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How Are Deep Cuts by the U.S. Government Affecting Meetings?

One slice of the current administration’s impact on the events industry.

BY Michelle Russell June 2, 2025

Mapping an Immersive Attendee Journey

A guide to designing an emotionally engaging participant journey, from the first communication announcing your event to well after its conclusion.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle May 30, 2025

5 Ways to Future-Proof Your Meetings in Uncertain Times

These strategies will help you be proactive in navigating shifts in policies and the economic and geopolitical landscape.

BY Dave Lutz, CMP May 21, 2025

Gen Z Wants to Attend Events — Why Aren’t They?

Across the events industry, content and experiences are being reimagined to attract Gen Z audiences. According to research conducted earlier this year by Freeman and The Harris Poll, it looks like those efforts are paying off: Gen Z wants to attend industry events. So, why aren’t more young professionals showing up? Here’s how some events are bridging this gap.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle April 28, 2025

How to Hold on to Purpose in Difficult Times

As unsettling as it is these days to find ourselves in a very uncertain environment around the world, we can cut through the fog by drawing on our experience.

BY Sherrif Karamat April 23, 2025

5 Things You Can Do to Deal With Today’s Uncertainty

We can draw on what we’ve learned in the past five years to support our audiences and organizations through this latest rough spot for events.

BY Beth Surmont April 17, 2025

Marketing Events Through Geopolitical Uncertainty

Tariffs, government downsizing, regulation changes, and shifts in international relations are impacting industries worldwide — and prompting event organizers to rethink their approach to attendee and exhibitor acquisition. Here are four ways to keep participation on track and deliver value in an unpredictable world.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle April 1, 2025

How the Circular Economy Is Driving Creativity at Meetings

Realizing our planet has limited rather than endless resources has the opposite effect on our creativity, making us more rather than less innovative.

BY Michelle Russell March 18, 2025

How Is DOGE Impacting the Meetings Industry?

It may seem premature to sound the alarm, but here goes: Trump’s executive order directed toward transforming government spending will likely have a significant impact on meetings in the scientific, health-care, and academic sectors.

BY Dave Lutz, CMP March 14, 2025

Innovation, AI, and Inclusivity: The Next Chapter for the Global Events Industry

Here are some of the new ways PCMA is moving the industry — and society — forward.

BY Sherrif Karamat March 10, 2025

How to Diversify Your Social Media Strategy for Events

One minute, TikTok is banned; the next, it’s back. Then Meta decides to ditch professional fact-checking. Threads’ popularity skyrockets, then struggles to keep users engaged. Here are tips for navigating the shifting social-media landscape.

BY Sara Fellows and Keith Campbell February 24, 2025

4 Simple Questions to Design Emotion Into Events

Thinking about how you want your participants to feel at the end of their experience is a great start to planning your event. But you also need to ask them the right questions to get there.

BY Beth Surmont February 21, 2025

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