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Manage Stress and Prevent Burnout
By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE Exhibitions and events professionals are accustomed to working in a high-pressure environment where they juggle multiple deadlines, client expectations and last-minute changes. April is National Stress...
A Look at the Boom in Oklahoma City and Its Surge in Appeal for Events
The Oklahoma City Convention Center connects directly with the 605-room Omni Oklahoma City Hotel, which has 76,000 square feet of its own event space. If you’ve been reading lists lately, there’s a good chance you’ve been reading about Oklahoma City. Named one of the...
Visit Detroit Named PCMA Visionary Award Finalist for Hosting NFL Draft
In the lead-up to the NFL Draft, Visit Detroit helped host events for the local community. Photo courtesy Charles Falsetti. For the first time in decades of Visionary Awards history, the PCMA Foundation accepted group nominations in three Professional Excellence Award...
Group Effort Nets RIMS Meetings Team Visionary Award Finalist Nomination
Stuart Ruff-Lyon with (left to right) Allison McMannus, Kris Wolcott, and second row: Tricia Montero, Kamy Persaud, and Victoria Novickis. When a group of PCMA members came together in Chicago for a design lab in the fall of 2023 to evaluate the annual Visionary...
How AAPA’s Conference and Meetings Team Created the Made in Houston Marketplace
Anthony Maggiore is flanked by Cindy Stickles (left) and Heather Teplitz. For the first time in decades of Visionary Awards history, the PCMA Foundation accepted group nominations in three Professional Excellence Award categories — Impact Award, Experience Design of...
People on the Move
Recent announcements about career changes include: Brad Dean The Board of Commissioners of Explore St. Louis announced the appointment of Brad Dean as its new president and CEO. Dean brings over two decades of leadership in the tourism and destination marketing...
