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Tipster: A Simple Sustainability Swap for Your Events
The managing director of an Australian-based PCO offers an easy-to-implement checklist of 12 sustainability swaps for more environmentally friendly events.
Biggest Economic Impact? Event Planners Weigh in
In Convene's October Recovery Dashboard Survey, we asked planners and suppliers to share how they are dealing with economic pressures and what factors will affect their 2023 business.
PCMA Foundation gifts scholarships to upskill event professionals in the face of new challenges
PCMA Foundation announces support in scholarship to upskill event professionals. To help support the APAC event management profession adapt to the changing landscape of the business event industry, the PCMA Foundation is gifting the region support in scholarships for selective PCMA courses.
Salary Survey 2022: Calculating the Pandemic’s Effect on Event Organizers’ Compensation, Day-to-Day Work
Planners may be better compensated than before COVID but there’s also a sense of unrest over the continuing uncertainties in the business events industry, according to the latest Convene Salary Survey.
Face-to-Face Event Attendance in 2022
In-person events are returning and planners are examining their attendance numbers and what they can do to increase them. Members of the PCMA Catalyst community discussed the topic.
Departing CEO Peter King Is Proud of Melbourne Venue’s Culture
As he prepares to leave his role as CEO of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Peter King looks back on the highlights and challenges he faced during his time there.
Adrienne Readings: ‘Memorable Immersive Experiences are High on the Agenda’
Australia’s first female GM of a convention center, Adrienne Readings, shares how the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia is leveling up to meet the changing needs of groups.
Mental Health and the Business Events Industry
In Convene's latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard Survey, we asked planners and suppliers to share how two-plus years of working during the uncertainties of the pandemic has affected their wellbeing.
Survey Finds the Push for In-Person Events Brings Fresh Challenges
Convene’s latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard responses indicate that planners are organizing more in-person-only and hybrid events in the coming months than in our previous survey, but they are finding it more difficult than ever to estimate attendance and to budget for them with escalating costs.
PCMA Asia Pacific Announces 2022 Regional Advisory Board
PCMA Asia Pacific (APAC) Managing Director Florence Chua today announced the 2022 Regional Advisory Board comprised of 15 members who will act as regional-local ambassadors to amplify the voice and presence of PCMA within the APAC region.