Connect Your Meetings

APRIL 29, 2019

Tiras, CMP, works in Houston, Texas, as p resident at International Meeting Managers, Inc. As a 2019 15 Over 50 honoree, Tiras discusses her passion for the events industry. How I got here: When our youngest went off to college, I was approached by the Baylor College of Medicine to manage medical meetings for various departments.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

What makes one meeting professional happy may not be another’s cup of tea. Which is pretty good news: There are a different ways to find fulfillment in the business-events industry. . Bringing my vision for an event to completion. Building relationships with sponsors to help them meet their objectives.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

Bizzabo recently published a list of the top 60 event professionals to follow on Twitter based on their event coverage and overall digital presence—and we’re happy to see that lots of familiar faces within the Smart Meetings family made the list. Jouaneh, is a meetings expert who regularly contributes to Smart Meetings news.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Company or organization: Bright Ideas Events in Vancouver, British Columbia What I love about my job: There are so many that the list is endless. I love producing a variety of different events with different themes. I love creating an actual event out of one of my ideas. Job title: CEO and president. in Vancouver, Washington.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 5, 2016

While some trade shows in the meetings industry are cool about including third-party planners, other organizations, from convention and visitors bureaus to our own Smart Meeting Events , prefer to recruit corporate planners who are often favored by suppliers looking to sign contracts for future events.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Because the meeting and event professionals who are honored are rather young and already quite accomplished. This is our fourth class,” said PCMA President and CEO Deborah Sexton, “and with each one, we are struck by the passion and insights these individuals bring to the business-events community. HOLLY LAMMERT. The people!

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

For decades, membership in PCMA had been a closed circle, limited to medical-meeting professionals. Nichols’ pioneering writing in the field — she edited the first version of Professional Meeting Management , published in 1985 — turned her into a teacher, she said. PCMA staffer John Oliver was the first editor.)

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SmartMeetings

JULY 31, 2020

The architect of Walmart’s Black Friday crowd management plan and “retailtainment” events serves as chairman of the Department of Homeland Security Public Assembly Facility Sub-sector Group for commercial facilities. He is also a former emergency medical technician, and he compares the current situation to an accident scene.

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