Event Strategy & Design
Tips for Returning to Live Trade Shows
Exhibitor magazine brought together five industry professionals to discuss the current events landscape and how marketers and organizers can plan for the future.
Celebrating a Day for Doing Good
For #GivingTuesday, we highlight four nonprofits that support event professionals.
Five Event Trends in Five Minutes
ECEF gave attendees a handful of important data points to consider as they embarked on a day of programs and networking.
Forestry Group’s Focus: a Sustainable Future for All Communities
Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s 2021 annual conference, held virtually, doubles the number of attendees as organization commits to new diversity, equity, and inclusion policy.
A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World
How the United Nations’ biggest climate conference — and a critical moment in human history — could change the event industry’s “business as usual” narrative on sustainability.
Climate Conferences on the Agenda
COP26 hasn’t been the only conference to address the climate crisis. A number of other significant events have recently taken place with the environment, sustainability and climate change at the center of their missions.
Authors Urge Humanity to Remain Hopeful
Two newly published books by Jane Goodall and Katharine Mayhoe are meant to guard against despair in the face of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.
Creating Hybrid Interaction Among Event Audiences
The National Speakers Association’s hybrid workshop earlier this year created opportunities for the small in-person and larger online audiences to talk to each other and have a shared experience.
Growing Appetite for Local Ingredients on Event Menus
More event venues are sourcing local ingredients for their menus, resulting in real positives: It supports good health and a community’s economy, and helps the environment in a number of ways.
In-Person Events Continue in the Netherlands
Two international events — one held last week and another scheduled for Dec. 3-6 — continue in person at RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre, despite a recent COVID partial lockdown introduced in the Netherlands.
‘The Hugs Felt More Genuine’ at This In-Person Health-Care Meeting
ACEP COO Bobby Heard on what it took to host a safe and successful meeting for emergency physicians, how partners can better support organizers, and why the hybrid format needs to go away.
Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge Launches With Broad Industry Support
As of Nov. 15, 120 business events industry organizations have signed the pledge, each committing to eliminating their global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.