PCO Operations · January 2025
Issue41
Staffing a Congress Secretariat in a Tight Labour Market
Professional congress organisers describe the hiring challenges behind the scenes and how some are restructuring teams around freelancers.
PCO Operations
January 2025
No. 41 — January 2025
Staffing a Congress Secretariat in a Tight Labour Market
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What Issue 41 covers
Professional congress organisers describe the hiring challenges behind the scenes and how some are restructuring teams around freelancers.
This brief is drawn from Issue 41 of PLENARY Magazine, published January 2025. The full digital edition includes the complete feature, supporting data, and interviews with association executives, convention bureaux and PCOs referenced in this story.
Also in Issue 41
- Destination and venue updates from across the global MICE market
- Association leadership interviews and governance case studies
- Industry data on congress attendance, budgets and technology adoption
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