Convene’s latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard responses indicate that planners are organizing more in-person-only and hybrid events in the coming months than in our previous survey, but they are finding it more difficult than ever to estimate attendance and to budget for them with escalating costs.
In this sixth installment of a continuing Convene series about female leadership at event facilities, we ask Julianne Jammers to share her perspective as the executive director of SwissTech Village, Hotel and Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Wunderman Thompson’s recent trend report, “The Future 100: 2022,” identifies 100 trends across industries. Three of those — rewilding spaces, foraged cocktails, and metawork — already are evident in the events landscape but could become even bigger influences in the future.
A desire "to make a meaningful change" led T. Taubie Motlhabane to her role as the CEO of Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa.
Climate change is the top challenge facing convention centers, says Kathleen Warden, director of conference sales at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland.
Join us for the first EMEA Meet-Up of 2022. This virtual gathering is for the PCMA EMEA community to celebrate Global Meetings Industry Day, share regional updates, including exclusive Convening EMEA announcements and of course an opportunity to make meaningful business connections.
One conference made networking easier by letting participants make a simple choice — what coffee cup to use.
Just one day after she officially started as Destinations International’s inaugural chief diversity officer, Sophia Hyder Hock chatted with Convene. Here’s what she brings to the CVB industry and where she’ll be focusing on making an impact.
The number of events, travel, and hospitality industry groups that have condemned Russia's attacks on Ukraine continues to grow — while more event venues in Europe convert their facilities to house the millions of Ukrainians escaping the ravages of war.
The results of a survey of business events professionals in EMEA demonstrate their collective resolve to navigate a continually shifting environment.
On International Women’s Day, we spotlight a handful of conferences and events that have helped move the needle on women’s rights.
The international library and book publishing communities have not shied away from issuing strong statements or advocating for the removal of Russian state-owned institutions at industry events.
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