Bites & Sites
Calling for a Regenerative Business Events Industry
It’s now or never. That stark assessment comes from the scientists who authored the most recent update to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released by the United
Mosaic Elevates Recycling to an Art Form
The Monumental Mattie mosaic art installation at the Salt Palace Convention Center puts equal rights, local history, and the power of repurposing on full display.
3 Trends and Events: Rewilding Spaces, Foraged Cocktails, and Metawork
Wunderman Thompson’s recent trend report, “The Future 100: 2022,” identifies 100 trends across industries. Three of those — rewilding spaces, foraged cocktails, and metawork — already are evident in the events landscape but could become even bigger influences in the future.
A Look at the New North Javits Center Expansion
The new Javits Center building embraces its West Side location, with floor-to-ceiling views of the Hudson River, and a slew of new sustainability initiatives.
Room Set: A Light Show at the Oklahoma City Convention Center
Oklahoma City Convention Center’s award-winning light sculpture blends technology and art and reflects its locale in an ever-changing way.
Australia Welcomes Back Global Travelers
Feb. 21 marked the reopening of Australia’s international borders, which had been closed to everyone except citizens and residents since March 2020.
State of the U.S. Travel Industry 2022: No Recovery Without Business Travel Recovery
U.S. Travel President and CEO Roger Dow urges the business community to come back together: “It’s safe to meet.”
At Expo 2020 Dubai, All Roads Lead to Al Wasl
The plaza and giant dome create an open-air lobby that doubles as the world’s largest 360-degree projection theater and connects all corners of the Expo 2020 Dubai’s massive 1,083-acre campus.
A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World
How the United Nations’ biggest climate conference — and a critical moment in human history — could change the event industry’s “business as usual” narrative on sustainability.
Raising the Roof on Convention Center Sustainability
The rooftop Farm at the Javits Center will grow 40 different crops and 40,000 pounds of produce annually — all to be incorporated into meals served at events on site.
Event F&B: Sense of Place, on a Plate
Event venues are intentionally partnering with underrepresented local purveyors to make their menus more sustainable and meaningful.
Growing Appetite for Local Ingredients on Event Menus
More event venues are sourcing local ingredients for their menus, resulting in real positives: It supports good health and a community’s economy, and helps the environment in a number of ways.