PCMA CONVENE LIVE: 5 Trends in 20 Minutes
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PCMA CONVENE LIVE
5 Trends in 20 Minutes
Christopher Durso | Executive EditorPCMA Convene, The Magazine of the
Professional Convention Management Association
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TREND #1
Sleep (or lack thereof)
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“People tell us in surveys they’re exhausted, they can’t remember what they saw, they didn’t have enough time to breathe.”
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TREND #2
Noise (i.e., too much of it)
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“I’m always amazed at how bad sound is at auditory meetings. It ends up being random whether the terms are good or not.”
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TREND #3
Drama (the good kind)
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“A meeting should have a story, and be presented with a beginning, middle, and end — with complications and conflict that raise the stakes.”
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TREND #4
3D printing (yes, that 3D printing)
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“The technology allows the creation of items in a whole host of materials. The only limit is the imagination of the creator.”
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TREND #5
Retention (I said, retention)
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“What we’ve learned in the sessions doesn’t translate back to our real on-the-job work. Some things we remember, but a lot’s lost.”