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Conference Metrics That Matter

“What gets measured, gets managed,” is a phrase coined by management guru Peter Drucker. For annual conferences, this is best accomplished by identifying and adopting a combination of leading and lagging performance measures.

PCMA Foundation gifts scholarships to support APAC event professionals

PCMA Foundation announces support in scholarship to upskill event professionals. To help support the APAC event management profession adapt to the changing landscape of the business event industry, the PCMA Foundation is gifting the region support in scholarships for selective PCMA courses.

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Capitol Hill Addresses Visa Wait Time Issue

Convention attendees and exhibitors from some non-U.S. destinations have been contending with visitor visa processing times as long as 800 days, negatively impacting international participation at U.S.-based events. New legislation targeting the issue offers some hope.

Convene’s Annual Salary Survey: How Well Are You Being Compensated?

In 2022, the results of Convene’s Annual Salary Survey indicated that while planners were commanding higher salaries on average than before COVID, they felt a greater sense of unrest. Help us understand how event organizers are being compensated — and therefore valued.

PCMA APAC Labs – Recap on Future of Work: Impact of AI on the Workforce

The “Project SPARK: The AI Tool for Eventprofs, by Eventprofs” webinar on 18 July 2023 received incredible feedback on how SPARK can support and help them regain their precious time from repetitive tasks. “AI will not replace you and your job, but people who use AI will.” Veemal Gungadin, Founder & CEO, Gevme Hear from our participants on their thoughts and how they used SPARK: As a marketer for business events, SPARK saves me valuable time by swiftly extracting key takeaways from lengthy videos, summarise and transform them engaging LinkedIn posts. This allows me to focus on the aspects that require a human touch. Ethan Ng, Managing Partner, MET Communications "SPARK is an amazing tool for business events! I wish I had discovered it sooner when when I was crafting a session description from scratch last week. I dropped my content into SPARK, and it effortlessly outperform my copy!" Karen Bolinger, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Destination Gold Coast

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