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‘Just Be Curious’ Advises 36-Year Events Industry Veteran
Carol McGury, who served on the PCMA Foundation Board from 2015-2022 and as chair in 2019, will retire at the end of June after a 36-year career at Smithbucklin. When Carol McGury retires from Smithbucklin at the end of June, she will have logged 36 years at the...
Visit Indy CEO Leonard Hoops on Achieving Work-Life Balance
There will always be someone who moves a little faster in the race for that next opportunity. During a recent podcast interview with Leonard Hoops, president and CEO of Visit Indy and chair of PCMA’s 2024 Board of Directors and Trustees, Magdalina Atanassova,...
Bringing the Maker Movement to Events
Maker Faire Shanghai is one of hundreds of Maker Faires that take place around the globe each year. Dale Dougherty started noticing “all these people doing cool projects” in the early 2000s, he told Convene. “I was just fascinated by them. They were so interested in...
How an Innovative Partnership in Austin Sets Meeting Planners up for Success
The AT&T Hotel and Conference Center offers planners 85,000 square feet of meeting space and 297 guest rooms, They will find 800 more guest rooms among five hotels in a two-block radius. Austin, Texas is a top meeting destination that currently draws more than a...
Columbus Reimagined for Summer 2024 Events
The Short North Arts District brims with galleries, shopping spots, restaurants, bars, and in the summer, special events. Columbus is teeming with culture, diversity, arts and foodie hot spots — which is why you should consider this dynamic destination while planning...
A Path to Improve Board Diversity
A new report shows that nonprofits still struggle to broaden the range of people who participate in governance. Change begins with an open conversation about challenges. Four years after a very vocal and intense public conversation around diversity, how far have we...




