News & Trends

What’s happening — or coming up next — in the meetings and events world and beyond.

Holograms Are Giving Events the ‘Beam Me Up’ Experience

Holograms — 3D-image projections — are increasingly making their way into corporate headquarters and onto stages for conferences. Here’s what the technology can and can’t do. Yet.

BY Michelle Russell March 28, 2022

Providing Attendees with Transcripts for Online Events

What considerations do planners need to take in order to provide attendees with accurate and accessible transcripts of online events? A recent conversation on Catalyst discusses the details.

BY Convene Editors March 24, 2022

5 Lessons for Planners From the SXSW In-Person Experience

Attending this year’s SXSW in person gave Beth Surmont, vice president of event strategy and design at 360 Live Media, some ideas that any organizer can adapt to optimize their events.

BY Beth Surmont March 24, 2022

3 Trends Shaping Events: Academic Adventures, Liminal Spaces, and The Great Reskill

Wunderman Thompson’s recent trend report, “The Future 100: 2022,” identifies 100 trends across industries. The Convene team has hand-picked more than a dozen of these trends that we think will have an impact on the business events industry. Here are three.

BY Michelle Russell March 24, 2022

Room Set: A Light Show at the Oklahoma City Convention Center

Oklahoma City Convention Center’s award-winning light sculpture blends technology and art and reflects its locale in an ever-changing way.

BY Michelle Russell March 22, 2022

Reframing an Employment Gap as a Positive

Many professionals, especially women, have been forced out of the workplace at some point during the pandemic. Here’s a tool that can help show employers why that’s an asset, not a detractor.

BY Casey Gale March 21, 2022

A Novel Icebreaker Makes Networking Less Awkward

One conference made networking easier by letting participants make a simple choice — what coffee cup to use.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst March 21, 2022

Force Majeure: Negotiating a Common Clause in Uncommon Times

Surges in COVID-19 cases caused by variants and the difficulties of predicting in-person attendance continue to make it challenging for organizers to know if or when to postpone, cancel, or try to renegotiate the terms of an in-person event. Here’s a legal perspective.

BY Casey Gale March 17, 2022

New Chief Diversity Officer on ‘Complex’ Task Ahead

Just one day after she officially started as Destinations International’s inaugural chief diversity officer, Sophia Hyder Hock chatted with Convene. Here’s what she brings to the CVB industry and where she’ll be focusing on making an impact.

BY Michelle Russell March 16, 2022

Increase Event Attendance by Increasing Web Traffic

Three things to keep in mind about your event prospects’ expectations when they land on your website.

BY Michael Engard March 16, 2022

3 Trends Shaping Events: Nomad Economy, Greener Transit, and Regenerative Models

Wunderman Thompson’s recent trend report, “The Future 100: 2022,” identifies 100 trends across industries. The Convene team has hand-picked more than a dozen of these trends that we think will have an impact on the business events industry. Here are three.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst March 15, 2022

Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis: How the Events Industry is Helping

The number of events, travel, and hospitality industry groups that have condemned Russia’s attacks on Ukraine continues to grow — while more event venues in Europe convert their facilities to house the millions of Ukrainians escaping the ravages of war.

BY Curt Wagner March 11, 2022

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