Arjan Kiezer and his bride Pien sharing a laugh on their wedding dayWhen RCMA Executive Director Harry Schmidt recently traveled to The Netherlands, he toured Amsterdam and the Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre—and invited the Centre’s business dev...
It’s not by chance that Gideons International attracted about 1,000 international attendees from 92 countries to its in international convention this past July. The organization has made a concerted effort to have more people from around the...
Charlotte CrabbeCharlotte Crabbe is about to embark on a life-changing journey that will take her from planning meetings for the Florida-based Impact Movement to youth ministry in Cape Town, South Africa. Here she tells the story of her journey—p...
RCMA’s annual conference, Emerge, is designed to help you rise above the concerns, challenges, and issues that face today’s faith-based planners. You will find lots of opportunities to meet with suppliers you need for your meetings at...
The Professional Convention Management Association announced the honorees in its first “Twenty in Their Twenties” program, which acknowledges the meetings industry’s emerging leaders, both planners and suppliers.
“Too often great leadership isn’...
Some 48 percent of association meeting attendees fill out online session evaluations, according to a study by MeetingMetrics of users of its meeting measurement software.
“I’m pleased, but not all that surprised, because I know our licensees do ...
Two-thirds of international association meetings are organized by national members from the host country, while far fewer are run by in-house staff or third-party professional congress organizers, according to the 2013 Union of International Asso...
Whether you’re looking for a new home for a sun-loving incentive group, a brand-spanking-new ballroom in downtown D.C., or a sure-to-be-hot luxury boutique in Vegas, 2014 is going to be a great year to book meeting space.
Here are 15 properties ...
