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Who Feels the Most Zoom Fatigued and Why?
A new study from Stanford University found that women, young professionals, and people of color feel higher levels of fatigue after engaging in video calls for one particular reason.
Response Room Aims to Solve Planner Challenges
The open platform started by the GCB German Convention Bureau in cooperation with PCMA and the IMEX Group crowdsources ideas to innovate the industry from within.
The Top 5 Job Skills Every CEO Will Expect
If you’re the person responsible for your organization’s meetings and trade shows in 2022, here are the capabilities your leadership is looking for you to master.
Avoiding Climate Doomism
Atmospheric scientist Michael Mann has written a new book on climate change, and it’s cause for some optimism — if we can pair agency with urgency, and individual with collective action.
Temporary Fix or Permanent Change? An AV Perspective on the Evolution of Trade Shows
Sean Wargo, senior director of market intelligence, AVIXA, says we need to move away from the idea that a trade show is a “calendared moment” and think of conventions “as content that has a long tail.” Here’s what that looks like.
Solving a Networking Issue at Hybrid Events
How can virtual and in-person attendees interact at hybrid events? Members of the PCMA Catalyst community discussed the topic in a recent thread.
Hybrid Meetings: One Size Does Not Fit All, Survey Respondents Say
Business event organizers are creating hybrid events as varied as the organizations they serve. Respondents to Convene’s latest COVID-19 Dashboard share how theirs will look.
Four Battered Hotel Chains Still Make Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For List
Despite a year like none other for the hospitality industry, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, and Kimpton were ranked in the top 17 percent of the annual 100 Best Companies to Work For List.
Meeting in a Pandemic, Part Two: Back to Face-to-Face
The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin’s business conference returns to an in-person format — and keeps the benefits of digital.
Two Perspectives on the Same GMID Event
Global Meetings Industry Day was celebrated in New York City with a hybrid event and Convene was there, online and in-person. Here are accounts of our experiences.
Building a More Diverse Tourism Industry Through Apprenticeships
Tourism Diversity Matters’ apprenticeship program coordinator Deedra Mills-Hall has come full circle, supporting apprenticeships in the industry because of the role that experience played in launching her own career.
What Would Gen Z Change About Events?
The results of a recent PCMA survey of the next generation of attendees reveal what they like about business events and how they would like to interact with them going forward.