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Barbara Scofidio

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Barbara Scofidio is Editor of Prevue and heads up the Visionary Summits, our exclusive conference series targeting senior-level meeting and incentive planners. In her 30 years in the industry, she has become known for her passion around greening meetings, growing awareness of human trafficking and promoting CSR activities as part of business events. She is currently a member of SITE's Women IN Leadership committee and the media liaison for FICP's Education Committee. She was the first member of the media ever to be invited to sit on a committee by GBTA, where she spent three years on the Groups and Meetings Committee. She has also been an active member of SITE for 30 years, chairing its Crystal Awards committee and acting as a judge. Before joining Prevue in 2014, she served as Editor of Corporate Meetings & Incentives (MeetingsNet) for more than 20 years. She has a BA in Literature/Rhetoric from Binghamton University. Barbara is based outside Boston, in Groton, Mass.
California fire victims, meetings

How to Help the California Fire Victims

A total of 44 people have died, 90,000 acres have burned and more than 6,700 structures have been destroyed. Here's how to help the California fire victims.
IMEX, meetings

Kudos to Eric Wallinger & the IMEX Green Dream Team!

The IMEX organizers have always been committed to sustainability, each year releasing a report outlining the results of their green efforts—and setting an example for the entire industry. Here's what they did in 2018.
FICP, meetings

Veteran Planners Offer Meeting Planning Advice at FICP

At FICP's Annual Conference, three industry veterans—Prudential's Debbie Moran, Bank of America's Sara Parker and FM Global's Wayne Robinson—shared meeting planning advice on everything from work-life balance to site inspections.
FICP, meeting

FICP Annual Conference in Orlando Knocks It Out of the Park

From education to CSR to a fun-filled private evening at Universal, this week's FICP Annual Conference was a huge success.
working mothers, meetings

Working Mothers in the Meetings Industry Report Flexibility From Employers

New research by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) found that working mothers in the meetings industry are finding a fairly supportive environment.
travel safety tip, meetings

10 Travel Safety Tips for Women Business Travelers

With Duty of Care front of mind for meeting planners, following are 10 travel safety tips for women on the road.
how to dress for a meeting, events

7 Tips: How to Dress for a Meeting

We turned to the experts for the best advice on how to dress for a meeting.
Innovation Meetings, meetings

Meet Prevue’s Planner of the Month, Ira Ozer of Innovation Meetings

This month's Planner of the Month, Ira Ozer, is at the forefront of a new category of meetings and recognition travel events known as "Innovation Meetings."
meeting planning career advice, meetings

Meeting Planning Career Advice from the Pros

In our soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), we asked respondents to share meeting planning career advice with others who were just starting out in the industry.
work-life balance, meetings

Women Meeting Planners Offer Advice on Work-Life Balance

422 women responded to our latest survey with work-life balance advice for a woman starting out in the meetings industry. Here are some of our favorite answers.
glass ceiling, meetings

Glass Ceiling Still Exists in Meeting Industry

About half of respondents to the soon-to-be-released joint survey of 708 women by Prevue Meetings & Incentives and the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) reported a glass ceiling—being in jobs where they believed that being a woman had prohibited them from advancing any further.
sexual harassment, meetings

Women Meeting Planners Share Advice on Sexual Harassment

Who better to provide advice on sexual harassment in scenarios common to meeting planners than their fellow meeting planners? Here are some of our favorite responses from the nearly 400 women who wrote to us:
Boston hotels strike. meetings

Boston Hotel Strike: Marriott’s Convention Hotels Affected

The Boston hotel strike affects several Marriott properties surrounding the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) and the Hynes Convention Center.
eat healthy, meetings

10 Tips for Healthy Eating on the Road

It's not easy to eat healthy when you travel for work—especially in the meetings industry. To help, we asked attendees, speakers and sponsors from our Meet Well Visionary Summit for their favorite tips.

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