Endless Events

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Prepare to have your mind blown by this week’s discussion of tablets and events! Just recently, we launched an episode about hardware in the world of events. The Event Tech Podcast strives to make your life as an event planner easier, so we’re back at it! The Event Lifecycle.

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Events Rehearsal Medical Meetings Planner 217

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 13, 2024

For many international doctors, attending a medical meeting in the U.S. For international attendees, however, getting to a meeting isnt easy and its not simply about travel headaches or high costs. 13 at Convening Leaders 2025 recognizes the challenge that the restriction creates between an event and a host city.

Medical Meetings 52

Medical Meetings Audience Regulations Meeting 52

Convene by PCMA

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Los Angeles welcomes medical meetings of all sizes with an acclaimed health sciences community, top-tier venues, and creative spaces for discovery. This preeminent health sciences community sets the stage for planners looking to host medical meetings and events, but it’s not the only reason that groups gravitate towards LA.

Medical Meetings 52

Medical Meetings Meeting Hospitality Venue 52

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

The changes brought about by the pandemic have created “the best period” in his long career in the business events industry, said Bill Reed, FASAE, CMP. I’m a firm advocate that hybrid events are here to stay,” Reed said. Our audience really has grown to expect choices and the hybrid event is the ultimate choice.”.

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Medical Meetings Registration Speakers Audience 98

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

There’s a lot of information out there about how to better your career as a meeting professional. Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. One Step Ahead, Predicting the Future of Event Technology.

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Medical Meetings Contracts Contracts Event Technology 130

MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC President, Schaumann Consulting Group, LLC For launching a certification for newcomers in the medical-meetings field Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC, has had an outsized influence on the medical-meetings industry over the years, and she’s at it again.

Medical Meetings 40

Medical Meetings Education Certification Healthcare 40

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Some respondents said they relished the changes the pandemic brought to their roles, but for others, working in a business events environment that continues to have a lot of uncertainties is more stressful than ever. In late July, nearly 350 event planners participated in our survey. Credentialed Planners Earn More.

Organization 98

Organization Planner Events Medical Meetings 98

Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 9, 2024

For meeting planners, that unique knowledge center of leaders and speakers—plus state-of-the-art bioscience facilities conveniently located within walking distance of 4,000 hotels rooms—makes Phoenix an ideal location for medical meetings. Greater Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing markets for life sciences in the U.S.

Medical Meetings 98

Medical Meetings Healthcare Education Speakers 98

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

This program has been submitted to the Events Industry Council for CMP Preferred Provider review. Using research results from a recent white paper by Ashfield Meetings & Events, three medical-meeting specialists will discuss how physician preferences at meetings and congresses are evolving, and why.

Healthcare 58

Healthcare Medical Meetings Panel Sponsors 58

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 6, 2024

The good news: No large events were at the riverfront Tampa Convention Center ( below, with hotels at back right ) at that time. found themselves in Debby’s crosshairs, as did a few event groups in those cities. She advises that planners make sure that their hotel contracts do not calculate attrition on a nightly or per-night basis.

Contracts 59

Contracts Contracts Preparation Banking 59

Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2024

In the July-August Convene issue, editors asked event professionals from around the world to share their sacred cows — those event practices or traditions that they think are out-of-date and need to be overhauled or replaced — and their solutions. Here we share their ideas that focus on exhibits.

Conference 52

Conference Medical Meetings Trade Show Certification 52

Convene by PCMA

APRIL 26, 2023

Get to know PCMA Member Kimberly Stanséll, CMP, Event Management & Strategy Consultant, Strategic Planning Partners. The monthly virtual Community Conversations with the Independent Event Organizers (IEO) and Medical Meetings Organizers (MMO) have been quite helpful to me. Keeping me in the know!

Medical Meetings 52

Medical Meetings Registration Consulting Networking 52

MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

7 business-event pros weigh in on how to get what you need in an event contract and stay on budget. A few key tips: Make F&B events value-added experiences and understand what “exclusive AV provider” really means. A multi-year or multi-event deal could get you what you need” both in that moment and for those future meetings.

Meeting 52

Meeting Contracts Contracts Vendor 52

MeetingsNet

JULY 29, 2016

Two presenters at the recent Global Business Travel Association Convention say the same focus has not been turned on meeting attendees. Duty of care practices are well established for individual employees traveling the world for their companies. read more.

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Planner Meeting Attendee Travel 56

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 26, 2016

The Event Services Professionals Association just released a customizable toolkit of accessibility checklists hotels, convention centers, and convention and visitors bureaus can customize to show planner clients how they accommodate people with disabilities. read more.

Venue 41

Venue Planner Medical Meetings Events 41

MeetingsNet

AUGUST 26, 2016

The Event Services Professionals Association just released a customizable toolkit of accessibility checklists hotels, convention centers, and convention and visitors bureaus can customize to show planner clients how they accommodate people with disabilities. read more.

Venue 40

Venue Planner Medical Meetings Events 40

Smart Meetings

AUGUST 12, 2021

Planning and planning for weeks on end, getting everything in order—vendors, speaker, planners, F&B, those little odds and ends. I’m in the middle of planning an event for about 80 people. We anticipated being able to do it kind of back to the way that you would anticipate a meeting for 80 people [pre-Covid],” Bohrer began.

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Meeting Contracts Contracts Vendor 246

Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

By bringing professionals together to share knowledge the business events industry has a role to play in closing societal divisions. Business events are where different perspectives are shared and open discourse is encouraged. Sherrif Karamat, CAE, President & CEO, PCMA and CEMA.

Medical Meetings 98

Medical Meetings Events Audience Trends 98

Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

life sciences and medical meeting destinations, Philadelphia is continuously focused on helping planners host memorable and safe business events. With PHLCVB, Nash analyzes public health and safety reports, reviews public health guidelines, and provides recommendations for planners. As one of the top U.S.

Planner 98

Planner Medical Meetings Events Location 98

Smart Meetings

JULY 1, 2021

Travel Association believes professional meetings and events (PME) suffer from being lumped in with other gatherings—and is working to change that. Travel Association has kicked off its “ Let’s Meet There ” campaign, unveiled at MPI’s WEC 2021 , to further propel the comeback of PMEs. 001 percent, to be precise.

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Travel Travel Meeting Sports 246

Convene by PCMA

MARCH 24, 2025

Learn more about how ABTS can help host your medical meetings. ABTS Convention Services is the leader in end-to-end solutions for international medical meetings. Travel management, group housing, compliance advisory, and more are handled seamlessly for every meeting attendee and planner.

Medical Meetings 87

Medical Meetings Sponsors Meeting Regulations 87

Smart Meetings

MARCH 18, 2025

Read More : What Does Success Look Like for Gen Z Planners? As event professionals, we know we are gifted in serving others and making incredible, unforgettable moments a reality. Read More : Refract Seattle: The Power of Connecting Events to Local Community We need to come together and celebrate the uniqueness of those around us.

Human Resources 244

Human Resources Medical Meetings Trade Show Hospitality 244

Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 2, 2024

That said, medical meetings may be among the meetings most likely to be impacted. Among those peering into a crystal ball to attempt to pinpoint the future for medical meetings is Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC. If profits also lower as a result, so might budgets for medical meetings and congresses.

Medical Meetings 254

Medical Meetings Meeting Healthcare Consulting 254

Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Trump prepares to take office, event organizers must consider the effects of his policies and appointments on the medical meetings industry. I’ve been getting many inquiries about the future of medical meetings under the new Trump administration. As President-elect Donald J.

Medical Meetings 98

Medical Meetings Meeting Regulations Manufacturing 98