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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

People on the Move

Laura PurdyLaura Purdy, general manager of Toronto’s Exhibition Place, has announced that she will retire at the end of May. She began her career in marketing and communications within the commercial real estate sector before joining SMG (now Legends Global). After a...

Non-Dues Revenue: Your Association’s Key to Sustainability

As dues income fails to keep pace with rising costs, organizations can diversify their revenue streams—or risk long-term viability. Today, many associations are faced with a fundamental question that will impact not just how they operate in the future but, more...

Sadie Noland

PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2026 member Sadie Noland, marketing & sales specialist at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, sees strategic adoption of AI as helpful to enhance...
5 Metrics to Focus on for Greener Meetings

5 Metrics to Focus on for Greener Meetings

ACS Fall 2025 took place Aug.16-21 at Washington, D.C.’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. More than 10,000 chemists traveled to the U.S. capital in August for the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Fall 2025 Meeting. In addition to offering a robust scientific...

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What Successful Boards Need Now

2025 has been marked by disruption. One expert recommends getting boards to act fast—and plan better for the future.  Last year the consulting firm Association Laboratory, Inc. released a white paper calling for stronger association governance measures, Creating and...

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Pirates and Poachers Persist

Pirates and Poachers Persist

Room block poachers, pirates, and scammers are consistent sources of frustration for those in the business events industry. Room block poachers/pirates/scammers have been around, it seems, forever. Maybe the only break the industry has gotten from these scammers was...

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