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Indigenous Artwork Gives Visual Identity to HIV Science Conference
When the International AIDS Society commissioned a local artist for its conference logo, it did more than honor the Indigenous population of host city Brisbane. It helped raise awareness of that community’s challenges with HIV.
5 Small Event Tweaks to Create Big Returns
These easy-to-implement ideas will make your attendees’ experience more personalized and highly engaging.
Mayim Bialik Shines a Light on Mental Health
The “Big Bang Theory” star and neuroscientist caps a week of education at Convening Leaders 2024 by exploring the connection between professional fulfillment and emotional wellbeing.
Creating Personalized Experiences at Large-Scale Events
At Convening Leaders 2024, Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes, president of mdg, shared how event organizers can create personal experiences for attendees at large trade shows and conferences.
Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability
The Olympic Games, the largest sporting event in the world, is aiming to make next year’s edition in Paris its most sustainable ever. What can the events community learn from its plans and its progress?
The Seine’s Starring Role in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
After $1.5-billion clean-up, Paris’ famous river Seine will welcome Olympic swimmers for the first time in more than a century.
Paris 2024 Olympic Torch Gets Modern Makeover
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur’s torch concept for the Olympic and Paralympic Games blends themes of equality, water, peacefulness, and environmental consciousness.
Sustainability Isn’t the Only Goal on 2024 Olympic Games’ Agenda
Equality, accessibility are among the 15 recommendations planners — including the director of corporate and sustainable development — are undertaking for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A Shift in Mindset — and Behavior
Meeting the challenges of climate change demands that we find new ways of thinking about sustainability.
Navigating the Unthinkable: Why Event Professionals Should Prioritize Risk Mitigation
Event professionals must have mitigation and response plans in place for all risks — whether they are human-caused, natural or weather-related, or technological failures. Security expert and Convening Leaders 2024 speaker John Gainer offers his advice on how to plan for whatever may come.
Conference Reimagines Downtown by Expanding Beyond Chicago’s ‘Loop’
The pandemic accelerated problems facing cities around the world. Here’s how one organization’s annual event — in its design and program — is helping to usher in “a whole new era of city building.”
How We Do It: Jaimé Bennett on Beginning and Ending an Event With Authenticity
The opening and closing sessions at Convening EMEA 2023, which dared to be a little different, paid off by creating memorable experiences that supported the goals of the event — and what matters most to participants.