We think that we make decisions based on logic, but unconscious influences affect our behavior and judgment, says behavioral scientist Charlotte Blank.

At two successive food-waste conferences, attendees were given opportunities to continue to address this ‘societal breakdown,’ long after the events ended.

How Falling Walls, the International Conference on Future Breakthroughs in Science and Society, creates an atmosphere where participants collaborate on solutions to the world’s thorniest problems.

Our September cover story showcases three international events, two of which launched this year to address the challenge of human migration from completely different disciplines. All three hinge on bringing together perspectives from all over the world to focus on solutions to our most pressing issues.

We spotlight three global events demonstrating how it takes many villages to raise up society.

How a society traditionally focused on keeping business travelers and overseas vacationers healthy came to organize a conference addressing one of the world’s biggest challenges — tending to the health needs of refugees and the communities that host them.

In our October issue, Convene will be reporting on the issue of homelessness through the lens of the meetings and events industry — and we’d like to hear from you.

At its Annual Meeting in Chicago this week, ASAE announced an experimental incentive to attract association meeting professionals to its April event — and it blows up early-bird pricing models.

For expert speakers, off-site venues, and more, these innovative companies have you covered.

New tools and ways of delivering online content will help you get — and keep — users’ attention.

A tiny island at the epicenter of the European global migration crisis served as training ground for a small medical event making a big impact.