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.

Postcards From Montreux: Accor Hotels’ Global Meeting Exchange in Switzerland

Convene Deputy Editor Barbara Palmer finds that Montreux, Switzerland, lives up to the hype about its majestic beauty when she attends Accor Hotels’ Global Meeting Exchange there. Here’s what else she discovered.

BY Barbara Palmer June 26, 2019

27 Cost-Effective Solutions for Food Waste

ReFED, a nonprofit focused on eliminating food waste in the U.S., has created a list of 27 cost-effective, scalable solutions, some of which address the biggest problems faced by meeting planners.

June 26, 2019

Workhuman Live 2019 Aims to Achieve Human-Centered Workplaces

An offshoot of the Workhuman, an organization that creates performance management solutions, focuses on “the future of work.”

BY Casey Gale June 26, 2019

Benefits of Transparency

Two professors partnered with the Maritz Field Research Collaborative to conduct a study aiming to measure the impact of transparency on rewards and loyalty programs.

BY Michelle Russell June 25, 2019

PeopleScience’s Jeff Kreisler Examines Why We Do What We Do

Jeff Kreisler, editor-in-chief of PeopleScience, explains the field of behavioral science and behavioral economics.

BY Michelle Russell June 25, 2019

How Meeting Professionals Can Help End Human Trafficking

ECPAT-USA has been scaling up efforts to include the events industry as a partner in combatting human trafficking. We talk to the organization’s director of private sector engagement to see how that is taking shape.

BY Barbara Palmer June 25, 2019

How Organizations Build Ties Through Community Service

Jennifer Bond, a finalist in the Community Advocate category at Visionary Awards, shares how the PCMA Capital Chapter builds community ties in Washington, D.C.

BY Casey Gale June 18, 2019

Rx for Better Health: Take 2 Hours Outside

It turns out your mother knew best — spending time outdoors is good for your health. A new scientific paper establishes a minimum requirement for that and gives event organizers reason to reconsider their programs.

BY Curt Wagner June 17, 2019

Making the F&B Experience a Theatrical Event

With its new EAT Stations, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre merges local food with tech and AV to wow attendees.

BY Curt Wagner June 17, 2019

How Do You Solve the ‘Manel’ Problem for Scientific Meetings?

The grassroots organization 500 Women Scientists is creating a roadmap toward more inclusive meetings. Their “Request a Woman Scientist” database includes 10,000 vetted scientists … and it’s still growing.

BY Barbara Palmer June 1, 2019

State of the Cities report: What’s on America’s Mayors’ Minds

The National League of Cities just released its State of the Cities report at its conference last week. Here’s how the business events industry intersects with the top issues U.S. mayors are addressing.

BY Michelle Russell May 24, 2019

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