While the attraction of in-person events remains strong, don’t underestimate the opportunity to connect your members, expand audiences and extend the conversation with quality content in a virtual event.

Derrick Johnson, CMP, DES, who recently joined Talley Management to help clients transition their in-person meetings to digital platforms, says there are “endless” ways to attract sponsor dollars — you just need to shift your mindset.

How can planners account for new costs associated with virtual meetings? Members of the PCMA Catalyst community discussed the issue of budget in a recent thread.

The picture of a vibrant, healthy business events industry portrayed by more than 600 respondents to this year’s survey before COVID-19 stands in stark relief to the uncertain reality many currently face. The results serve as a kind of optimistic benchmark: a level to return to as the industry resets and recovers.

As the pandemic pushes record numbers of business event planners toward digital platforms and new ways of connecting online, it may ultimately strengthen the ability of meeting professionals to serve their audiences and to reach their business goals.

The pandemic may have made it feel like the world is upside down, but that doesn’t mean conferences should go backwards in terms of equity and inclusion.

The program for the inaugural and online L&D Conference promises to “break some things” — including the traditional learning pathway for participants at face-to-face events.

The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to work on strategies that will help you prepare for success during the COVID-19 recovery process.

A George Washington University professor has found the pandemic-caused abundance of online events a boon for her students learning about event design.

As face-to-face business events were canceled and postponed during the COVID-19 crisis, many rushed to move their content online. What comes next?

ALHI publishes an online resource so planners are kept up to date on the latest health and safety measures in place from airports to hotels to event venues.

With social distancing making dancing next to thousands of strangers impossible, here’s how one event company recreated the dance-party experience online — and put their sponsor in the center of the action.