News & Trends
‘Fed Up’
Most women who responded to an international survey think that there are gender inequities in salaries and opportunities in the meetings and events industry.
5 Destinations Using Virtual Reality to Put You in Their Place
Virtual reality has finally arrived. And destinations and venues are getting increasingly creative about using it for 360-degree tours, high-flying site visits, and more. Grab your headset and take a look.
Clean-Sport Movement: Inside World Anti-Doping Agency’s Annual Symposium
WADA monitors illegal performance-enhancing drugs in athletics more than just every four years when the Summer Olympics come around.
This Is What Medical Meetings Will Look Like in the Future
Is the education model being created at the University of Texas at Austin’s brand-new Dell Medical School a blueprint for your meeting’s future?
Showing True Colors at Color Conference
How the Color Conference keeps their meeting for color-management professionals vibrant.
What’s On Your Wish List For 2017?
Here’s what respondents to the 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey told us was on their own personal wish lists.
How Meeting Planners Book, Plan, and Execute Their Events
What Meetings Market Survey respondents told us about the tools and technology they rely on.
Unpacking the 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey
Convene TV host Carrie Ferenac and Cara Moore uncover some surprises in the data.
What Did You Do Differently Last Year?
We asked meeting professionals to tell us what changes they made last year — positive or negative — in response to the economy. Do any of these look familiar?
What Is the Meetings Industry’s Biggest Challenge?
Every year, respondents to our annual Meetings Market Survey give answers to open-ended questions about the industry. Here are what they listed as the most pressing challenges in 2017.
Convene’s 26th Annual Meetings Market Survey
Still trending upward, but at a slower pace than last year.
Through the Looking Glasses
James H. Gilmore’s ‘Look’ is a guide for seeing the world differently.