Trump administration's policies and cuts
Trump administration’s policies and cuts

Members of the PCMA Catalyst Community share their challenges in holding and planning events as the Trump administration continues to cut and change and has had a wide impact. Author: Michelle Russell Event planners share new challenges posed by the rapid changes in the Trump administration. “Did anyone start canceling the registration of attendees whose travel was cut off?” Kim Connolly, assistant director of program and conference at Virginia Military Academy, asked the PCMA catalyst community on March 6, referring to the Trump administration’s overhaul, shooting of federal employees and more. “It also affected some of the presenters at our upcoming meeting.” Seven members of the catalyst community responded in less than 24 hours, sharing the challenges posed by the rapid changes in the new administration and the concerns of attendees after several plane crashes and approach mistakes in recent weeks. This is what they have to say: “We had a meeting last week and were affected by the meeting.…