StraussCA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These meetings are held in-person, via video call, or via conference call. In this article I will go over what should be and should not be included when it comes to taking association meeting minutes – the do’s and don’ts. Trying to write down every word and detail of a speaker is not possible when you are in a meeting.

Association Meetings 52

Association Meetings Meetings Financial Conference 52

Eventmobi

OCTOBER 10, 2023

To host an online networking event, you can use an event management platform to help attendees share and connect. Professional association meetings Some associations hold professional networking events for members. The convenience of virtual events allows attendees to join from the comfort of their home (or office!)

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2023 Trade Shows Association Meetings Event Apps 195

Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The Eastside Rooms is continuing to target domestic and international association meetings through a partnership with industry expert Julie Watterston from Watterston Associates. They have a great team and a really good product that association meeting organisers will find easy to work within.

Association Meetings 130

Association Meetings Venues Marketing Conference 130

Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2024

A Robust Agenda The week starts with Certified Destination Management Executive certification April 6-9 and Convention Sales & Services Summit, which has expanded to two days. Then Global Leadership Conference, which brings together PCMA Advisory Boards, partners and chapter leaders from around the world.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

In a nutshell, I think that our industry associations have become too focused on justifying their continued existence financially, and are neglecting their core mission of supporting and representing their members and association meeting attendees.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 15, 2024

Conferences and association meetings are pivotal for professional development, networking, and knowledge sharing. Use event management software to track registration trends, session sign-ups, and marketing campaign effectiveness. However, organizing these events is a significant investment in time, money, and resources.

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Association Meetings Conference Meetings Social Media 36

Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Whether you’re planning a conference , association meeting, workshop, trade show, or anything in between, software for event registration is an essential tool for any event organizer. This software also makes it easier to manage multi-ticket and consecutive registrations.

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Events Event Management Management Marketing 195

MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Initially developed by SearchWide Global in partnership with Destinations International and the International Association of Venue Managers, the program provides hands-on work experience to ethnically diverse applicants in three career tracks: meetings and events, destination hospitality, and sports. Ray Bloom, chairman, IMEX.

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StraussCA

AUGUST 4, 2022

It allows the association to achieve the best outcomes and continue to succeed. Fortunately, I have learned how to manage my time and utilize the resources available to ensure that nothing is left incomplete or forgotten. So, follow me as I share a few options to help you manage your tasks to meet association needs.

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Management Meetings Association Meetings Event Management 52

Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The set-up is already being well received by both corporate ‘brand-heavy’ events, as well as association meetings and conventions. As a technology-based company, it’s been exciting to look at the pitch side stage experience that we can offer at the stadium,” commented Ian Walker, Managing Director, LEDhouse.

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Hospitality Association Meetings Conference Technology 130

Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

General Manager John Anderson identified that the central position of the Marriott Marquis and the proximity to the Moscone Center provides us a unique opportunity to change the narrative perpetrated by national media that has tried to tell our story from afar. San Jose makes the meeting planning experience easy with our vertical integration.

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Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels Sustainability 246

Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. Created using professional cameras and sound suite managed by two technicians.

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Venues Sustainability Association Meetings Technology 130

Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 18, 2021

Events confirmed range from corporate conferences and AGMs to association meetings and government departmental events. Corporates are looking to bring senior managers and partners together to plan and strategise. It is apparent that companies are looking to increase employee or member engagement with the events planned.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Government Consulting Association Meetings 130

Prestige Events Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

As part of ongoing investment in the services most needed by clients, BMA House’s expert technicians have created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. Created using professional cameras and sound suite managed by two technicians.

Sustainability 130

Sustainability Association Meetings Venues Technology 130

Eventmobi

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. Michael Hapka, Managing Director, Mercedes Benz Arena Berlin. MEET THE CHANGE in Numbers. The Experience on Site. At first glance – business as usual!

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Meetings Events 2020 Social Media 234

Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

Is that what happens or is it more structured and more managed? Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator. The world of meetings is fascinating because now we see a kind of specialization.

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Conference Meetings Corporate Meetings Association Meetings 245

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

asked Jennifer Mammele , manager, conference & events, Merchant Advisory Group in the PCMA Catalyst forum. However, the plant managers at our summer training session barely responded to our numerous requests. This was a workshop of under 45 so it was easier to manage. Here’s a sampling from two recent Catalyst discussions.

Association Meetings 98

Association Meetings Conference Education Speakers 98

Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 7, 2019

2019 will be a growth year for the meetings industry, with activity expected to increase across all meeting types and regions,” says Issa Jouaneh, senior vice president and general manager at American Express Meetings & Events. Meeting budgets are expected to increase by.8 Here Comes the But. That’s Not Fair!

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2019 Sponsorships Association Meetings Hotels 83

MeetingsNet

MARCH 29, 2024

At a recent meetings-industry conference, hotel executives explained how their properties struggle to balance rising operational costs with competitive rates for meeting groups. That’s because all the fixed costs of maintaining a property still had to be paid” during a time when in-person events were halted or limited.

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Hotels Food and Beverage Insurance 2020 98

Event Industry News

JUNE 27, 2023

Ksenija Polla, CMP is Regional Director North America at ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association. Ksenija started her career in Croatia, […]

Event Technology 59

Event Technology 2023 Technology Association Meetings 59

Event Industry News

JUNE 25, 2020

BMA House has created a range of hybrid and digital event packages that reflect the ongoing changes in the corporate and association meeting industry. Kat Winfield, venue manager of BMA House comments: “We recognise that events are changing. Created using professional camera and sound suite managed by two technicians.

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Government Association Meetings Speakers Venues 69

PCMA Convene

MAY 19, 2016

It’s just one of the smart behind-the-scenes initiatives that Keegan Hooks, senior director, SAPPHIRE NOW, SAP events business management office, shared with me and a group of corporate and association meeting professionals who took part in a PCMA Roadshow this week, sponsored by Visit Orlando and the Orange County Convention Center.

Association Meetings 72

Association Meetings Conference Meetings Management 72

MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 10, 2016

While a new report finds meeting risk management much improved over the past three years, these areas still need attention. read more.

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Risk Management Management Meetings Corporate Meetings 40

Event Industry News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio is looking to grow its partnerships within the association meetings community by joining ABPCO.

Venues 59

Venues Association Meetings Meetings Event Design 59

PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

In fact, the biggest hindrance to association meeting planning right now is that “time is ticking away,” Colangelo said. Meaning there is excess capacity here, or cases where a whole new set of skills are required. … [Is] someone who is great at managing hotel contracts or setting the perfect food menu, etc., [in Punt to fall?

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Sponsorships Contracts Trade Shows Meeting Planning 123

Event Industry News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Emirates Old Trafford have announced the appointment of SFA Connect that will see the agency target larger, experience led, business events, including association meetings, for the Manchester-based venue.

Association Meetings 64

Association Meetings Venues Meetings Events 64

MeetingsNet

APRIL 22, 2024

A private group of investors has purchased Crotonville, General Electric’s management-training facility for nearly 70 years, for $22 million and will operate the suburban New York venue as a conference center—which means that business groups can meet in the same spaces that legendary GE CEO Jack Welch educated his management teams.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

For professional associations and meeting planners, membership does have its privileges. As 2017 gets underway, what are the top trends to watch out for if you’re in the meeting planning industry? Members expect year-round interaction with their association.” Meeting planners do, too.

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Trade Shows 2017 Hotels Travel 80

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2021

AIM led one client, the Federation of Family Paediatricians (FIMP), into a 3D world with the 3D FIMP House — the first fully digital annual conference for the association, held in October 2020 in an immersive, 3D environment that gave participants the experience of learning in a family home.

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2020 Hospitality Travel Conference 98

Event Industry News

JANUARY 8, 2018

Today, Event Transportation Systems (ETS), shuttle transportation management company for corporate and association meetings, conferences, and conventions, released the latest web-based versions of the ETS-Next-Shuttle app and ETS-Shuttle-Tracker transportation management software at the Professional Convention Managers Association’s annual conference, (..)

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Transportation Technology Association Meetings Conference 40

PCMA Convene

MAY 14, 2018

Alun Jones, general manager, exhibition services of UBM — one of KLCC’s many recurrent clients — said, “UBM has brought two events to the center this year and the expansion will help us grow our events at the center further.”.

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Transportation Association Meetings 2019 Entertainment 56

Event Industry News

MARCH 29, 2021

“We eagerly sought this strategic partnership with John Henry’s, an iconic musical landmark with a rich history, to help us bring the virtual studio to life,” says Lee Spencer, Pixl’s Managing Director. Established in 1976 by John Henry, the venue became the birthplace of a uniquely portable stage riser system for touring artists.

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Venues 2020 Technology Conference 92

Unique Venues

JANUARY 6, 2022

If you are searching for an association which boasts global connections and a diverse community of event professionals, look no further than the American Planning Association. Meeting Professionals International (MPI). These amazing resources are at your fingertips when you become a member of Meeting Professionals International!

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Meetings Education 2025 Social Media 67

PCMA Convene

MAY 3, 2017

ABTS is laying the groundwork to prepare associations, so they don’t encounter massive losses to meetings with high numbers of international medical-technology sponsorships. We are currently working on a process to manage sponsors, who may want to use allowed educational grants. Davide Veglia, ABTS president.

Medical Meetings 69

Medical Meetings Meetings Sponsorships 2018 69

Event Industry News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Launched an expanded partnership with Amadeus, a leading hospitality technology platform, to increase bookings for small meetings and events. Extended its long-standing strategic partnership with the largest global meetings and event industry association, Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

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2021 Contracts Hospitality Technology 52

MeetingsNet

MAY 23, 2023

Based on several hundred planner responses, MPI’s latest industry outlook finds that rising prices have strained meeting budgets, and will likely continue to do so into 2024. They are trying to make up for lost revenue and profit” from the Covid pandemic.

Food and Beverage 53

Food and Beverage 2024 2023 Negotiating 53

Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2018

“The steady growth in international event participants in Germany by more than 150% over a period of twelve years clearly shows that the German meetings and conference market is considerably shaped by internationalisation. Based on the just-released 2017 ICCA statistics, 682 international association meetings took place in Germany in 2017.

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