Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The impact and importance of meetings for medical and pharmaceutical industry attendees is not only increasing, but the complexity of the events and what is expected of planners is more demanding as well, according to a new report from American Express Meetings & Events and a survey conducted by Smart Meetings.

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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.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A recent survey of more than 200 business-event planners by Global DMC Partners found that their top five challenges this year are adapting to higher costs; finding availability; budget management; timely approval from internal decisionmakers; and contract negotiations. Read every line closely” and be prepared to clarify or alter terms.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 3, 2024

Events are everywhere; and event planners play an integral role in any and every industry. Staff meetings, sales meetings, educational programs, board meetings, national/international events—in-person or virtual or a combination thereof—any gathering of individuals can decide the fate of an organization.”

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As if the job of meeting professional weren’t difficult enough, many have had to take on the role of Chief Difficult Conversation Starter. In fact, if approached with thoughtfulness and preparation, those interactions could lead to the meeting professionals taking a rightful place as strategic advisors. By the Numbers. Jeff Calmus.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 4, 2021

Anderson serves on the board of directors for United States Travel Association (USTA), is an executive committee member of Meetings Mean Business Coalition, co-chair of USTA CEO Roundtable and is a member on Destination International’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. has named Diamond senior meeting manager.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 20, 2024

For the planner, we’re trying to be more strategic because, especially for smaller or shorter meetings, they take up a lot of space, come at an enormous cost, and take a long amount of time to set up. Kaur said delegates at medical meetings value the opportunity to learn about new treatments and devices.

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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. Vital Lessons from Covid-era Medical Meetings. What makes content compelling?

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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. Currently, about 35 percent of U.S. The post U.S.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Recently, 65% of planners cited cost as the deciding factor. of planners cited cost as their deciding factor. Will thinks a lot of planners are waiting too long to plan for event tech, therefore the budget can suffer. “ How to Choose Event Technology – What Should Planners look for? It seems like a big number right?

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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.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 29, 2022

What Reed, chief event strategy officer, American Society of Hematology (ASH), loved most about this time, he told participants in an online PCMA Community Conversation for medical meeting planners earlier this year, is probably what other planners have hated: “We needed to operate when there was really no roadmap to us,” Reed said. “I

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MeetingsNet

AUGUST 6, 2024

getting flooded by Debby, some meetings could have their itineraries cut short—and face attrition fees. along with a few meetings that were caught in its path. Starting on Friday, August 9, nearly 1,000 people are set to attend the Georgia Forestry Association’s three-day annual meeting at the Savannah Convention Center ( below ).

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

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. Attend this webinar to: Discover how physician preferences at meetings and congresses are changing.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 26, 2023

The monthly virtual Community Conversations with the Independent Event Organizers (IEO) and Medical Meetings Organizers (MMO) have been quite helpful to me. The MMO group has hosted several medical planners’ behind-the-scenes presentations of their recent major conferences. Keeping me in the know!

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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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Endless Events

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The Event Tech Podcast strives to make your life as an event planner easier, so we’re back at it! 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. Click here for the full audio transcription.

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MeetingsNet

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Nearly half of attendees in a recent survey said they fell asleep or felt drowsy during a meeting. Hilton’s Meet with Purpose program gives planners plug-and-play menu and activity ideas designed to wake them right up. read more.

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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.

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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.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In late July, nearly 350 event planners participated in our survey. The good news is on the financial front: Respondents are earning significantly more than the group of planners who responded to the last survey in late February and early March of 2020 , right before COVID lockdowns. Credentialed Planners Earn More.

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Convene by PCMA

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I was encouraged by the conversation between DMO and association leaders, the first in a series of continuing roundtables we are planning on this topic, as they came up with ideas on ways to remain true to stakeholder values and organizational missions that conflict with meeting in red-state destinations. Seeing Double.

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