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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

Smart Meetings

Bring in the Local Flavor Attendees often travel far and wide to conferences, and while a lot of their time might be spent inside an exhibit hall or hotel ballroom, many attendees want to feel connected and experience the local culture, cuisine, and entertainment.

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

Connect Your Meetings

I have since worked for two additional medical specialty associations and have grown in my responsibility and understanding of all aspects of annual conference design and execution. My background in architecture has helped with the event design aspects, project management, and balancing budget, scope and quality.

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How Airbnb Open Is Changing the Attendee Experience

PCMA Convene

And just as Airbnb has redefined what it means to be a traveler, Airbnb Open 2016 created a new idea of what it means to be a conference attendee. Actually, forget conference, convention, or any of the typical terms associated with participating in business events. What is your ultimate dream travel itinerary?

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Event Jobs | January 2018

Event Leadership Institute

Event Marketer | Kitchen Magic, Inc. Special Events Manager | Family Centers | Greenwich, CT. Meeting & Events Planner | Carlson Wagonlit Travel | Hartford, CT. Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Branding Event Planner | Gartner | Stamford, CT. Connecticut.

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Event Jobs | February 2018

Event Leadership Institute

Senior Designer | FIRST | New York, NY. Event Producer | NVE Experience Agency | New York, NY. Manager, Events – Originals Publicity | Netflix | New York, NY. Event Design & Operations Manager | SBI / McNabb Roick Events | New York, NY. Event Coordinator | Entertainment Cruises | New York, NY.

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How the Future of Storytelling Can Change the Way We Meet

PCMA Convene

To set the stage for collaboration and the exchange of high-level ideas, Melcher found that he had to think about reinventing not just storytelling but conference design. “We We really had to blow up the conference model,” Melcher said in an interview with Convene. This is not your ordinary conference. THE COMMUNITY. ‘On