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Last week, Rita Moore joined ConferenceDirect as director of conference management operations, overseeing the conference management team, including training, recruiting, and processes. Most recently, she worked on the hotel side of the industry as...

At its Visionary Awards in early May, the Professional Convention Management Association Education Foundation honored Wanda Johnson, CMP, CAE, as Meeting Professional of the Year. Johnson is the chief program officer for the Endocrine Society...

Kelsey Lawrence has interned at Convention Data Services (CDS) in Bourne, Mass., for the past three years as she worked toward her BS in business marketing and her MBA at Endicott College. Lawrence, who will join the CDS marketing department this...