December 31st, 2018 @ Michael Pinchera
If you’re growing your professional education while on a budget, hosted-buyer programs may be just the kind of initiative you need.
Speak with colleagues and search the web to learn first-hand about the particulars of each event’s hosted-buyer program as they do differ and some can feel onerous—but in general they offer excellent opportunities for you to attend the industry’s leading events at little or no cost. The following events have hosted-buyer programs worth checking out (and even if you’re not hosted, the education and networking is the best in the business and certainly worth attending) and take place in the first half of 2019.
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PCMA Convening Leaders
Jan. 6-9 – Pittsburgh
European Meetings & Events Conference
Feb. 9-12 – The Hague, The Netherlands
Asia Pacific Incentives Meetings Event (AIME)
Feb. 18-20 – Melbourne, Australia
Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange
April 10-13 – Park City, Utah
IMEX
May 21-23 – Frankfurt
World Education Congress 2019
June 15-18 – Toronto
Latin America Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange
June 23-27 – Guanacaste, Costa Rica
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