Business of Events
Contracts: The ‘Quiet Enjoyment’ Clause May Disappoint
If you want to protect your meeting from a noisy neighboring event, the typical contract language will not cover you. Here’s how to address that potential problem.
How Do You Make Your Annual Event a Success?
Here are the top five things you can do to position your annual event to thrive, with aspects from registration to design.
How to Use Debate to Boost Audience Engagement
Events produced by the nonprofit Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US) demonstrate that formal debates can boost audience engagement and sway opinions. But the format is more exacting than you might think.
What Event Planners Can Learn From ‘Zombie Malls’
One brick-and-mortar retailer is defying the odds in the otherwise crumbling mall landscape. What can event planners learn from its strategy?
How California’s AB5 Law Affects Independent Meeting Planners
California signed into law a contentious piece of legislation that could dramatically reshape the future of independent workforces in that state and beyond. What does that mean for the business events industry?
PCMA Expands New Education Programs to Belfast and Melbourne
This February, PCMA expands its reach to Belfast and Melbourne with education programs that drive home the power of business events to lead social and economic transformation.
PCMA Press Conference Highlights New Directions for 2020
PCMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat announced new services and partnerships during a press conference yesterday, while underscoring PCMA’s commitment to helping business events transform global economies and societies.
What Meeting Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2020
The editors of Convene looked back over 2019, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2020?
PCMA and CEMA: ‘The Synergy Is There’
The new alliance between the two organizations includes collaboration on education and research.
Catching Up With the Original Class of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties
PCMA launched the 20 in Their Twenties program in 2014 to create more opportunities for rising stars in the industry. Convene is following up with members of the inaugural class to learn about their career paths.
How the Annual Destination Wedding Planners Congress Marries Business With Pleasure
Approximately 500 wedding planners from 75-plus countries are expected to attend the 7th Annual Destination Wedding Planners Congress (DWP) in Rhodes, Greece, this April, marking a return to the country that hosted the inaugural DWP in Athens in 2014.
A “Water-Shed” Moment for the Financial-Services Industry
As the financial-services industry wrestles with harassment at its conferences, a policy expert offers a formula to address the issue at all events.