News & Trends

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

Hybrid Workweek: ‘Thursday Is the New Monday’

The hybrid return to offices may be on pause due to the Delta variant, but here are the days you should schedule being on site during the workweek, according to three business experts.

BY Michelle Russell August 25, 2021

Delta Variant Creates More Angst for Events Industry

More than 600 planners and suppliers who participated in PCMA Convene’s latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard survey shared how the Delta variant has changed their perspective on the industry’s recovery and their plans for upcoming events.

BY Michelle Russell August 23, 2021

Association Finds Itself ‘In the Center of a Perfect Storm’

As the Delta variant causes COVID-19 cases to surge, organizers are scrambling to rework their meetings and events. Here’s how one organization is adapting its conference to ensure compliance and confidence.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst August 23, 2021

How a Database Unites Destinations Through Their Street Art

The Urban Art Mapping George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art database records and maps street art with important social messages from around the world.

BY Casey Gale August 18, 2021

Hackathon Points to More Biases in Twitter Algorithm

At Def Con 29, held online and in-person in Las Vegas in August, hackathon participants uncovered how a Twitter algorithm was coded with implicit bias against older people, those with disabilities, and Muslims, in addition to Black people.

BY Curt Wagner August 18, 2021

Dzidra Junior: ‘The Hybrid Workforce Helps With Work-life Integration’

Earlier this year, Dzidra Junior left her long-term and high-level position at MGM Resorts International for a new role at the charitable nonprofit YMCA of the Rockies. She spoke with Convene about her time in the industry and her big career move.

BY Casey Gale August 18, 2021

4 Strategies to Win Back International In-Person Attendees

Want to ensure a steady return of international participants at your in-person events in 2022? Start now by doing these four things, advises an international event marketer.

BY Anjia Nicolaidis August 16, 2021

New Skills for New Event-Marketing Challenges

In a recent survey of senior-level event marketers, more than one-third said they are seeking talent with new skills that their upcoming in-person and hybrid events will require. Here’s what else nearly 90 event marketers are thinking about their future events.

BY Michelle Russell August 13, 2021

Event Planners’ Duty of Care During the Pandemic

As we return to in-person meetings, questions and best practices are evolving for hosting large gatherings.

BY Dave Lutz, CMP August 13, 2021

Serving up a ‘Content-Drip Strategy’

COVID-19 presented the restaurant industry with its greatest challenge. The National Restaurant Association Show has helped its stakeholders — despite being unable to host two consecutive trade shows during the pandemic — by being of service each step of the way.

BY Michelle Russell August 13, 2021

Nearly Seven Out of 10 Employees Are Concerned About Returning to the Office

A recent poll of 70 HR leaders from around the world showed that many employees are concerned about returning to the workplace amid a new wave of the pandemic.

BY Casey Gale August 12, 2021

How to Avoid Gender Bias in Job Descriptions

Whether you are seeking a job and reading through role descriptions or writing job descriptions yourself to find fresh talent, be aware of a few language subtleties linguistic experts say may subconsciously prevent you from applying for a job — and can make a job opening seem gender-specific.

BY Michelle Russell August 12, 2021

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