PCMA Convene

JULY 9, 2021

Ke wrote: “It has now become clear that meeting the needs of our society without breaching the earth’s ecological boundaries will demand a paradigm shift.”. For most associations, hosting meetings and conferences fall into their regular operations. Laura Kate Bender. On the Program.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

If you’re like many corporate meeting planners, planning meetings and events may only be part of your job and you learn as you go, without formal training. But if planning meetings and events are a passion of yours and you want to become a meeting professional, there are 33 skills you need to master. J: Marketing.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 16, 2023

based global urbanist Greg Clark, who spoke at the IMEX Policy Forum in Frankfurt in May, told Joint Meetings Industry Council’s The Iceberg platform. (ESTRO social media) The pandemic has upended destinations’ view of business events as some kind of “subsidiary of tourism,” U.K.-based

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2024

The head of Mastercard’s events “gave us their high-profile internal staff meeting to test this because their leadership wants Mastercard to be the most sustainable company in the world,” Riggs said. “We Also part of the calculation is ground transport — how one gets to the airport, the host destination venue, back to the airport, and home.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

With a personal network of relationships at the highest levels of premier hotel chains, resorts, boutique and independent hotels, and venues worldwide, she is an expert at navigating the nuances of site selection, contracts, and the details affecting cost and return on investment.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 7, 2018

Organizer David Bruce, managing director of CMP Meeting Services, said in early March that he has filed paperwork to form a nonprofit that “looks like an association.” In addition to lobbying about commission issues, he plans to offer members access to group pricing for wireless, legal, accounting and transportation services.

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Eventscase Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Whether you are planning a conference, seminar, end-of-year party, or sales meeting, every aspect is important to ensure the event reflects the company’s professional image and meets its goals. Site Selection and Logistics Selecting the right venue is a critical aspect of how to organise a corporate event.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Meeting and event professionals, particularly those planning group trips abroad, can learn from these suggested measures. Site selection is a critical step in event planning , and site visits are crucial to the process. Choose a destination with great transportation infrastructure. Be prepared for Zika virus.

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International Institute of Event Management

MAY 26, 2014

Event Management Companies: Explore destination meeting spaces, hotel space, venue options, and other event ideas on Cvent's website, here: [link]. They can even assist with transportation & travel, marketing & promotions, entertainment, and much more. . For example, Denver, Colorado has a tourism website, VisitDenver.org.

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Connect Your Meetings

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

From there, it was all hands on deck to “roll out the red carpet” for the site-selection team, says Losinski. The site visit was very personalized. It’s not “getting people where they need to be,” it’s “transporting them.” Columbus ended up a finalist, along with Washington, D.C., and Seattle. 13-19, 2016.

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Master the Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

We’ve been event planning and hosting face-to-face meetings for a dog’s age and in dog lingo that’s a long time. I of course am biased (extremely biased) when it comes to the event and meeting planning industry. Event, meeting and conference planners are responsible to organize and manage all parts of events, meetings and conferences.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 24, 2022

We know that site selection isn’t just a quick and easy endeavor. Once you outline your goals, anything that doesn’t meet them can be easily eliminated. Choose a site that reflects your brand, but is still unique to the city. Will guests need to use public transportation? Public transportation?

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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. Gender-neutral signs posted at public bathrooms in West Hollywood, California. Despite all the controversy, Welsh casts the issue in a positive light.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 18, 2017

It will be an event people will be buzzing about for years to come, which means it surely offers some important lessons that meeting planners will appreciate. Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation and several other agencies. Create a transportation strategy. Book early.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Courtney Spence and her father, Roy Spence (center), meet with a Watford City resident to understand the community’s challenges. After building it, three construction workers volunteered to haul the pre-fabricated pieces 1,400 miles from San Angelo, Texas, to Watford City, North Dakota, to bring it to life. Photo/Liz Moskowitz).

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2016

GILBERT National political conventions are the Super Bowl of meetings and conventions; it doesn’t get any bigger and better than this for a meetings and conventions destination. And then of course, the convention center — the convention center is going to be used for caucus meetings; it will also be used for staff and office space.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The first strategy meeting was with the city and the city leaders,” said Colette Jones, Destination Cleveland’s vice president of marketing. that February to present to the Republican National Committee’s Site Selection Committee. You’re dealing with a lot of hotels that are great partners, but they don’t have meeting space.”.

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