Event Venues
A Master Class in Art and Public Safety
Traveling exhibition turns ballroom at America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis into a Michelangelo gallery with nearly life-sized recreations of his Sistine Chapel paintings.
Can Venues Have a Say in Event Set Design?
The controversy around how the recent Conservative Political Action Conference stage set bore a resemblance to a Nazi hate symbol raised the question: How much influence can a host venue exert over the staging of an event? We asked an attorney to weigh in.
Booking Meeting Venues Site Unseen
The digital tools that make it possible to conduct all or part of site visits remotely have come to the forefront over the last year, in ways that may change how planners book meetings in the future. Planners and destinations share their strategies.
How the First Major B2B Trade Show So Far in 2021 Pulled It Off
Emerald shared lessons learned from hosting Surf Expo in Orlando in January in a new case study published by SISO and UFI.
Catching up with Casandra Matej, Visit Orlando’s New President and CEO
Casandra Matej, who takes over Feb. 1, discusses the perks of relocating to Orlando from San Antonio, the future of face-to-face meetings, and how she sees DMOs evolving in the future.
Sensory Space: Montreal’s OASIS immersion
Newly opened space at the Palais de congrès de Montréal immerses participants in color, sound, and light.
Taking Meetings and Exhibitions on the Road
With travel curbed by the pandemic, two very different events — one in the U.S. and one in Italy — were reinvented as outdoor road shows.
Our Picks for the Business Event Trends of 2021
The editors of Convene looked back over 2020, asking this question: What’s one meeting and event trend on my radar in 2021?
What Will Your Next Office Look Like?
Short answer — the office of the future offers more flexible, fluid spaces that skew toward collaboration.
How Hybrid Is Taking Center Stage in Convention Centers
To meet the evolving needs of the business events industry in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, convention centers and other meeting venues are adding broadcast studios to their list of options for event producers.
When Can You Invoke Force Majeure for 2021 Meetings?
Many organizations moved their events to 2021 when the pandemic hit. But can they invoke the force majeure clause in 2021? Members of the PCMA Catalyst community discussed the topic in a recent thread.
What the Inaugural Future of Cities Festival Can Tell Us About the Future of Events
The three-day hybrid event will not only explore areas relevant to the business events industry but offer a “living lab” for event organizers.