Event Strategy & Design

From the physical set-up to the way you orchestrate sessions and interaction, we help you put the latest smart thinking into practice to create environments and experiences that have an impact.

How — and Why — You Should Break out of Your Bubble

It’s now a given that diversity boosts organizational performance, says executive Dorri McWhorter. The big question now is how to create environments where diversity thrives.

BY Barbara Palmer January 22, 2018

Why Knowledge Clusters Belong on Your Site-Visit Checklist

Aligning your business events with the leading industries and innovation sectors in destinations creates benefits on all sides.

BY Convene Editors January 18, 2018

Want Audiences to Interact? Unleash a Pit Bull

The organizers of The FRESH Conference 2018 are taking the decades-long challenge of how to increase audience engagement into their own hands rather than leaving it up to their speakers.

January 16, 2018

15 Ways to See the Future of Event Technology

We asked vendors and experts participating in Convening Leaders’ Future of Face2Face space to sum up their take on the future of event technology, in as few words as possible.

BY Michelle Russell January 16, 2018

DEI Spotlight: Jessica Pagel, DES

In the world of digital events, what was once cutting-edge is becoming standard, says the assistant director of education for the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), so “we need to raise our game.”

BY Curt Wagner January 10, 2018

18 Thought-Provoking Quotes From Convening Leaders 2018

Some of the things that made us stop and think at PCMA’s annual meeting in Nashville.

BY Convene Editors January 10, 2018

Innovative Meeting Space: Music City Green Room

Listen to some live music, fight your hangover, or have a Bloody Mary — all in the Green Room.

BY Casey Gale January 9, 2018

9 Memorable Quotes From Convening Leaders, Day 2

Here are nine quotes that made us think during the second full day of sessions at Convening Leaders 2018.

BY Convene Editors January 9, 2018

CL18 Tech Spots – Gleanin

Gleanin is an events-focused referral marketing platform for facilitating trustworthy connections that grow attendance and advocacy. Gleanin allows event organizers to put powerful marketing tools in the hands of registrants and exhibitors for event promotion, referral, amplification, incentives and engagement.

BY Tamar Beck January 8, 2018

CL18 Tech Spots – FuelBox

The Ultimate Charging Solution is the perfect combination of a docking station (The Dock) and a mobile battery pack (The boostPack™) with a built-in 6,700 mAh battery and over 25 extra hours of power.

BY Kelly Foy January 8, 2018

CL18 Tech Spots – Conferences i/o

Conferences i/o is an award-winning Audience Response System designed to empower audiences and give presenters actionable, real-time insight. Attendees use their own device to ask/up-vote questions, speakers can embed polls into PPT/Keynote and project results, and organizers can collect feedback. All in real-time, nothing to download.

BY Scott Cohen January 8, 2018

CL18 Tech Spots – Digitell

With 30+ years’ experience and over 100 existing association clients, our team of experts knows how to deliver success. Digitell turns your content into revenues through our several successful revenue-generating programs.

BY Jim Parker January 8, 2018

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