Behind the Scenes
Soft Skills for Hard Times
The coronavirus crisis is an opportunity to work on strategies that will help you prepare for success during the COVID-19 recovery process.
Physical Distancing Doesn’t Prevent Us From Staying Social
As we hunker down and practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic, we look for ways to retain our close connections.
Managing the Epidemic … of the Imposter Syndrome
What the widespread incidence of the imposter syndrome has to do with Convene’s 29th Annual Meetings Market Survey.
What Event Planners Can Learn From ‘Zombie Malls’
One brick-and-mortar retailer is defying the odds in the otherwise crumbling mall landscape. What can event planners learn from its strategy?
Reframing the Events Industry Narrative
Here’s how social and environmental considerations can play a role in reframing the events industry narrative, according to participants of the recent IBTM World Global Policy & Practice Forum.
Do You Suffer From ‘Meeting Recovery Syndrome’?
Organizational psychologists have a term for the toll work meetings take on our psyche — “meeting recovery syndrome,” or MRS. Check if you have any symptoms.
Bringing an Idea to Fruition
Through artist Dennis Wojtkiewicz’s paintings, we find a new way of looking at the future — and fleeting present — of food.
Are You Allowing Your Multifaceted Attendees to Share Other Talents?
Over the last 16 years here at Convene, I’ve trained my eye to pick up nuggets about conference business in other places outside of our industry channels. There’s a practical
How the Events Industry Intersects With Overtourism
Here are two issues the world is grappling with, and their connection to the business events industry.
How Technology Can Help Tell Deeply Human Stories
Here’s a striking example of using technology — 3D holograms to be specific — to preserve human history, for our benefit. Underscore the benefit part.
No Doggy Bag for You: Digging into the Issue of Food Waste
A cooking class — and its no-doggy-bag policy — speaks to the larger issue of how we need to make eliminating food waste a priority at events.
Ageism Remains a Problem in the Workforce
A truly diverse workforce embraces all ages and respects what each generation brings to the table. That’s our challenge in the workspace as well as in business event settings.