Smithbucklin Executives Recognized as Association Forum’s Forty Under 40 Honorees

Smithbucklin is pleased to announce two association executives were named as 2023 Forty Under 40 honorees by the Association Forum…

Smithbucklin Announces New Leadership Roles

Our partner Smithbucklin announced leadership changes this week. Congratulations to James McNeil for his role heading up their association management business…

Three Associations Select Smithbucklin to Enable Growth

Smithbucklin is pleased to welcome three new organizations to its association management portfolio: National Association of College Admission Counseling (NACAC), Railway Supply Institute (RSI), and Society of Vascular & Interventional Neurology (SVIN)…

Five SmithBucklin Client Organization Events Recognized Among Fastest 50 Trade Shows

SmithBucklin is pleased to announce that five of its client organization shows are featured in Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50 Trade Shows lists…

SmithBucklin Releases 2019 Edition of Circuit Featuring Trends, Issues, and Developments Impacting Associations

SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, announced today the release of its annual publication, Circuit. It includes SmithBucklin’s “20 for 2019,” a series of articles about key trends, issues, and developments that will impact associations in the coming year.

Association For Creative Industries Selects SmithBucklin for Association Management

The Association For Creative Industries (AFCI) has selected SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, to provide association management. Its headquarters will be located at 330 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago, beginning April 1…

SmithBucklin’s Nataki Hemmings Honored with International Association of Exhibitions and Events 20 Under 30 Award

SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, is pleased to announce that the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) selected Event Coordinator Nataki Hemmings, CMP, for its 20 Under 30 award. This award recognizes up-and-coming event professionals who have demonstrated outstanding initiative…

Carol McGury Named Chair of PCMA’s Education Foundation Board of Trustees

CHICAGO – SmithBucklin is pleased to announce that Carol McGury, Executive Vice President, Event and Education Services, has been elected as chair of the Professional Convention Management Association’s (PCMA) Education Foundation Board of Trustees. She and the other elected officers and trustees will immediately take office following PCMA’s Convening Leaders meeting Jan. 6-9 in Pittsburgh…

Tourism Security Summit to address Destination Resilience

The MICE industry needs to examine how to respond to challenges facing the industry in the current era of security instability, terrorism and crises. We also need to learn how to manage and recover from crises and what are the best practices in destination resilience. This latest INCON expert article looks at a 5-point plan for destination marketers and the broader tourism industry to manage security, perception and communications…

SmithBucklin Board Chairman Henry Givray Named to Events Industry Council Hall of Leaders

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON D.C. – SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, is pleased to announce that Henry Givray, Chairman of the SmithBucklin Board of Directors and former President & CEO, has been selected by the Events Industry Council for its prestigious Hall of Leaders…

Reflections on National Volunteer Week

by Matt Sanderson, President & CEO of SmithBucklin

There were many moments of heroism in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey last fall in Houston, but one in particular stood out to me. You may remember the video…

SmithBucklin Board Chairman Henry Givray Named to Events Industry Council Hall of Leaders

CHICAGO – The American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT) has selected SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, to provide full-service association management. ASBMT will continue to be headquartered in the Chicago area, but will move to the SmithBucklin office effective April 2…

SmithBucklin Releases 2018 Edition of Circuit

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON D.C. – Jan. 16, 2018 – SmithBucklin, the association management and services company more organizations turn to than any other, announced today the release of its annual publication, Circuit. It includes SmithBucklin’s "20 for 2018," which offers articles on 20 key trends, issues and developments that will impact associations in the coming year…