The U.S. News and World Report's latest 100 Best Jobs of 2015 report puts meeting, convention, and event planning solidly in the middle—#57—ahead of patrol officers and public relations specialists, but not quite up there with those in the top 10...
PCMA board Chair Ray KopcinskiMembers of the Professional Convention Management Association voted to pass all proposed bylaws amendments last month, including allowing supplier members to now serve as officers.
“The votes are in and the Board-pr...
Deborah Sexton, PCMA president What qualities are association CEOs looking for when they hire meeting managers? Deborah Sexton, president and CEO of the Professional Convention Management Association, moderated a session called “Associations in 2...
I get that they’re for-profit companies, but with fees proliferating like proverbial bunnies and tone-deaf airline execs making comments about putting profits over the traveling public, I can’t help but wonder if those who are calling airlines th...
The International Association of Exhibitions and Events has opened the call for nominations for its annual awards program, which includes 12 awards recognizing the contributions of professionals in the exhibitions and events industry. Woman of Ac...
The word “curation” has become very popular in the social media world, as many practitioners look for opportunities to reach their communities in a way that adds value. Not surprisingly, there are several different perceptions about...
Like Smokey the Bear imploring each of us to take care of the forests, Roger Rickard recently implored a group of meeting professionals to join the Meetings Mean Business Coalition to protect the future of the meetings industry. An author and...
The nor’easter that continued to hammer the Northeast on Tuesday has caused area airports to cancel thousands of flights over the two-day period—with Boston’s Logan airport canceling flights from 7 p.m. Monday until an as-yet unspecified time on ...
Industry events barely let up during the holiday season. Check out these photos from SITE’s Global Conference in the Netherlands, VisitDenmark’s MINDevent, IAEE’s Expo! Expo! Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Los...
Malaysia Airlines, as we know all too well, had a very bad, tragic year, with the loss of Flight MH370 with 239 people on board, and the shooting down of Flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine that killed 298. Not surprisingly its safety rat...
