Digital events have eliminated the fear of missing out from attendees’ minds, according to MeetingPlay CEO Joe Schwinger. But hybrid events are a way to reintroduce FOMO.

These digital gatherings connect participants to the physical world, transporting them to real places and engaging their senses and emotions.

A case-study snapshot of how a local Humane Society exceeded expectations by changing up the format of its traditional in-person gala and auction to a live telethon-style broadcast.

The latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard shows that the majority of planners and suppliers are planning a return to in-person events set for between July and September — while simultaneously preparing for a range of potential scenarios.

Zoom & Bloom takes virtual attendees through a shared sensory experience that may connect them to places and times in their lives — and leaves them with a skill for the future.

A real-life location in Chicago anchored the Uber Freight Deliver Conference in fall 2020. Here’s how event designers took online participants there.

Two online events are making Richmond, Virginia, central to their education — and diversity and inclusion — programs.

Ingram Micro’s first-ever digital conference for participants from around the world created a shared experience that felt local at the same time.

Austin had been a big draw for 2020 American College of Toxicology’s annual meeting registrants. Organizers needed to figure out a way to bring as much of the destination as possible to an entirely online audience.

Here’s how an annual conference for placemaking professionals tweaked its mobile workshops to give virtual tours of its host city. 

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.

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?