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What is it really like to be an event planner? From the glitz and glamour to the harsh reality and pressure of an event planning career we reveal what the lifestyle of an event planner truly entails. Be a proud event professional, passionate about this rewarding career path.

Destinations

Scott Beck Takes Top Job at San Francisco Travel

The recovery of San Francisco’s tourism and hospitality industry continues to be underscored by a narrative of lawlessness and economic demise. The San Francisco Travel Association now looks to Scott Beck to reverse that negative perception.
Refugio Garcia | 1 year ago
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Event Dress Codes: 15 Classic and Alternative Style Ideas and Tips

A dress code helps set the event’s tone, standard, and mood while keeping the planner’s or manager’s vision. Here are some tips to communicate the proper dress code to your attendees and some creative and inventive examples.
Skift Meetings Studio Team | 1 year ago
Diversity and Inclusion

How Translation Powers Inclusion

Language interpretation creates a hugely beneficial sense of inclusion. It allows everyone to easily comprehend the content, and empowers them to share their thoughts and ideas.
Skift Meetings Studio Team | 2 years ago
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Incentives, Trends and Personal Missions

Annette Gregg, CEO at SITE discusses once-in-a-lifetime experiences, trends in incentive travel, female leadership and personal missions.
Skift Meetings Studio Team | 2 years ago
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ICCA Reunites in Poland With New Leadership

ICCA elects new president at its first fully in-person gathering for three years. The comes comes at the perfect time for Krakow and Poland to shake off the image of a destination hampered by the conflict in neighboring Ukraine.
Miguel Neves | 2 years ago
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Top 2 CEMA Executives Resign

Kimberley Gishler, executive director, and Olga Rosenbrook, director of programming and member services of the Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA) — an organization that PCMA acquired in December 2020 — have resigned.
Andrea Doyle | 2 years ago
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A Guide to Burnout for Event Professionals

Mental health issues are not new to the events industry — these experiences have been present for some time. But with event profs currently facing exceptionally high-stress levels, more people are living with mental health challenges like burnout.
Lisa Jade Hutchings | 3 years ago