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How Orlando Delivers Record-Breaking Attendance

The growing tech hub makes it easy to mix business and pleasure.

BY Sarah Beauchamp October 2, 2017

7 Business Lessons From Jazz

How experimentation, embracing errors, and other jazz tenets can be applied in business settings.

BY Barbara Palmer October 2, 2017

Behind the Scenes: For All to See

Welcoming and inclusive events don’t just happen.

BY Michelle Russell October 2, 2017

We’re Not Going It Alone

Regional partnerships are key to PCMA’s global strategy.

BY Deborah Sexton October 2, 2017

Female Culinary Leaders Take the Stage in Calgary

Hundreds of female chefs and restaurateurs converged in Calgary in September for the Women Chefs & Restaurateurs Education Conference.

October 2, 2017

Food Tours, Progressive Dinners: Ingredients for a Moveable Feast

A progressive dinner format has all the ingredients that attendees now expect: a great meal, the opportunity to make connections, and the element of surprise.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst October 2, 2017

How Inclusive Are Your Meetings?

Not everyone feels welcome at your meeting. And some of that could be your fault — because of your speaker lineup, marketing collateral, or something else that’s making them feel like they don’t belong there. Here’s how to open your program to your entire community.

BY Sarah Beauchamp October 2, 2017

What Keeps a Conference Coming Back?

According to three of the busiest convention centers in North America and their loyal clients, it comes down to the comfort of familiarity mixed with the ability to grow together.

BY Casey Gale October 2, 2017

4 Medical Conferences That Put Innovation First

Medical conferences are dedicated to improving patient care. But what if instead of focusing on incremental change, they pursued amazing advances and crazy innovations? Here are four that do just that.

BY Christopher Durso October 2, 2017

Broaden Your Event’s Appeal with Influencer Marketing

Ori Lahav’s expertise includes implementing marketing strategies, ATL/BTL and leading digital campaigns in online/social media channels. Ori appears in the latest video for The Intersection, produced by PCMA and PSAV, to explain how to Broaden Your Event’s Appeal with Influencer Marketing.

BY Ori Lahav October 1, 2017

13th EVPA Annual Conference

An estimated 450 attendees will visit Oslo, Norway, for the European Venture Philanthropy Association’s (EVPA) 2017 Annual Conference — one of the largest and most established conferences in the world for social investment and venture philanthropy. 

BY Casey Gale October 1, 2017

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting

A record number of exhibitors set up shop at this year’s American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Meeting in Seattle — joined by about 900 orthopedic surgeons, physicians, and allied health professionals.

BY Casey Gale October 1, 2017

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