SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Donna Hunt, CEO and managing director for HMS Meeting Services (left), and Yashema Mack. Rebranding is a natural part of the hospitality industry , so much so that we don’t even blink when properties change names or flags. Hotels do it all the time. I believe it’s time to do the same for third-party planners.

Trade Shows 40

Trade Shows Medical Meetings Contracts Hotels 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Less so the contracting, but more the sharing of ideas to make something work effectively in their space. Constantly meeting new people. Love working with hospitality people, and seeing a meeting go well. Medical meeting industry is challenging! Meeting attendees that we have gotten to know over the years.

Contracts 58

Contracts Travel Medical Meetings Education 58

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

I love the aspect of having the opportunity to meet new people every day, and of course, being hospitable and welcoming newcomers into the city I grew up in and love so much! What’s the best day you’ve had in the meetings industry so far? Senior Meetings Planner National Contract Management Association Ashburn, Virginia, USA.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

Here is what they said: Convincing stakeholders to hold live or hybrid meetings (63 percent). Contract negotiations/liability/waivers (43 percent). based planner concerns for moving forward with events were (highest to lowest): fear in general, lower attendance, travel restrictions, and negotiating contract terms.

Negotiating 98

Negotiating 2021 Medical Meetings 2020 98

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Outside of medical meetings, “those [organizations] that were going to have a meeting, instead of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland [putting on a show], it was the new secretary in the department.

2012 56

2012 2013 Food and Beverage 2009 56