PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Travel Association estimates that visa processing delays have cost the U.S. Travel Association estimates that these delays, primarily affecting visitors from countries including Mexico, Brazil, and India, have cost the U.S. nearly 7 million potential visitors and $12 billion in projected spending in 2023. Over the summer, U.S.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 1, 2019

International Inbound Travel” report, as global travel expanded 6 percent in 2018, the U.S. continued to lose market share, with overseas travel to the U.S. Sacks emphasized that the report did not make a direct correlation between the decline in international tourists and international conference attendees traveling to the U.S.,

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PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Several years ago, Jeremy Smith, a sustainable tourism writer, speaker, and consultant, saw an opportunity to help the travel industry recognize the role it could play in addressing the issue. “We For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations. That also is driven by customer demand, he said.

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Tourism Government Sustainability 2030 105

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 24, 2017

The experts at venue sourcing and event management company Conference Care have some suggestions (and a detail checklist) for making the most of these essential tours. Try to make your site visit at the same time of day that a delegate would be travelling to the site. Evaluate Access. Consider True Capacity.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

I also manage the pre-show selection process, including contracting, site selection and visitation. What I am working on now: I’m gearing up for our annual WASTECON conference in Phoenix, Arizona. What I do outside of work: My husband and I love to travel and find unique locations to explore.

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2017

For many organizations, using meetings procurement companies (aka, third-party planners) like HelmsBriscoe and ConferenceDirect for site selection, contracts and other meeting planning functions is crucial to executing a successful event. It can take one hiccup in the planning of a meeting or conference to spark doubt from a client.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Key Takeaways: Milestones like the return of leisure and business travel and full-capacity restaurant dining rooms will precede in-person events. Leisure Travel. Leisure travel will return first, and when air and hotel numbers start going up in decent numbers, that’s a strong indicator. Business Travel. Mask Wearing.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 19, 2024

Rhanee Palma Rising global temperatures impact not only the health and safety of participants, but meeting design and site-selection strategies, said Rhanee Palma, CDME, operations and events manager for the Davis, California–based UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC).

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Maritz Global Events

MARCH 3, 2020

These issues could cause business confidence to wane and group-business travel is most sensitive to this. Event registration platforms and management software hold a goldmine of information: names, business titles, personal/business email addresses, phone numbers, travel itineraries and reservations and more. Data Protection.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 27, 2017

health-care events this year: It’s also affecting site-selection decisions for meetings scheduled over the next few years. However, the initial implementation has not only affected attendance numbers at U.S. 5 Things Venues Need for Seamless Med/Pharma Meetings with Presenter Pat Schaumann.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 19, 2019

5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies is out and some of the entries provide insights for meeting planners into what trends in travel and entertainment they should be paying attention to. With multiple locations in conference cities like Orlando, Fla., Gating level. anonymous user. DataTable subpages. Media Image.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2025

Reduced representation from marginalized groups, decreased support for professional development in DEI fields and the torrent of federal workforce reduction will lead to decreased attendance, she predicted.

Management 52

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2019

Brexit popped up as both a threat and opportunity for the events industry in the new “Europe as a Destination for Meetings and Conferences” study. dollar “is making Europe a comparatively cheaper destination, which could lead to more organizers hosing their international conferences in Europe as opposed to American cities.”.

Tourism 76

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

“Glenn and I worked to figure out how we could measure the impact” of all aspects of Maritz’s participation at IMEX America, Riggs said, from everyone’s travel, including ground transportation to their meals, and even the booth itself. That’s when the site selection contracts end — that’s now 2025,” Hansen said.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2017

Nominated by Alison Milgram, CMP, DES, Senior Events Manager, PCMA, which held PCMA Education Conference 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis — “It was a little after 10:30 p.m.on Her calm and sweet demeanor makes her a pleasure to be around on those long days on site. Conference Services Manager, Westin Cleveland Downtown.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2018

Among them are stats on such things as crime rates, entertainment offerings, cultural offerings, and economic vitality — factors which directly or indirectly impact site selection decisions for events. Does that last piece include conferences and conventions? has hired the DMO Travel Portland to do their marketing.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The last time the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) met in the United States, its general conference and assembly convened in Boston in 2000. When the opportunity arose for IFLA’s conference to move back to the U.S. The site visit was very personalized. and Seattle. 13-19, 2016.

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

They can even assist with transportation & travel, marketing & promotions, entertainment, and much more. . If you're looking to work directly with an expert, check out event management companies such as Helms Briscoe ( [link] ) or Conference Direct ( [link] ). For a complete list of state websites, click here: [link].

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Unique Venues

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

But at the same time planners also want a venue in a location that their attendees actually want to travel to – that offers some fun options after the day’s serious work takes place. Humboldt’s Conference & Event Services Department is extremely accommodating and will work with you to achieve your vision for your event.

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Plan Your Meetings

JANUARY 5, 2017

Gone are the days when people were content with staying in a hotel that could be in Anywhere, USA, and traveling for work without truly getting out and experiencing the destination. At the same time, gone are the days of companies and organizations having enough staff and budget to plan every detail for travelers.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

It has a slight focus on conferences and corporate events, but contains lots of helpful content for everyone. Conferences that Work. It’s not the prettiest of sites, but Adrian Segar is an event industry expert with lots of insight. It also includes rankings of top meeting hotels and destinations. Smart Meetings.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The company was founded by Colin Cowie who has traveled all around the globe promoting his personal brand through books, television appearances, and speaking engagements. Event Strategy Group (or ESG) partners with brands to create corporate events, employee events, user conferences, trade shows, road shows, and more. CPG Agency.

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2019 Sports Advertising Entertainment 78

MeetingsNet

APRIL 11, 2023

Morals and politics aside, site selection in post-Roe America presents groups with new risk-management challenges, argues one industry lawyer. As states enact new laws affecting those rights, a handful of groups have publicly changed their conference location in protest. Abortion rights is an emotional and polarizing topic.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 11, 2017

Meanwhile, similar bathroom bills are being considered in other states — 16 as of last month, according to CNN — which can certainly affect a planner’s site-selection process. But what recourse do conference organizers have when discriminatory legislation is passed in a future host city that is already on the books?

Contracts 53

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. Due to this concern, we have scheduled more conferences in Canada and also in Europe.”. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In the Convene survey, 24 percent of respondents said they take open-carry legislation into account when making site selections. Due to this concern, we have scheduled more conferences in Canada and also in Europe.”. They’re even making some planners think twice about meeting in a state that permits open carry of firearms.

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Risk Management Trade Shows Site Selections 2001 40

SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

With outdoor dining and entertainment space Avenida Houston, major convention center renovations and hotel openings, Houston did its best to prepare to handle the influx of travelers. In a press conference prior to the game, she fueled even more chatter by stating that she wanted her performance to promote inclusion and equality.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 12, 2025

2016, we supported a client (and now friend) with our consultancy conference management service. Exchanges on that conference project led to this analysis: The space market is a gold mine for innovation, technology, engineering, materials, and all related domains to exploration. They need support in doing so.

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Plan Your Meetings

JULY 2, 2018

Supreme Court last week upheld President Trump’s travel ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority nations as constitutional. As such, it’s an important time to explore a prior travel ban for travelers to the U.S. As such, it’s an important time to explore a prior travel ban for travelers to the U.S.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In the second of our series on The Promiseland Project, we’re on site for the initiative’s inaugural event to see how a big idea about meaningful conversation plays out in a tiny North Dakota town. No matter where you traveled in America this fall, you couldn’t escape divisive political advertisements.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Representatives from all eight cities traveled to Washington, D.C., that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. A month later, representatives from the selection committee visited Cleveland, and the city moved to the next round of the competition.

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