Event Strategy & Design
Events Executive Becomes Change Agent in Cleveland
How one Convening Leaders attendee took what he heard on stage in Pittsburgh to heart.
Bringing a ‘Sense of Place’ to Meeting Design
A recent PCMA Foundation/Marriott study finds that most travelers want to explore a destination like the locals do. “Convene” looks at how that desire for an authentic experience should shape meeting design.
Rohit Bhargava’s 3 Ways to Better Serve Your Audience
At Convening Leaders 2019, author and motivational speaker Rohit Bhargava discussed how to reap the benefits of being audience centric.
Annika Hallman: ‘It is business-savvy to be sustainable’
Gothenburg’s CVB, with another sustainability leadership award under its belt, shares the reasons behind its success.
5 Trends That Are Changing Meeting Design
When Marriott and the PCMA Foundation joined together to update research on the trends that can be expected to transform meetings and events in the future, they made the decision to look everywhere except within the industry.
Thrival Festival Integrates Pittsburgh Locale into Event
Innovation events organizer, Ascender, a hub for Pittsburgh’s startups and entrepreneurs, used Carnegie Museum of Art, Phipps Conservatory at the Botanical Gardens, and many more local spots to weave the city into the fabric of the festival.
Safety at the Forefront: Event Planners Making Security Top Priority
Event planners who have cited safety and security at destinations as a major worry are increasing their emphasis on planning for emergencies.
MANOVA Global Health Care Summit Redefines the Medical Meeting
The inaugural MANOVA Global Health Summit proved that critical conversations about health care don’t need to be stodgy or academic — and that they should include voices from outside the medical industry.
PeopleFWD 2018 Explores Disruptive Approaches to Workplace Culture
PeopleFWD 2018 invited human resources professionals and business leaders to wrestle with the most difficult issues facing organizations today, like employee culture and constantly evolving organizational trends. It was presented by CPP-The Myers-Briggs Company.
Houston, We Have a Conference
Outer space is not on most of our everyday radar, never mind on the business horizon. The Space Commerce Conference and Exposition — the only civilian conference and expo that brings together NASA, aerospace, government agencies, and commercial industries — bridges both worlds: space exploration as it relates to business.
The Best Way to Send Texted Emergency Alerts During Events
Mass alerts about an emergency situation might actually incite panic at an event. Here’s a more strategic — and safer — way to send text notifications.
Barcelona Convention Bureau Takes CSR Project to IMEX America
For the Barcelona Convention Bureau and its partners, sustainability is top of mind when they host events in their city. Here’s how they put that ethos into action during IMEX America while in Las Vegas.