Event Strategy & Design
COVID-19 Response: Getting Food to the People Who Need It
How the events industry is providing nourishment to those who are helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic and to those who are hurting because of it.
Event Venues Are Caring for the Ill and Helping the Helpers
How convention centers, other event venues, and hotels are stepping up to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
What Event Organizers Can Learn From a Beer Tour Company About Virtual Education
Conferences aren’t the only events happening in home offices during the COVID-19 self-isolation. With bars closed, City Brew Tours is bringing beer how-to and tastings to the couch.
Feeding the Front Lines and Food Insecure During COVID-19
Caterers across the U.S. are helping keep health-care workers and the most vulnerable populations fed.
A Full Day from Your Couch: Take Yoga Classes, Watch Sunsets, and Sing Along to Late-Night Concerts
Are you missing the opportunities to discover new places and meet new people? CVBs, hotels, restaurants, and event organizers are working to give people a taste of what makes them unique — no packing required.
5 Things Virtual Event Producers Can Learn From Jimmy Fallon
Convene watched “The Tonight Show: At Home Edition” for takeaways on how event producers can engage attendees at virtual events.
Top Takeaways From Global Virtual Events Day
During a full day of eight online sessions aimed at helping organizers make the shift to virtual events, PSAV offered tips, tools, and tactics. Convene editors listened in and share their takeaways.
Scientific Meetings That Aren’t Afraid to Experiment
It used to be that scientific and medical conferences were highly formulaic, but planners are testing innovative session formats, presentation materials, and registration pricing, to name just a few elements.
How a Dairy Producers Conference Doubled Its Reach With Virtual
Forced to alter its live meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin “ripped the Band-Aid off” and put on a successful virtual event in less than a week.
Instead of Live-Streaming, This SXSW Event Turned up the Volume on Its Content Strategy
After SXSW canceled due to COVID-19, one of the biggest annual parties in Austin made alternate plans to give online fans reasons to smile, dance, and sing along — with no live-streaming required.
Startups Are Making Virtual Events a Reality
Startups, including U.K.-based Hopin, are rushing to get their online event platforms available to organizers during the COVID-19 crisis.
‘Get Out’ Takes on New Meaning at CHEST Annual Meeting
The inaugural escape room experience at the annual gathering of the American College of Chest Physicians proved that learning lifesaving lessons can be a highly experiential activity.