PCMA Convene

AUGUST 20, 2024

Expo Halls “The waste is a real issue when it comes to traditional trade shows. Courtesy EUSEM) Create More of a Buzz in the Exhibit Hall Davi Kaur “The exhibition is a sacred cow at medical meetings,” said Davi Kaur , CEO of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM).

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In addition to Convening Leaders, Holsinger said that the company is in the midst of a pilot of Quant at trade shows and conventions that cover a wide range of verticals — medical, manufacturing, IT, and corporate events. The easiest group to benchmark is medical,” Holsinger said.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Consider CES — one of the best-recognized names in trade shows — where the main stage has been dominated by men. As I worked on our January cover story on medical meetings, I took a deep dive into how AI is expected to disrupt health care over the coming years.

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Meetings support many other parts of the economy through business trade shows, scientific conferences and medical meetings. Those hard workers lost their livelihoods, customers and revenues through no fault of their own. We have also lost the mental health that comes with anticipation of travel.

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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

MAY 29, 2021

Convene spoke with Reed in late February to learn how he and his team reengineered the annual meeting not as a short-term strategy but to make it a sustainable enterprise — and a more valuable experience for all participants — for the coming years. It’s been a big challenge to make physical trade shows succeed on online platforms.

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SmartMeetings

JULY 12, 2016

With an astounding 85,300 Twitter followers, Issa shares tourism, events/meetings industry, and American Express Meetings & Events updates. Jouaneh, is a meetings expert who regularly contributes to Smart Meetings news. Ball is a major resource for Smart Meetings, and even hosts webinars on the website.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 18, 2025

In my earlier career, I planned more than 600 weddings (you could usually find me tearing up in the back as couples said their I Dos), then hundreds of corporate & nonprofit events, trade shows, and medical meetings.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

A’18’s programming included more than 785 activities — and the trade-show floor counted as just one — with a dizzying range of breakouts, including sustainable urban housing, energy efficiency, accessibility, mitigating biodiversity loss, landfill reclamation, and floodproofing. More Innovative Meetings.

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 31, 2016

How one association struggled with whether or not to cancel its convention and expo when disaster struck. read more.

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Medical Meetings Trade Shows Risk Management Association Meetings 51

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

According to Convene ’s most recent Meetings Market Survey , on average, 6 percent of a meeting’s direct expenses fall in the marketing/promotion category.

Marketing 51

Marketing Meetings Food and Beverage Advertising 51

PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

BIO offered more than session info in its on-site program. It’s a common conundrum: Your attendees want to explore the city, but where should they go? Which bars are beloved by locals? Which restaurants have the tastiest food or the coolest views? Sometimes, it helps to ask the experts.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2024

The research showed that “food shaming led to lower self-esteem and eating disorders and made people more likely to avoid the cereal aisle in grocery stores.” Not so when professionals head out on the trade-show floor — we know we are not walking on neutral ground. Exhibitors pay for the space to promote their products.

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Food and Beverage Medical Meetings Trade Shows Social Media 111

Planning Pod

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Event app and event management platform for larger meetings and trade shows. Perfect for: Elevating the attendee experience at large meetings and managing lots of event details during the planning stages. Perfect for: Large trade shows and conferences that connect attendees with exhibitors and sponsors.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 2, 2018

. & YOU, an international digital health congress focused on bringing patients and patient perspectives into medical meetings. You don’t have to go to a live conference anymore to get CME [continuing medical education], which has been the principal reason to come to many medical meetings. HLTH AND WELLNESS.

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