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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

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Preparing for the Exam In 2004, when Meeting Professionals International (MPI) held their EMEA Conference in Berlin, Mahmoud was working as director of conventions at the Berlin Convention Office. We deal with change, organization, contacting our customers, learning, training and much more on a daily basis,” she says.

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Smart Moves in Lahaina, Tampa and More

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In 2004, Lloyd joined her current DMO and served most recently as its housing services manager. She has also held the roles of group director, global training solutions director, global sales director, head of sales and marketing and event manager at Informa Markets. Louisville Tourism promoted Lloyd to senior housing services manager.

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Yolanda Simmons Battle | PCMA Member Spotlight

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According to the Occupational Information Network (O*Net) and Meetings Today, April 2004 article, [link] meeting planning appears in the top 15 of the stress tolerance scale, this is out of 873 jobs. The surge of in-person, hybrid and virtual events post the height of the pandemic contributes to the increase of reports of stress and anxiety.

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PCMA to Planners: Be a Better Performer, and a Better Manager

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After finishing second in the 200-meter dash at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Felix was confident that she would win gold in 2008. But even with four more years of hard training, she once again finished second to her rival, Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica. Felix told the audience that the 2008 loss forced her to “reframe disappointment.

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A Storied Career in Association Management and Events

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Payne also served on the PCMA Education Foundation Board, and then as chairman in 2004. I’d like to become a better golfer, but I think that train may have left the station. He was honored with the PCMA Professional Achievement Award in 2007. I’m fortunate to have a place down in Charleston, S.C.,

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Six Reasons Why Toronto Stands Out

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Toronto Pearson International Airport, named the best large airport in North America five years running by Airports Council International (ACI), is just a 30-minute ride from downtown via the UP Express train. Exhibition Place has raked in an impressive number of awards and accolades for its sustainability efforts.

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How the World’s Biggest Airlines Are Working toward Net-Zero Emissions

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Airbus cites a 30-percent fuel-burn improvement for the forthcoming A321XLR variant of its popular A321neo, but doesn’t specify which aircraft is being used for the comparison: presumably the now elderly Boeing 757, which first flew 40 years ago and was last produced in 2004.