A new PCMA healthcare and life sciences sector report makes the case for more specialized meetings — and shows how associations, corporate planners, and destinations can get there.

The global business events industry has a $1.8 trillion total GDP, according to the Events Industry Council’s 2026 Global Economic Significance of Business Events Study. What does that mean for your events?

A program developed by the World Parkinson Coalition is educating thousands of hospitality, convention center, and other support staff in how to support the people with Parkinson’s who come to their destinations.

As we celebrate Convene’s 40th anniversary in 2026 by looking back through our archives, one trend that emerges alongside the acceleration of technology’s impact is the industry’s growing effort to think more deeply about the well-being of humans who the industry gathers, and the professionals who do the gathering.

Balancing profit with purpose is a central tenet of B Corp certification for companies, but in today’s political climate it seems an idea that’s gone out of vogue. Here’s how a recent gathering of B Corp Certified companies was designed to meet the moment — and model sustainability and inclusion for other events.

For U.S. host destinations, the FIFA World Cup 2026 brought more than a short-term visitor boost; it gave them a global billboard, renewed positivity, and built a potential pipeline for event business.

Tim Leberecht, co-founder of the House of Beautiful Business, on creating events infused with the “art of life.”

Convening EMEA 2026 keynoter Poornima Luthra on how to remove the blocks that keep us from trusting and talking to others who think very differently than ourselves.

A recently released PCMA report looks at the ongoing transformation of the business events industry’s healthcare and life sciences sector, where budgets are tightening, clinician attention is spread thin, and the competition for both is coming from inside the industry.

Innovation meets interaction to create real-world change at Convene 4 Climate.

Event organizers are redesigning their meetings to add the kinds of interactive speaking, learning, and networking experiences that are hard to create online.

Ditching generic keynotes for real talk on important topics unlocked a deeper level of connection with the Women in Travel Summit audience.