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A Less Wasteful Approach to Experiential Events

How Analog Events works with corporate clients and celebrities to produce events with a big impact and small environmental footprint.

BY Michelle Russell November 18, 2024

Harnessing the Energy of ‘Unlike Minds’

Energy Disruptors: UNITE is an immersive energy sector summit that aims to bring together diverse voices — along with an unexpected infusion of the arts — to spark change.

BY Casey Gale November 18, 2024

Business Events: We’re About Halfway There With Sustainability

According to the 14th Global Forecast from Amex GBT Meetings & Events, more than half of the 519 meeting professionals surveyed this year around the globe agree that sustainability is extremely or very important when it comes to planning their programs.

BY Casey Gale November 18, 2024

Advice for Planners: ‘You Don’t Have to Fear Negotiation’

Alex Carter led two PCMA Business School sessions on negotiating during Convening Leaders 2025. But this United Nations negotiation trainer and Columbia Law School professor didn’t help participants prep for battle: Her approach is more about steering than winning.

BY Michelle Russell November 11, 2024

Presidential Election Tensions Spill Into Workplaces

A new survey shows managers believe U.S. political conflicts among coworkers only will increase after a divisive election. Here are some suggestions to handle those tensions in the workplace — and at events.

BY Curt Wagner November 4, 2024

Are You Delivering What the Next-Gen Attendee Wants?

A new Freeman trends report measures the gaps between the way organizers design their event programs and the preferences of a new generation of event attendees — and what the most innovative event organizers do differently.

BY Barbara Palmer October 9, 2024

Wildfires, Dementia, and Event Disruptions: New Challenges for Planners

The growing incidence of wildfires has an impact on events — and according to research presented for the first time at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference that just wrapped, on our brain health.

BY Michelle Russell August 1, 2024

How Extreme Weather Is Impacting Events

As Earth’s average global temperature rises, the number of extreme weather events — including drenching rain, severe floods, and heat waves — is climbing, too. A new research report documents the effect of extreme weather on a full year of events of all kinds in Canada.

BY Barbara Palmer July 22, 2024

Who Is More Creative: Humans or Gen AI?

The thinking about generative AI so far has been that it is best at rote tasks and cannot compete with human ingenuity. But research from The Wharton School and Cornell University suggests otherwise.

BY Michelle Russell April 1, 2024

The Future of Mask Mandates at Meetings

Mask mandates have been lifted in most parts of the United States, but the potential for another COVID-19 surge lingers. Should associations with in-person meetings this spring and summer maintain the mask mandates they previously had in place? Event organizers in the PCMA Catalyst community discussed the topic.

BY Convene Editors April 8, 2022

Around the World, Associations Express Support for Ukraine Counterparts

The international library and book publishing communities have not shied away from issuing strong statements or advocating for the removal of Russian state-owned institutions at industry events.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst March 4, 2022

State of the U.S. Travel Industry 2022: No Recovery Without Business Travel Recovery

U.S. Travel President and CEO Roger Dow urges the business community to come back together: “It’s safe to meet.”

BY Barbara Palmer February 2, 2022

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