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Richmond Embraces Its Painful Past During Black History Month
Here’s how one city with a history in the slave trade in North America has made the Black experience in America central to its identity.
11 Predictions for the Business Events Recovery
In a LinkedIn post, Kerry L. Kerr, senior director, global accounts for HelmsBriscoe, offers her view on the near future of the business events industry.
Tokyo Olympics Chair’s Comments About Women Spark Age-Old Debate
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, recently resigned amid controversy over comments he made that women talk too much during meetings. Research proves that he couldn’t have been more wrong about who speaks the most.
How to Read From a Script During Digital Presentations — Without Making It Obvious
In a LinkedIn post, Timo Elliott of SAP shared his tips on how to write and master a script for a screen-to-screen event.
How an Online Collaboration Platform Company Held Its Own Virtual Event
MURAL — an online tool that enables teams to think and collaborate visually — stepped into its clients’ shoes when planning how to use its own platform for an engaging company retreat.
What’s Next for Association Events?
Association membership and events have not only retained their value for members, but are gaining traction with digital events, a new survey shows.
The Business Events Industry Recovery: Two Different Views
Trends expert Daniel Levine sees the near future of live events as “nothing less than spectacular.” For special events company owner Kevin Molesworth, the picture is less rosy.
5 Questions About Returning to the Office
There is still much uncertainty about when most people who have been working from home during the pandemic will be able — or asked — to return to their offices. Here’s how to approach the subject with your team.
With Digital Events, All the World’s a Stage
The ancient Greeks used theater to deal with trauma in their communities. Digital technology — through groups like Theater of War Productions — is connecting modern audiences for the same purpose.
Hybrid Is the Way Forward, But Double the Work and Expense
Frustration over hitches in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has tempered optimism for recovery, latest Dashboard survey results show, and struggles over revenues and the costs associated with hybrid events seem more pronounced in our January survey. Still, nearly half of planners and suppliers said they remain hopeful.
Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty
Not being sure about future plans is something Convene editor in chief Michelle Russell has come to embrace during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stressed? Mindfulness Can Help You Work With Your Emotions
Mindful meditation is not meant to cushion us from our emotions, according to mindfulness teacher and expert, Leah Weiss, but to give us tools to work with them.