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Destinations Skill-up to Support Meetings Industry Advances

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Diversity, sustainability and violent crime were on the agenda for Destinations International Annual Convention 2022 in Toronto, Canada, this week along with a host of other social issues destination marketing organizations are taking on as they emerge from Covid empowered to address a larger mission of getting heads in beds.

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Leading Hospitality, Travel and Events Orgs Are Investing in the Next Generation of Talent

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Read More : What Meeting Profs Get Wrong About DEI—and How to Start Fixing It. While it has its specialty teams to train within—environments, events, technical production and delegate experience—WRG interns will get instruction in all of it. The foundation has awarded 42 scholarships in the last eight years.

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Giving Back Through Golf

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Some simply sneak in a round whenever they get the chance—whether it’s to unwind and focus on hitting their shot, to spend time with friends and family or to support their community by giving back and participating in a charitable tournament. Fundraising on the Fairways Some might say that golf is more than a game; it’s a lifestyle.

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How the IMEX Crowd Prioritizes Human Beings at Events

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Smart Meetings walked the trade show floor asking people how they help put attendee humanity at the center of event agendas and found that caring for guests is something everyone is focusing on in 2023. That way if someone forgets their medicine or is feeling dehydrated, they can get help quickly.

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Incoming PCMA Board Chair: ‘We’ve Got to Keep Moving’

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As 2022 board chairman, Charles Starks will oversee a PCMA Board of Directors that combines the Foundation and PCMA boards into one body. Beginning in 2022, a revised structure combines the two PCMA and Education Foundation boards into a single 19-member body. Foundation Board of Trustees. But we’ve got to keep moving.

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IMEX America Finished Strong

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Additionally, MPI Foundation raised $400,000 for scholarships and programs, thanks in large part to the successful Rendezvous event at Drai’s Nightclub. However, Bloom called it the “best kept secret that needs to get out.”. Learning and connecting in the mist of the C2 cloud lab. What was your fav memory?

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The 1 Big Idea Worth Stealing from Day 4 of PCMA Convening Leaders

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IMEX sponsored a series of VR booths designed by Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab and Columbia University to help people experience realities very different than their own—those of a homeless person, a minority and a degrading ecosystem. Don’t get her started on the types of roles they get to play.

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