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Current Events Bring Guarded Optimism for Industry Recovery
Business events professionals and their suppliers responding to the November Recovery Dashboard survey indicated they were both more and less hopeful about the future — depending on which question they were answering.
Bill Gates’ Seven Predictions for a Post-Pandemic World
In the first episode of his new podcast, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates predicts seven lasting changes COVID-19 will have made on our world once the crisis has passed — and several are directly related to business events.
How a Virtual Vaccinology Conference Catalyzed the Scientific Community Around COVID
A digital edition of a canceled in-person vaccinology conference helped to bring scientists from around the world together in June to focus their efforts on the coronavirus pandemic and continues to live online.
Who Are the Most Popular Speakers and Why?
A U.K-based speakers bureau has crunched the numbers: Here are the most-searched TED speakers on YouTube.
The Environmental Case for Hybrid Events
Even before the pandemic, scientists were experimenting with meeting models that reduce the environmental impact of travel, while retaining the benefits of in-person communication.
Here Are the Top 10 Job Skills for 2025
The ability to be innovative, learn fast, and tolerate stress have taken on new importance in the World Economic Forum’s latest job skill forecast. Has your role evolved to be future proof?
How the Orange County Convention Center is Making Meetings Safer and Smarter
Driven by a team of experts, the “Center of Hospitality” continues to adapt to emerging needs and expectations to the benefit of business event organizers.
#TwitterPoster Sessions Go Viral
As scientific meetings move to digital platforms, organizers are experimenting with new ways to retain interaction between researchers by tweaking how they present their work.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
We get it, you’re busy. So, the Convene editors have curated the latest tips and trends in the world of work for you. Take a look at what caught our eye this past week.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
How to — and Why We Should — Encourage More Women to Ask Questions at Events
A recently published study by the American Society of Hematology on who asks questions and when has uncovered a simple tactic to help foster gender equity at scientific conferences.
Webinar: Maintaining Key Connections
How can you continue to connect with others, reduce your own stress, and be an advocate for all your colleagues in the industry? In this session, Michael Levin will explore the stress you are experiencing and how to curb its negative effects. Michael will also discuss techniques to successfully network and continue to connect with others through this time of technology-based connections.