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Breaking Through the Mindset of Digital vs. In-person Events
It’s time to experiment more with hybrid event formats, says Annalisa Ponchia Baccara, director of international congress development at AIM Group International.
Well-Connected and Welcoming, Vienna Is a European Hub to Watch
Whether planners need help combing through hundreds of venue options or making a meeting more sustainable, the team at the Vienna Convention Bureau can help.
Tipster: A Simple Sustainability Swap for Your Events
The managing director of an Australian-based PCO offers an easy-to-implement checklist of 12 sustainability swaps for more environmentally friendly events.
Biggest Economic Impact? Event Planners Weigh in
In Convene's October Recovery Dashboard Survey, we asked planners and suppliers to share how they are dealing with economic pressures and what factors will affect their 2023 business.
Envisioning Change Through ‘Uncomfortable Conversations’
A new format debuted at Convening EMEA in Vienna this fall to help participants have meaningful discussions on complex challenges in a trusting environment.
Junk Kouture — Turning Trash Into Fashion Treasure
The founder of Junk Kouture is on a mission to reuse rubbish while simultaneously changing teens’ mindsets about themselves and the environment — and to set that all on the global event stage.
Salary Survey 2022: Calculating the Pandemic’s Effect on Event Organizers’ Compensation, Day-to-Day Work
Planners may be better compensated than before COVID but there’s also a sense of unrest over the continuing uncertainties in the business events industry, according to the latest Convene Salary Survey.
MCI Group Launches Association Engagement Index 2022
PCMA and the European Society of Association Executives are the first two associations to endorse MCI’s latest global Engagement Index to benchmark how well professional societies, individual member organizations, and trade associations — all of which can participate by Sept. 10 for free — engage with their members and customers.
Prescribing a Hub-and-Spoke Approach
A medical conference in Italy was broadcast from a main studio to more than a dozen sites throughout the country, giving participants both a broad and localized learning experience.
Visual Arts — and Much More — Draw Thousands to Art Basel 2022
Art Basel returned to its June schedule for the first time since 2020, attracting 70,000 attendees to Messe Basel. The fair showed support for Ukraine by collaborating on special events in the city, and offered its first-ever night of music and other live performances.
How UFI’s Kai Hattendorf Helped Launch the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge
Nearly 200 events industry organizations in 2021 committed to a plan to reduce the carbon emissions created by the industry — a coalition that’s doubled in size since then. The PCMA Visionary Award honoree helped connect the dots in record time.
Vienna Venture that Helps Elderly Bakers ‘Learned From Scratch’
The social enterprise in Austria's capital will share its recipe for success over the last 10 years, including thriving during the pandemic, at Convening EMEA.