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Mixing Physical and Virtual Events for Lasting Engagement
With Ascend’s Member Connect Live! platform, planners can combine live and recorded education and networking to allow members to connect year-round.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? Here’s a roundup of career-related stories selected by the editors of Convene.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
Death of the Buffet and Other Environmental Silver Linings Brought to Us by COVID-19
On the eve of Earth Day, we checked in with two leaders at the organization steering the business events industry towards a new benchmark of sustainability. We asked: Are we more or less focused on sustainable event design a result of the pandemic?
Draw a Tree That Will Grow in the Real World
To celebrate Earth Day, digital platform Piccles will plant a tree for every tree submitted on its collaborative drawing platform. It could be the start of a new way of creating digital experiences to do good in the world.
Five Lessons from a Full Year of Online Events
Digital experiences have become a staple in in business events. Here are the top takeaways from five successful 2020 virtual conferences.
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.
Webinar: How Indy Successfully Hosted the Entire NCAA March Madness Tournament
For the first time history, the entirety of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was held in one city. Learn how Indy’s connected convention campus created the perfect “bubble” environment, allowing 68 teams to compete for their one shining moment safely.
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.