Event Strategy & Design
Building a Circular Economy in Events: How Two Major Meetings Reimagined Sustainability
Meetings have long been designed with this one-off/single-use mentality. How can we adopt more of a reduce, reuse, recycle approach to create truly sustainable events?
3 Ways to Rethink Swag to Reduce Event Waste
How can event planners rethink the traditional swag bag?
Responsible Swag: Rethinking Giving and Receiving at Events
How a professor who researches textile waste and consumption thought through the question of swag, as the organizer of a university symposium.
This DMO Used Barbie’s Legacy to Stand Out at the 2024 London Design Festival
Visit Greater Palm Springs and the Barbie brand teamed up to create three pavilions inspired by the So Cal destination’s ubiquitous midcentury modern architecture — and the imaginative world of Barbie.
Two Convention Center Buildings, One Meeting
How the 12,000-person meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association found breathing room at the Seattle Convention Center campus.
Fast Company’s Secret to Event Success: Fast Tracks With Top Innovators
Field trip–inspired Fast Tracks that get event attendees face-to-face with big-name innovators are key to the success of Fast Company’s annual event.
Raising Your Reg Price?
Best-selling author, entrepreneur, and marketing expert Seth Godin’s insights on pricing can help event organizers put the question of whether to increase registration costs in a new light.
Upcycling Event Banners: How an L.A. Brand Transforms Trash into Sustainable Style
Rewilder turns material salvaged from events into everything from totes to furniture.
Future Leaders Speak Out: Sustainability in the Meetings Industry
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties Class of 2025 — business event strategists, suppliers, and destination representatives from the North America, APAC, and EMEA regions — shared why they prioritize sustainability in the meetings industry.
X-Culture Program Inspires Students to Innovate in the Events Industry
It’s difficult to say who learned the most from a competition that brought together students and event experts: The students who solved a real-life business events challenge or the experienced professionals who got a glimpse into next-gen’s perceptions of the events industry.
To Space and Beyond
Two Convening Leaders sessions showed how the innovative Space Cities Network initiative can serve as a blueprint for other sectors — and underscore how events can leverage the power of the knowledge economy.
Why Event Planner Jobs Are Climate Jobs
Here are five ways for planners to embrace the “every job is a climate job” perspective to design more sustainable events and move the industry forward.