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ASAE-DI Partnership to Focus on Security and Diversity

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Mason met Destinations International CEO Don Welsh when he was CEO of Choose Chicago and she was president and CEO of Association Forum a decade ago. The plan was to leverage the strengths of two industry associations in the areas of security, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

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The Power of Purpose is Fueled by Collaboration

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It brings together these silos of membership and mission to build a critical mass to advance the issues they share. This gathering, which started at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C., To find out what is on the agenda at this collective, we asked Sherrif Karamat , CAE, president and CEO of PCMA.

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Event Case Theory: MGMA’s Leaders Conference

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But essentially, it was our membership talking to our membership about being members. For example, there’s the CEO Forum, where Swanson says they’ll collect 75 CEOs in medical practices big and small, put them in a room over the course of two days and let them discuss what needs discussing.”

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Reaching Critical Mass for Sustainable Business Travel

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For the exclusive World Economic Forum taking place from May 22 to 26 in Davos, Switzerland, organizers have encouraged their European attendees to travel to and from the event by train rather than by plane.

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START Summit injects innovation into Europe’s startup conference scene

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They initially organised the START Forum. Regional chapters typically have a larger membership than St. Gallen, Switzerland. The history of START Summit dates back to 1997 when it was established as START Global by students from the University of St. Gallen, as individuals can join without the obligation of organising events.

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MPI WEC Marks Return to Large Industry Events

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The three-day experience, themed Make the Future, was about half the size of 2019 attendance in Toronto, but was the first major conference in Caesars Forum , the 550,000-square-foot conference center that was completed just as the world shut down. See also : Tales from Las Vegas: Jewelry Trade Shows and LVCC’s Comeback Convention.

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Smart Moves in Kansas City, Miami Beach and More

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Association Forum named Moore president and CEO of the Chicago company. as vice president of affiliation, engagement and membership. Moore, FASAE, CAE. Moore has more than two decades of association management experience, most recently working for American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Washington, D.C.