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23 October 2017

Destinations International Membership Summit, North Carolina, USA

For more than 30 years, Destinations International’s Membership Summit has supported the evolving role and the impact of the membership professional. This community of partners, inclusive of both membership and partnership roles, targets discussions about changing trends in the destination marketplace, redefining membership and partnership responsibilities to maximize impact, and recalibrating the sponsorship value proposition,…

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16 October 2017

Finance, Operations & Technology Summit, Florida, USA

  • Event Date: 16th October 2017 to 19th October 2017
  • Host Destination: Florida USA

The Finance, Operations & Technology Summit is both a disciplined-focused and cross-functional gathering of senior leadership. As operations knows no bounds, integrating cross-functional disciplines, while also targeting the three disciplines, helps to advance operational performance at destination organizations and CVBs. We encourage attendees to participate all three days.

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24 September 2017

Destinations International Visitor Services Summit, Ohio, USA

  • Event Date: 24th September 2017 to 26th September 2017
  • Host Destination: Ohio USA

A must-attend event for visitor services professionals, this is the foremost opportunity to connect with colleagues to discuss the issues and trends that impact you and the visitors you serve. Explore diverse industry practices and case studies to exemplify what is working, what opportunities to explore, and what management practices to hone.

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10 July 2018

Destinations International Annual Conference, California, USA

Destinations International’s  Annual Convention provides an exclusive opportunity to connect peers and thought leaders from inside and outside the industry; an integrated approach to learning regardless of your budget size or discipline focus; recognition for our leaders and their accomplishments on behalf of the industry; relationship-based exchanges among industry providers, destination organizations and CVBs; diversity of thought by assembling the best minds…

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2 May 2018

PCMA Education Foundation Visionary Awards 2018, Washington DC, USA

In its second year, the PCMA Education Foundation Visionary Awards delivered on its promise to inspire all who attended the sold out event. More than 1,000 leaders in the business events were in attendance at the premier industry recognition event.  From the red carpet to the awards program and the swinging after-party, the evening will be…

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18 October 2017

PCMA Canada East Chapter: Work Life Integration, Ontario

Nova Browning Rutherford masterfully weaves life lessons she’s gathered from her career in Hollywood to deliver instantly relatable presentations. She helps to spark a renewed sense of confidence and empowerment over one’s own life. Audiences walk away with a fresh appreciation for their past, a bold affirmation of their power to transform their current experience,…

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9 October 2017

Reception and Fundraiser (just prior to IMEX), Las Vegas, USA

Let’s Raise Funds While We Raise Our Glasses. Our chapter holds an annual fundraiser to honor the commitment, dedication and work of our meeting industry champions:  Don Welsh, CMP, President & CEO, Destinations International and Gary Schirmacher, CMP, SVP of Industry Presence & Strategic Development for Experient.

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9 October 2017

Association Evening @ IMEX America, Las Vegas, USA

  • Event Date: 9th October 2017
  • Host Destination: USA

AIPC Members, who are exhibiting at IMEX America are invited, to attend the IMEX Association Evening on Oct 9. This event is organised by IMEX in collaboration with AIPC. To register contact secretariat@aipc.org prior to Sept 15.

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9 October 2017

IMEX America Business School, Las Vegas, USA

  • Event Date: 9th October 2017
  • Host Destination: USA

Prioritize your professional development at PCMA’s MBA-quality program.  This is your opportunity to immerse yourself in a free high-level professional development program led by inspiring business experts and academics from outside the meetings industry. Sharpen your business skills as you learn alongside, and connect with, other IMEX participants ahead of the show.

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7 January 2018

PCMA Convening Leaders, Tennessee, USA

  • Event Date: 7th January 2018 to 10th January 2018
  • Host Destination: Tennessee USA

We’re cranking up the volume at 2018 PCMA Convening Leaders. The engagement factor is the most critical piece of connecting with your audience. But we’ve entered the new school of engagement — one where you must navigate around digital distractions and satisfy increased attendee expectations at every turn. At Convening Leaders, you’ll learn how to…

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KBH Convention Center Dallas Offers Further Emergency Shelter

  • Published: 31st August 2017
  • Host Destination: Dallas

Following a State of Texas request to the city of Dallas, the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center has been opened up as a further emergency “mega-shelter”. It is housing up to 5,000 Guly Coast residents displaced by Hurricane Harvey. The venue says the operation will not affect current events and shows. From Meetings & Conventions…

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GRB Houston Becomes Emergency Shelter

  • Published: 31st August 2017
  • Host Destination: Houston

With the devastation of Hurricane Harvey ongoing, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner opened up the George R. Brown Convention Center as an emergency shelter for people flooded out of their homes. The Red Cross prepared to accommodate 5,000 at the venue, but by Tuesday afternoon more than 10,000 had arrived. From Meetings & Conventions…

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Is Charlottesville Losing Business for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago?

President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida has already been referenced by those protesting his stance on climate change. Now in the days after his comments on the violence in Charlottesville, three big charities have cancelled events at the iconic venue. None have explicitly linked their decisions to the remarks. Photo: Edward Kimmel. From Meetings & Conventions…

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Visit Tampa’s Ties to Visit Florida “on Hold”

  • Published: 13th August 2017
  • Host Destination: Florida

After the recent fight over Visit Florida’s annual $76 million budget, a number of local destination marketing organisations in the state are rethinking ties with the state’s tourism promotion board. The new settlement imposes restrictions on contracts, staff salaries and travel and entertainment for Visit Florida, as well as for boards working with it. From Meetings & Conventions…

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Paris Will Host the 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles the 2028 Games

Paris is to host the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles the 2028 games. LA’s Organising Committee will receive advance funds of $1.8 billion to foster participation and access to youth sports programmes in the run up to its later event. The news comes after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded both games together to the two destinations. From CIM News Magazine…

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Benton Convention Center Renovation Complete

A $20 million renovation of the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has just completed. An existing exhibition hall has been turned into a carpeted ballroom, and major structural, design and technology changes have been made across the venue both inside and out, not the least of which is a new sawtooth roofline. From Meetings & Conventions…

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US Lifts Large Electronics Ban on Final Airport

  • Published: 31st July 2017
  • Host Destination: USA

The four month US ban on carrying larger electronic devices in aircraft passenger cabins – a restriction placed on all flights from ten proscribed airports in the Middle East and North Africa – is now completely lifted. King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, became the last airport to implement new US security measures. From the Event…

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US Meetings Industry Campaigns on Visas

  • Published: 31st July 2017
  • Host Destination: USA

Twenty US travel and meetings industry organisations have signed a letter asking the White House to reconsider a recent Executive Order amendment. In it a target of interviewing 80 percent of temporary visa applicants within three weeks has been abandoned. The signatories – including several Iceberg partners – say the move will have negative economic impact. From Meetings & Conventions…

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$547bn of US GDP in 2016 is Business Travel

  • Published: 30th July 2017
  • Host Destination: USA

New figures on what the visible tip of the iceberg contributes to US GDP have been published by the Global Business Travel Association Foundation. In 2016 each percentage point of business travel spend represented 74,000 jobs, $3.3 billion in wages and $1.3 billion in taxes. Last year businesses spent $424 billion on 514.4 million domestic trips. From Meetings & Conventions…

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US Travel CEO Calls for a Boycott of Boycotts

With campaigners against Texas’s proposed “bathroom bill” claiming the state has already suffered $66 million of convention business cancellations because of the proposed legislation – the exact figure is the subject of some dispute – US Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow says boycotts are the wrong way to campaign however well-intentioned their aim. From Meetings & Conventions…

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Incentives and the US Department of Labor’s Fiduciary Rule

  • Published: 17th July 2017
  • Host Destination: USA

Last year the US Department of Labor announced its Fiduciary Conflict of Interest Rule, which was supported by President Obama, then delayed but not repealed by President Trump. Coming into full effect next January, the rule covers compensation – including gifts or trips – to those providing financial advice on retirement planning. The incentives industry is directly affected. From Meetings & Conventions…

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