Event Strategy & Design
Advice for Planners Forced to Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Here are some recent tips from planners on the PCMA Catalyst forum on how to more reliably estimate numbers for F&B events.
DES Spotlight: Victoria Fanning
The DES Spotlight highlights a specific Digital Event Strategist graduate that has been transforming digital and hybrid events to benefit not only their organization, but also their audience. Victoria Fanning is a senior manager of online event production with MGMA and has been planning digital events since 2009, with a current focus on medical meetings.
Seven Telltale Signs That a Conference is a Scam
While the subjective nature of scientific quality makes it difficult to label a low-quality event predatory, there are some telltale warning signs. ICCA offers a guide to some of the most common characteristics.
What to Do About Fake and Predatory Conferences
Is there a solution for putting an end to fake and predatory conferences? Professors, meeting professionals, and more weigh in with their own experiences.
What Are WELL Buildings and Healthy Venues — And Why Should We Care?
Convention centers are embracing green building standards as a way to make their venues more Earth-friendly. Creating building environments that help their inhabitants thrive just may be the next big thing.
Reinventing the Health-Care Conference
The Manova summit debuted in 2018 as an experiment in changing conversations about the future of health care. With the second annual summit underway, here’s a look at how organizers are leaning into lessons learned last year.
Getting Buy-In for Green Events
Mercedes Hunt, the founder and owner of Map & Compass Consulting, is a passionate advocate for event sustainability. Years of experience, as well as years of academic research, have revealed
Meetings We Like: Adoption Exchange Association National Conference
At the AEA’s annual event, adoption and child welfare professional find strategies to recruit permanent homes for children in the foster care system.
What Corporate CEOs and Event Professionals Have in Common
A recent pledge by the Business Roundtable — an association whose members are CEOs of major U.S. corporations — demonstrates that social responsibility is a shared responsibility.
How Destinations International Put Attendees in the Spotlight
The destination marketing industry may speak with one voice, but it sings with many. Here’s how Destinations International debuted its own house band at its 2019 Annual Convention.
Lessons in Hosting a Zero-Emissions Event
With a theme centered on one of its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations chose Salt Lake for the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference. Here’s why.
Webinar: Digital Event Strategist Course Online Open House
View our video conference for an overview of PCMA’s Digital Event Strategist Course. Here’s where you can get answers to all our questions about the DES certification.