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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

Smart Meetings

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Read More : Year of the Sustainable RFP Let me connect the dots for you. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry.

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Why Event Planner Jobs Are Climate Jobs

PCMA Convene

While weve made progress as an industry toward more sustainable event practices, how can planners assume a climate-focused role to help move the needle further? Balance the Attendee Experience Against Sustainable Practices Develop a smart, audience-focused strategy to make decisions about signs, handouts, and giveaways.

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Will Your Meetings Ever Have a Carbon Budget?

MeetingsNet

A new report from the Global Business Travel Association looks at the frontiers of climate-conscious travel, from carbon fees to sustainable aviation fuel. Alternatively, or in addition, some travel departments are charging travelers a carbon fee—a certain dollar amount per metric ton of CO2 emissions generated by the travel.

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Southern California Trailblazing Women Speak Out

Smart Meetings

It helped that she found some forward-thinking male and female mentors who encouraged her to build a sustainable life despite not seeing many women in leadership roles. On a personal level, my goal is to embrace the gift of travel and spend as much time as possible with friends and family in places I have never been. Then Covid hit.

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10x Your Next Conference: Why Now, More Than Ever, You Should Use Holistic Procurement Methodology

SmartMeetings

A 7-Step Process A true process will go beyond RFP sourcing and site selection, contracting and negotiations. Read More : Year of the Sustainable RFP Let me connect the dots for you. The choices made here ripple through to create a more responsible and sustainable event industry.

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More Associations Are Sounding the Climate Alarm

PCMA Convene

Rather than leaving it solely up to governments to take action on climate change, associations representing industry and professional sectors that are not directly related to environmental health are declaring climate emergencies in an effort to encourage their members to lead the charge for a more sustainable future. On the Program.

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28th Annual Meetings Market Survey: Slower Growth Ahead

PCMA Convene

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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