One of the greatest opportunities for leveraging AI in 2026 for your session content is not creating more of it, but rather chunking it into digestible, bite-sized snacks.

Some longtime habits do more harm than good. Here are some to consider letting go of as you design future events.

Celebrating our 70th anniversary with our eyes on the future.

Having just returned from Convening Leaders (CL) in Philadelphia as I write this, my head is swirling with conversations from the stage and in the hallways, snippets of which mesh with the stories we’ve worked on for this issue. The thread I keep pulling? The importance of reframing.

Even one hour of intentional conversation can reshape how
people experience an entire event.

Exhibitors are looking for different ways to show up at your event — and to make a bigger statement without a bigger booth. Here’s how to rethink your exhibitor offerings.

Most trade-show professionals market and sell booth space and then simply wish their exhibitors well. You can do better — their success is your success.

Looking at our Annual Meetings Market Survey through the lens of optimism vs. pessimism.

The long-term value of our community lies in our ability to strengthen the connections that allow societies to thrive.

What questions to ask — which ones to avoid — to increase your chances of getting the highest number of responses that yield insights.

Sure, most corporate events have a bigger budget than association conferences. But what differentiates the best corporate events isn’t their scale or spend — it’s the thinking behind them.

In 2026, your edge will be from regularly engaging in three workplace practices.