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 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

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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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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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. As the compliance landscape continues to evolve, consider these three lessons to welcome a global audience to your next meeting.

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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.

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MPI

OCTOBER 31, 2023

what is quiet quitting? It isn't a new phenomenon, but it is gathering much more steam and followers. In essence, it is when disengaged employees will stick around long after they're finding their work challenging and fulfilling, and so they stay but do the bare minimum.

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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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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Pat Schaumann, CMP, CSEP, DMCP, HMCC, made a name for herself 10 years ago with the launch of the Healthcare Meeting Compliance Certificate program. MeetingsNet’s Changemakers list recognizes outstanding meeting professionals for their efforts to move their organizations and the industry forward in unique and positive ways.

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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

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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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Will the incoming Trump Administration affect the meetings industry? 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. What does he see?

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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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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. This may affect the budgets available for medical meetings and congresses.

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