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Report: Business Travel Softening Amid Challenges
The Iran war and rise in fuel costs have prompted travel leaders to pull back on plans, according to the Global Business Travel Association. International conflicts and economic challenges are leaving meeting professions more pessimistic, according to a new report....
Gus Martinez | PCMA Member Spotlight
Get to know PCMA Member Gus Martinez, Director, Customer Engagement – Hargrove What initially led you to becoming involved with PCMA? Early on, while working at the hotel level, I heard colleagues consistently speak highly of PCMA, and their enthusiasm sparked my...
Kaitlin Payne, CMP
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2026 member Kaitlin Payne, CMP, meetings and events manager at the National Association of Convenience Stores, knows that when timelines, budgets, and...
The Heartbeat of the Show Floor
Engagement is the heartbeat of every successful show floor, and today’s tools are redefining how organizers connect attendees and exhibitors. The IAEE Event Tech Demo Day on 19 May puts a spotlight on the technologies and tactics that transform booths and floor plans...
Registration Lags as Math Scholars Look to Boycott Major US-Based Congress
At the time of writing, 2,403 mathematicians from 76 countries had signed a petition to move ICM 2026 out of the United States. In the wake of World War I, relations between mathematicians who had been on opposite sides of the conflict were shaky at best. After the...
A Cure for Cross-Functional Chaos
Having different departments work together can get messy. The fix requires a leader’s attention to the disconnects. Organizations are asked to do a lot of cross-functional work, and for good reason. At associations, the meetings department inevitably touches on what...
