Abby Melville

Abby Melville, executive meeting planner, transportation at BCD Meetings & Events, is inspired by the influence of emerging leaders in our industry and the growing engagement and influence the new generation of event professionals brings.

Two sustainability professionals who met at CL 26 share the challenges and opportunities they each face, the value of collaboration, and where the term sustainability falls short

‘Rebranding What Sustainability Is’

Two sustainability executives from very different global corporations who met at PCMA’s Convene for Climate continued their conversation a few months later at Convening Leaders — sharing a stage to talk about their challenges and approaches.

Discover What a Meeting Should Feel Like, in Puerto Rico

A meeting shouldn’t just be another must-do on the office calendar. To really make an impact with attendees, plan a gathering where they can come together inspired by a shared goal, and get creative in working together to make it a reality.

The story, “High-Tech Conversations,” published in the October 1996 Convene issue, predicted that technology would fuel the meetings economy.

‘All Kinds of Wondrous Things Are Possible’

As we celebrate Convene’s 40th anniversary, we’re looking back at how the business events industry — and the world around it — has changed over the years. Here’s how one farsighted meeting professional viewed the future of technology in 1996.

Sydney Lowe

Sydney Lowe, senior manager of events at Heartland Forward, has embraced a piece of advice from Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering: “Good controversy is generative. It allows people to challenge one another without fracturing the group.”

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