Event Strategy & Design
10-Minute Survey: Help Map a Sustainable Future for the Events Industry
EIC’s State of Sustainability survey aims to set a baseline and identify industry trends and opportunities.
Innovative World Tunnel Congress Program Digs into Naples Locations
For the 2019 World Tunnel Congress, organizer AIM Group International mined unusual off-site locations in Naples — including, you guessed it, in tunnels — to both educate and create a strong sense of place.
International Literacy Association Goes Back to School for Event
The International Literacy Association met the challenge of delivering an exceptional professional development experience on a limited operational budget by holding its conference in a unique — and yet entirely fitting — setting.
Four Tips to Include in Your Event Marketing Plan
While there’s room in an event marketing plan for the standard press release and reputation management tactics, it’s becoming increasingly important to stay on top of trends that are at the height of PR fashion.
Tip Sheet for Eliminating Single-Use Plastics from a Conference
After creating a near plastic-free annual conference, the Australian Marine Sciences Association and event management organization Encanta created a tip sheet for other groups hoping to reduce the use of plastics at meetings. They share what they did, what they missed, what they learned, and what challenges remain.
ASH Annual Meeting Gets Artsy for Attendee Wellness
The American Society of Hematology asked health-care practitioners, whose own wellness often takes a back seat, to answer the question, “What Keeps Your Heart in Medicine?”— through an art installation at its annual meeting.
Inscribed with Care: Dear World’s Storytelling for Events
Dear World’s mission is to create experiences through the sharing of personal stories. Here’s what that looked like at PCMA’s Education Conference
Best in Show 2019: Inspiring Examples of Meeting Design
There’s no shortage of creativity when it comes to professionals designing their events. For this year’s annual Best in Show, Convene shares how some organizers’ innovative initiatives have set their events apart.
IBA’s Welcome Party Entices All 5 Senses
AIM Group International created a gala dinner that wowed 4,000 International Bar Association conference participants. How? For starters, with the setting, a villa outside of Rome, where construction work began in 1598 and the views go on forever.
Having a Heart for Financially-Challenged, International Attendees
The Heart Rhythm Society lowered registration fees for conference participants coming from lower- and lower-middle income countries in order to spread electrophysiology education to developing economies.
Building Connections Inside and Outside an Event
Sustainable Brands chose Detroit to host its conference, and used interactive experiences in parts of the city as ways to showcase how to respond to sustainability challenges.
Workshop Battles Boredom by Dropping Lectures for Experiences
The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers declared war on boring lectures with a two-day leadership workshop held at the National World War II Museum.