COVID-19 and the Business Events Industry

Convene reports on how meeting professionals are navigating coronavirus. Visit PCMA's COVID-19 resources page for more information.

A Master Class in Art and Public Safety

Traveling exhibition turns ballroom at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis into a Michelangelo gallery with nearly life-sized recreations of his Sistine Chapel paintings.

BY Barbara Palmer March 29, 2021

Taking Stock, a Year After the Pandemic Was Declared

What have we learned over the past 12-plus months — about ourselves, our roles, and the role business events play in the world’s recovery?

BY Sherrif Karamat March 29, 2021

Under One Sky Conference Finds Bright Spot in Move to Digital

International Dark-Sky Association’s first digital event takes global, inclusive approach with diverse speakers presenting from 12 different countries.

BY Casey Gale March 29, 2021

Virtual Art Tour Engages Participants With Scents From the Past

A “see-and-smell” art tour by the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis takes far-flung digital participants on a fragrant trip to the gallery — and back to the 17th century.

BY Barbara Palmer March 29, 2021

COVID Testing Part of the Fabric of an In-Person Fashion Industry Show

The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) and UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, produced a case study detailing how three independent show organizers joined forces to bring a safe in-person marketplace to the fashion industry in Orlando in early February. Here are highlights.

BY Michelle Russell March 26, 2021

Risk and Recovery Concerns of Event Organizers and Suppliers

As organizers work through pre-pandemic contractual commitments, they are finding their supply-chain relationships tested like never before.

BY Dave Lutz, CMP March 26, 2021

Enforcing Mask Mandates at Events

The heated debate over wearing face masks in public is carrying over to in-person business events, raising the question: Who is in charge of enforcing COVID-safe attendee behavior? Organizers or venues?

BY David McMillin Michelle Russell March 26, 2021

Webinar: EMEA: March Meet-Up

A monthly virtual gathering for the PCMA EMEA community to share regional updates. You will be joined by Mark Breen, Director of Safe Events, based in Dublin. Within this expert session Mark will look at the VERY practical steps we will likely need to take to get going with our events again.

BY Mark Breen March 25, 2021

Webinar: Hybrid Intersections of Connectivity with JUNO

Hybrid, by definition, is when two different experiences blend together to make a new expression. In meetings and events, we all are discovering the new reality of what happens when we blend together the physical and digital experience. At JUNO we call these blending moments Intersections of Connectivity.

BY Josh Hotsenpiller March 23, 2021

Exploring Capacity Limits for In-Person Events

Do capacity limits for indoor meetings include event staff? A handful of event professionals recently shared their knowledge on PCMA’s Catalyst forum.

BY Convene Editors March 22, 2021

Business Events Recovery: ‘We Have a Human Need to Meet’

Digital events can never fully replace face-to-face events, says Juliano Lissoni, MCI Group Canada’s managing director, who shares the biological, emotional, and economic reasons why we need to gather in person.

BY Michelle Russell March 19, 2021

Webinar: How The New EventMobi Platform Empowers You To Deliver Impactful Virtual and Hybrid Events

Leading event technology provider EventMobi launches its newest virtual event platform, setting a new standard for how businesses, associations and other organizations should engage audiences at their events in 2021 and beyond.

BY Ryan D’Souza March 18, 2021

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