News & Trends
3 Formats for the Next Generation of Panel Sessions
It’s time to bring back panels — but not in the same tired format. Here are three ideas to mix things up.
‘There’s no Obstacle Too Big’ to Derail Association’s Annual Event
CEO of the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association reflects on what she learned from her experience navigating a double whammy — a COVID surge and hurricane — happening at the same time as her annual in-person conference.
PCMA Visionary Award Winner Ready to Reinvent Conference Again
Mary Pat Cornett, CAE, CMP, was awarded Digital Experience Strategist of the Year at the 2022 PCMA Visionary Awards after leading the American Society for Nutrition to success with new digital events in response to COVID-19. She’s now planning a return to an in-person event.
Adam Grant: ‘Why Do We Have to Worship at the Altar of Hustle?’
Convening Leaders 2023 opening day keynoter and organizational psychologist Adam Grant gets to the bottom of the Great Resignation and quiet quitting — and disputes generational explanations.
Study Shows Workers Embrace Social Media
Majority of U.S. employees surveyed said using social media during work hours helps them recharge and work better.
Easy as Pie: 3 Strategies to Refresh Your Events
Changed audiences need changed events to meet them where they are.
Leap of Faith: A Guide to Seeing the Upside of Uncertainty
It’s in our DNA to fear uncertainty, but we have no choice but to embrace — or at least learn how to get more comfortable with — the unknowns in our work and life. Here’s a brief tutorial to help you navigate.
Room Set: Acknowledgement Through Art
ICC Sydney wears its commitment to Indigenous populations on its sleeve — through programming, a reconciliation plan, and the artwork and messaging that shape its campus.
When Marketing an Event, Advertise Outside Your Lane
You can build a pipeline into new, untapped audiences by incorporating high-impact digital mediums once reserved only for consumer brands into your event marketing plan.
3 Shifts in Event Sustainability
Meeting professionals aren’t going back to planning exactly the same events they held in 2019, and they aren’t returning to the same conversations about sustainability they were having before the pandemic. Here are three ways industry experts in sustainability say the landscape is changing.
Community, Connection Draw Artists Together for ICON Event
Picture this: a conference that brings together professional illustrators, art directors, designers, educators, and editors to explore the business side of artistic life.
How Tourisme Montréal Helped AIDS Conference Reach Its Full Potential
After hosting one of the first International AIDS conferences, Montréal — and Tourisme Montréal and the Palais des congrès de Montréal — welcomed the global event back more than 30 years later and helped it hit milestones on several fronts.