Ascent: Inclusion & Diversity

Ascent strives to motivate and to educate decision-makers on the business case and best practices for inclusive workplaces and events. Learn more about this initiative.

Hattie Hill

The Women’s Foodservice Forum works for the advancement of women and is the food industry’s thought leader on gender equity.

May 5, 2019

Expand Your Marketing Reach

After many years of producing an event, your familiarity with stakeholders may cause you to overlook other potential audience segments. Marissa Thompson at mdg shares tips on how to make sure that doesn’t happen.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes May 2, 2019

Courtney D. Cogburn

Pollak is a leading voice on millennials and other workers in the multigenerational workplace. She advises young professionals and the companies and organizations that want to hire and market to them.

May 1, 2019

Room to Breathe: Creating Quiet Spaces at Conferences

Four event planners share the challenges and benefits of carving out dedicated quiet areas for meditation and prayer at their events.

BY Jasmine Zhu April 30, 2019

Convicts, Addicts, Attendees Run with a Purpose

A recycling industry convention in Los Angeles united attendees with an unlikely group of guests for a morning run that went far in making meaningful connections.

BY David McMillin April 19, 2019

Women Leaders on ‘Getting it Done’ in Male-Dominated Industries

Greater Boston CVB President and CEO Martha Sheridan, and Massachusetts Convention Center Authority General Manager Joyce Leveston discuss how they’ve risen to the top of their male-dominated industry sectors.

BY Cristi Kempf April 4, 2019

Building Bridges Via Events in New Zealand

In the wake of the March massacre at a Christchurch mosque, members of the business events industry in New Zealand say that the sector can play an important role in facilitating inclusiveness as it brings people together from all corners of the globe.

BY Kim Benjamin April 2, 2019

Backlash to All-Women Speaker Lineup at Science Conference

How one scientific conference tried to disprove the argument that it’s too difficult to find women speakers.

BY Michelle Russell March 7, 2019

PCMA Celebrates International Women’s Day

Business events industry leader stands with the world in celebrating International Women’s Day, writes President Sherrif Karamat.

BY Sherrif Karamat March 7, 2019

2 Programs Refine Recipe to Reduce Homelessness

Community culinary education programs help participants secure jobs and housing — and offer event organizers ways to support their efforts.

BY Barbara Palmer March 1, 2019

Does Implicit-Bias Training Fall Short?

It has become a go-to method as organizations seek to create more inclusive workplaces, but Cornell Professor Neil Lewis says implicit-bias training doesn’t change thoughts and behaviors in the long term. Here’s what he suggests instead.

BY Casey Gale February 27, 2019

Should You Expand the Gender Categories in Your Surveys?

After considering a respondent’s request, Convene added more gender identity options to its Annual Salary Survey. We’ve got a few reasons why — including these latest survey best practices.

BY Barbara Palmer February 27, 2019

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