News & Trends
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Novel Icebreaker Makes Networking Less Awkward
One conference made networking easier by letting participants make a simple choice — what coffee cup to use.
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.
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.
Increase Event Attendance by Increasing Web Traffic
Three things to keep in mind about your event prospects’ expectations when they land on your website.
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.
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.