PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic forced business event planners to swiftly move canceled face-to-face events online, changing the digital event landscape forever. The event’s success was a revelation to Strupp. Illustrations by Celyn Brazier). In all honesty,” she added, “canceling wasn’t an option.”. Cassandra Strupp.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 16, 2017

Janet Sperstad, program director for event management at Madison Technical College in Wisconsin, is seeing more meetings where sessions aren’t necessarily shorter, but speakers and topics within a session change every 20 minutes. Breaks allow time to check email and tend to immediate work needs.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 13, 2021

Just like Cinderella’s glass slipper, not all hybrid meeting formats fit every event. In the latest Business Events Industry Dashboard survey , conducted March 22-25, we asked meeting organizers to share how they plan to design their upcoming hybrid events. All participants can interact via the conference app.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

These individuals are leaders, mentors and stars who moved the events industry forward for decades. Executive Vice President & COO , International Association of Exhibitions and Events. Senior Business Events Manager. Muskego, Wisconsin. Senior Director of Conference and Events Management. David Bradley.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 15, 2022

Andaz West Hollywood , LA’s premier hotel on the Sunset Strip, named Tucker general manager and Frederick director of sales, events and marketing. Most recently, Codianne was director of operations at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. For 15 years, McMillan has held roles in events and hospitality sales. Tony Ovalle.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. Madison, Wisconsin, is No. San Antonio.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Cities with the largest convention centers and most hotels aren’t always the best cities for conferences. SmartAsset cited San Antonio’s number of large event spaces, including the 65,000-seat Alamodome, as one of the key reasons for being the top city for conferences. Madison, Wisconsin, is No. San Antonio.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

While these event professionals you will learn more about are young, there is much everyone in the industry can learn from them. They are proactively changing the world for the better through conference, meetings and other events. 37 • Conference and Events Manager. 26 • Conference Services Manager.

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Connect Your Meetings

JUNE 28, 2017

Kalahari’s first property, Wisconsin Dells, opened in 2000. A funeral directors’ conference even brought hearses into the space. Not only will we continue to be a destination for youth and recreation sports, but we can compete for conferences, events and meetings we didn’t have the capacity to host before.”.

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Unique Venues

JUNE 10, 2020

Having your event in the Midwest region of the United States is a wonderful idea. Beautiful Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri is a go-to venue for any kind of social or professional business event. We just love Galena, Illinois as an event location – limited only by your event planning imagination.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Editor’s Note : Following is an excerpt from Robin Farmanfarmanian’s new book, Facilitating Virtual Events: Driving Participant Engagement & Interaction. In the spring of 2020, as, one by one, so many in-person events transitioned to virtual , it became clear that a few things separated the great virtual events from boring virtual events.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Culture Cake is a non-profit conference due to take place on September 28th in Porto, Portugal. The aim, by the end of the conference, is for attendees to develop a company culture manifesto which they can then iterate on with their employees. The event is a special side event of beyond tellerand, a conference run by Marc Thiele.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 9, 2021

April Stull, incoming treasurer of the American Society for Nutrition, introduces the June 8 event lineup for Nutrition Live Online 2021. ASN changed its pricing model for this year’s digital event. 2020 Event: Free Registration for This Virtual Event Was a ‘Game Changer’. Mary Pat Cornett. Mary Pat Cornett.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 17, 2017

16,000-square-foot Woodfill Conference Center, with six meeting rooms under one roof. The Hermitage Hotel also has 250 acres of farmland, with a 2,400-square-foot barn that can be rented for private events. of function space can host events big and small. The American Club — Kohler, Wisconsin. There’s 22,000 sq.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

When social distancing was introduced to deal with the current pandemic, contactless ordering and payments became one of the most effective ways for people to protect their health while visiting different kinds of events. Types of Live Event Ordering. Increased event safety. How Contactless Technology Affects Ticket Sales.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Deliver the goods and you can charge for online events. At the time, I was still working full time for a meeting and event production company and, frankly, needed to vent a bit about how I felt we were being treated by a couple of our clients. More : Tackling the Elephant in the Zoom Room: Paid vs. Free Virtual Events.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Jacuzzi Event at Ryman Auditorium Tuesday, Jan. Thomas three years ago, Jacuzzi’s then-new president and CEO had a question about the hot-tub company’s annual International Dealer Conference: Is that all there is? It was January 2014, and by every measure the conference had been a success — well attended and well received.

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Unique Venues

JULY 10, 2019

More specifically, the newly-renovated Younts Conference Center. With the freshly cut, green grass that reminds everyone of summertime and the multiple fountains placed all over the campus, each one of the guests will fall in love with this university and its conference center. Hampshire College | Event Services & Summer Programs.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

The Ultimate List of Conferences to Attend in 2023 Are you struggling to find which conferences are worth investing your time and money in? We’ve put together a comprehensive list of 200+ top in-person, virtual and hybrid conferences that you should attend in 2023.

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Connect Your Meetings

JANUARY 30, 2019

When old man winter rears his ugly head, the best thing you can do to boost your conference attendance is to head to Florida—right? Another boon for winter meetings in Milwaukee is a heated skywalk that connects 1,700 hotel rooms to the Wisconsin Center, which has more than 188,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 10, 2018

An Eddie Bauer co-worker helped Barglof net a job interview with Tarsus Group , an international business-to-business media group known for its conferences, exhibitions, massive trade shows and publishing. Barglof’s job relocated her to Wisconsin, where she lives in Milwaukee and works in the western suburb of Brookfield.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2017

IMEX America launched its 2017 event in Las Vegas with a full schedule of educational content—powered by MPI —for the 1,000 planners who arrived on Monday, a day before the show opened. Photo from Play with a Purpose Room, Smart Monday of IMEX 2017. How People Think is as Important as What They Think. VegasStrong was always in the room.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Fundraising Event Management. Technical Meeting & Event Production. Event & Meeting Management Fundamentals. Upcoming Courses.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 31, 2017

To make event planning a breeze, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions has everything you need. For two decades, Kalahari Resorts & Conventions has been making event planning effortless with knowledgeable and experienced staff, seamless operations, a willingness to adjust to personal needs and the ability to accommodate events of all sizes.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Freelance Event Producer | AlliedPRA | Phoenix, AZ. Event Manager | Casino Del Sol | Tuscon, AZ.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Design & Event Coordinator | AlliedPRA | Chandler, AZ. Event Manager | streamlinevents, inc.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

One of the main reasons event professionals learn with us is to hone the skills needed to advance their event planning careers, and many of them ask us about job openings. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Events Coordinator II – Operations Logistics | Isagenix | Gilbert, AZ. Learn More.

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Unique Venues

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In this region, the University of Illinois Conferences & Special Events is home to a 1,400-acre campus with high-tech classroom spaces, lounges, and overnight accommodations for up to 1,800 people and a dedicated event staff to help plan it all. University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Springfield, MO. Mount Pleasant, MI.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 11, 2016

There’s definitely a meetings and events correlation among the top 10 historic hotels in the 2016 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice awards. It seems that special events are as much a part of these treasured venues as the dates in which they first broke ground. of event space, and is constantly adding new features to its property.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 28, 2019

Destination marketers have big audiences to reach — event organizers, business and leisure travelers, journalists, and social-media influencers. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, and former Wisconsin Gov. Destinations International CEO Don Welsh takes the stage in St.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Located in Golden, Colorado, The Colorado School of Mines is an ideal location for conferences, meetings, or professional retreats. Across the country in the northeast, you can find the Conference Center at Waltham Woods just minutes from downtown Boston. You can use classrooms, the Cecil H. & Thomas, Minneapolis & St.

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Unique Venues

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Located in Golden, Colorado, The Colorado School of Mines is an ideal location for conferences, meetings, or professional retreats. Across the country in the northeast, you can find the Conference Center at Waltham Woods just minutes from downtown Boston. The Conference Center at Montclair State University. Tufts University.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2016

You studied political science and played football at the University of Wisconsin. The event that really galvanized me was when [NFL player turned U.S. What will you talk about at the PCMA Education Conference? What spurred you to military service after graduation? I grew up wanting to be in the military.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2018

The mission of the bucolic 36-acre retreat and conference center near Lake Michigan in Racine, Wisconsin, is, Dower said, “to utilize Wingspread as a place for the right people to deal with big issues in a small-group fashion.”. The Johnson Foundation manages Wingspread, a Benchmark Global Hospitality Company property.

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Ins'Tent

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

During the 2018 event, 43 vehicle manufacturers let visitors and journalists check out their cars. Any car enthusiast can find something appealing at the event because it brings in diverse companies from all over the world. Hundreds of thousands of people come to the event to see new vehicles.

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Unique Venues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Chicago Southland is enthusiastically ready to assist you in planning your regional meetings and events! We pride ourselves on stellar service and going the extra mile in assisting all planners, regardless of meeting or event size. With multiple event spaces, Thornton Distilling Co. in Thornton.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 2, 2023

of meeting space, two event rooms, a wild selection of food options, high-speed internet, a six-foot built-in screen, an LCD projector and Polycom speakerphone, both available to rent. Tours are daily and there are also fun, spooky events scheduled throughout the year. of meeting and event space and 43 breakout rooms.

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