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CL24 Playbook for EIC Silver Sustainable Event Standard Certification

Here’s a look at how PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 achieved Silver certification — and what considerations and steps are necessary to raise the bar in 2025.

BY Michelle Russell May 20, 2024

Waste Not, Want Not: Making Leftover Event Materials Serve the Community

After WrestleMania concluded in Philadelphia, the CVB found a way to give the professional wrestling event’s banners a second life, while giving back — joining several other large events that have made sure that what’s left over goes to a good cause rather than the landfill.

BY Casey Gale May 20, 2024

When It Comes to Taking Sustainable Action, Peer Pressure Works

Dozens of global studies — and a food scale named Wade — demonstrate that the influence we have on one another is a powerful motivator for changing our impact on the environment.

BY Barbara Palmer May 20, 2024

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Bye-bye Bestie: Today’s workforce isn’t particularly interested in office friendships, recent research shows. That and other career-related trends in this week’s roundup of workplace news and advice curated by the editors of Convene.

BY Convene Editors May 15, 2024

5 Ways to Move the Dial on Women’s Leadership in the Business Events Industry

A comprehensive look at why gender disparities persist in senior leadership roles in the business events industry — and ideas for how the global industry can create change.

BY Barbara Palmer May 15, 2024

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.

BY Casey Gale May 15, 2024

The Tortured Event Planners Department

Remember, you bring more to the table than well-organized logistics. Events are a platform that can further goals and advance the industry you serve.

BY Beth Surmont May 13, 2024

Navigating Political Polarization at Your Events

Political divisiveness has increased dramatically in the U.S. in recent years. How much have you thought about the impact that may have on participants at your events — or what you can do to manage its effects?

BY Barbara Palmer May 13, 2024

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