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.

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.

BY Convene Editors April 13, 2020

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.

BY Convene Editors April 13, 2020

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. 

BY David McMillin April 12, 2020

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.

BY Jennifer Dienst April 9, 2020

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.

BY David McMillin April 8, 2020

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.

BY Barbara Palmer April 8, 2020

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.

BY Convene Editors April 6, 2020

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.

BY David McMillin April 6, 2020

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.

BY Barbara Palmer April 3, 2020

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.

BY David McMillin April 2, 2020

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.

BY Cristi Kempf April 1, 2020

‘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.

BY David McMillin April 1, 2020

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