Event Strategy & Design
Student Competition at ATSSA Brings New Generation of Ideas
The American Traffic Safety Services Association wanted to encourage innovation among future leaders in transportation engineering as well as find solutions to pressing safety issues. It found the answer to both in a student competition, which awards winners during its annual convention.
Flip the Abstract Model at Scientific Conferences
If your scientific or medical event is heavily dependent on participants who justify their attendance because you’ve accepted their oral or poster abstract, you may be diluting the quality of the conference experience. Think about this strategy instead.
‘A Really Crazy, Big Idea’ — Taking on Plastics in the Events Industry
The Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau joins forces with a nonprofit to launch a global movement to reduce the use of plastics at meetings and events.
Convicts, Addicts, Attendees Run with a Purpose
A recycling industry convention in Los Angeles united attendees with an unlikely group of guests for a morning run that went far in making meaningful connections.
GitHub Universe Meets New Goals, Doesn’t Lose Wow Factor
What does it look like when a national conference is shaped as much by a company’s values as by its financial goals?
Crafting a Solution to Falling Attendance
When a major craft and hobby show moved from its long-time host city to a new one, attendance dropped off. Here’s the creative approach event organizers and the show’s new host CVB took to win attendees back.
Inside IBA’s Award-Winning Gala
Thanks to acrobats, a Renaissance play, thousands of flowers, and a view of Rome, the International Bar Association’s dinner gets Eventex first prize honors.
Convening Leaders Recap: What Worked and What Didn’t
PCMA made plenty of changes to its 2019 main event in Pittsburgh. We pull back the curtains from Convening Leaders to show the thinking that fueled the face-to-face experience.
Active Shooter Exercise Preps MCCA Teams for Crisis
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority recently conducted an active shooter exercise to make sure its large venues are prepared to deal with what has become an all-too-common occurrence.
Arne Sorenson’s Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility
From aiming to eliminate plastic straws this year to combatting human trafficking, Marriott International’s CSR initiatives run the gamut. The hotel giant’s CEO shared the thinking behind its philosophy at a Chicago event.
Building Bridges Via Events in New Zealand
In the wake of the March massacre at a Christchurch mosque, members of the business events industry in New Zealand say that the sector can play an important role in facilitating inclusiveness as it brings people together from all corners of the globe.
Nantes, France, Offers ‘Fresh Approach’ for Meetings
A lesser-known event destination, the French city turned out to be a ‘more interesting’ choice for the European Conference of Oncology Pharmacy.