According to Alan Steel, president and CEO of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, the plan to have the convention center provide emergency aid in the form of hospital space in the COVID-19 crisis “came together fairly quickly.”

After SXSW canceled due to COVID-19, one of the biggest annual parties in Austin made alternate plans to give online fans reasons to smile, dance, and sing along — with no live-streaming required.

The timing of recovery is going to be dependent on consumers and businesses having confidence that our cities and venues are safe again.

Startups, including U.K.-based Hopin, are rushing to get their online event platforms available to organizers during the COVID-19 crisis.

Carl H. Winston is the founding director of San Diego State University’s L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. He shared with PCMA the following op-ed column.

We asked Sara Ross, an expert on neuroscience and leadership, about the link between our emotions and behavior during the COVID-19 crisis, what we can expect from ourselves and others, and what can help all of us.

PCMA’s Catalyst community offers members a platform to ask each other questions, share ideas, or, as the website says, “communicate and collaborate.” Here’s a sampling from a recent Catalyst discussion about how to handle refunds after rescheduling an event due to COVID-19.

The fallout from COVID-19 is creating a tidal wave of stress and sadness for many of us. You don’t have to try to be overly positive, according to a psychology expert from Harvard Medical School.

In a 90-minute webinar this week, USTA guided more than 1,000 participants through highlights of the 880-page, $2-trillion-plus CARES Act.

Event strategists are being called upon to quickly transform face-to-face experiences into digital events in response to travel restrictions and social distancing measures imposed worldwide due to COVID-19.

Don Neal and Beth Surmont of marketing, strategy, and experience agency 360 Live Media talk about how to approach taking your face-to-face event digital during the COVID-19 crisis — and how that should make your next live event a big improvement over your last one.

As hospitals in some major U.S. cities near the brink of capacity, businesses across the event industry spectrum — including tent-rental companies like Alexander Party Rentals — are quickly realizing that they can step up to help.