PCMA Convene

APRIL 28, 2020

Joe Colangelo, CEO and cofounder of Arlington, Virginia–based Bear Analytics , a consulting and tech firm for associations and events, said that associations realize that they must pivot faster. If they have a live meeting planned in 2020, Colangelo said, they see that they must take it down — like a house, brick by brick.

Sponsorships 123

Sponsorships Trade Shows Contracts Meeting Planning 123

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

We are preparing for fewer European attendees as a result of new European regulations restricting the sponsorship of physicians to attend conferences in the U.S. NUMBER OF MEETINGS PLANNED. Forty-four percent comes from conventions, exhibits, and meetings (up from 36 percent in the 2016 survey).

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 20, 2016

John Graham, FASAE, CAE, president and CEO of ASAE, introduced a packed afternoon of sessions focusing on different aspects of leadership, designed to help association CEOs and senior executives to empower and motivate their boards, volunteers and staff to achieve growth and to achieve their strategic mission. The Sharing Economy.

2016 40

2016 Trade Shows Food and Beverage Technology 40

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Number of Meetings Planned. More than one-third of respondents (38 percent) plan more than 20 meetings per year, while more than two-thirds (68 percent) plan at least six meetings per year. Thirty-six percent comes from conventions, exhibits, and meetings (about the same as the 2015 survey).

2015 40

2015 Meetings Marketing 2016 40