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Nudging Healthy Behavior on Site
It took the Milano Convention Centre 18 months to earn Gold Level Healthy Venue status from the World Obesity Federation. Here’s how they did it — and how they help event organizers encourage attendees to make smart choices.
On Site in Orlando: Familiar Venues, New Adventures
Roughly 7.5 million business event attendees flocked to Orlando in 2018, proving the destination has a lot to offer groups.
Why the North American International Auto Show is Getting a Tuneup
After 31 years, the Detroit Auto Show is moving from January to June and going from 14 days to 12. Will those efforts to ‘evolve and change’ rev up the event?
Vancouver Convention Centre Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation
The introduction of the venue’s West building in 2009 changed the meetings landscape in the Canadian city, attracting more than 9 million visitors from around the world for major conventions and events.
Renovated Miami Beach Convention Center Welcomes International Events
The conveniently located, LEED-certified MBCC offers event planners a new, 60,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom and 81 flexible meeting spaces, among other amenities.
Meetings at Orlando’s Rosen Plaza Make an Impact
When hosting an event at the 800-room Orlando hotel, event organizers can trust that they’re supporting a company that’s committed to good causes.
How Brisbane Boosted its Knowledge Economy
The Australian city wanted to attract international events. So the convention centre joined with the scientific and research communities to create the Convention Advocates Partnership and do just that.
Making the Case for Convention Center Expansion
As an evolving events industry makes new demands on convention centers, Convene looks at the long and winding road two CVBs have been navigating to get expansion plans green-lighted.
GitHub Universe Meets New Goals, Doesn’t Lose Wow Factor
What does it look like when a national conference is shaped as much by a company’s values as by its financial goals?
Active Shooter Exercise Preps MCCA Teams for Crisis
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority recently conducted an active shooter exercise to make sure its large venues are prepared to deal with what has become an all-too-common occurrence.
San Francisco’s Moscone Center: ‘State-of-the-Art Everything’
San Francisco constantly reinvents itself while holding on to its history, a fact made obvious during a recent tour of the expanded Moscone Center and other spaces the city has to offer.
Advanced Materials Congress Takes a ‘Knowledge Experience’ Cruise
The three-day event takes place aboard a Viking Line cruise ship that departs from Stockholm, Sweden, sails across the Baltic Sea to Helsinki, Finland, and then returns to Stockholm.