Taking Virtual Meeting Lessons to Hybrid Meeting Success

by Amanda Brahlek | Aug 21, 2020 | Association Management, Meetings Management

Where We’ve Been: As I reflect back over the past four months of navigating nine associations through the current pandemic, we have learned there is no “one size fits all”.  Each meeting is as unique as the organization that hosts it, and not all meetings come in the...

Virtual Events on a Global Scale

by Amanda Brahlek | Aug 14, 2020 | Association Management, Meetings Management

As a Meeting Planner, one of the first things I learned when I came to PMG is that no two meetings are the same.  Although incredibly similar, each meeting we plan has its own set of nuances that make it unique.  The same is true for planning a conference that takes...

How COVID-19 Has Changed Our Business Model

by Amanda Brahlek | Jul 31, 2020 | Association Management

While the day-to-day association management model has not changed drastically with COVID-19, our meetings management and membership outreach/marketing model has changed significantly. When everyone was required to stay-at-home and become more reclusive, we all craved...

The Opportunities Created by COVID-19

by Amanda Brahlek | Jun 8, 2020 | Association Management

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein Rewind to late February 2020, I was aware of COVID-19 and its rapid march through Italy and other continents.  I knew early on this would greatly impact many of the professional organizations we...

Helping Our Societies Lead the Way in Diversity and Inclusion

by Amanda Brahlek | Jun 5, 2020 | Association Management

The murder of George Floyd has resulted in demonstrations across the United States and worldwide, but we know that this event alone is not what prompted such an impactful response. This tragedy, along with several recent injustices and tragedies to black people, is...

A Quick Pivot Leads to Learning and Success

by Amanda Brahlek | May 4, 2020 | Association Management, Information Technology, Meetings Management

“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.” -Albert Einstein As a non-profit executive for more than twenty years, I joined the Parthenon Management Group (PMG) team having coordinated almost every type of event. I have planned and executed festivals, galas,...