management and make this industry more attractive to students, who potentially will be the future leaders of our field. Erica Critzer. CRITZER, CMP.

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Convene Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary

PCMA Convene

The circle got considerably bigger in 1987, with a vote to open up membership to professionals in the fields of science, education, and engineering, and bigger still in 1990, when all nonprofit association meeting professionals and CEOs were invited to join. “We A Meeting Runs on Its Stomach. “As When Yahoo Ruled the Internet.

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