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The Right Place at the Right Time
A 76-year-old Chinese American volleyball tournament took a second look at a second-tier city — illustrating what can happen when the values of a destination and an organization align.
The COVID-19 Testing Conundrum
Many experts now say that frequent, daily rapid tests are a superior approach to safer travel and gatherings, but for event organizers scarcity and high costs stand in the way.
What Is Liminality and Why Does It Matter to Your Event?
Do you feel your attendees crave serendipity when attending virtual events? The lack of liminal space in virtual environments is the culprit — and it can also be missing at your in-person event.
Tech Experts Weigh In: How Has the Digital Event Experience Changed?
Convene editors asked companies at Convening Leaders 2022’s Tech Village at Caesars Forum to identify what’s changed about the digital attendee experience over the last year.
Event Trends We’ll Be Watching in 2022
Here are shifts in events that Convene’s editors have their eye on for 2022, based on what the past year has taught us and what experts inside and outside the events industry forecast for the year ahead.
Hearing From a Transformative Leader
At Convening Leaders 2022, Indra Nooyi will talk about her experiences at as a pioneering female business leader and how we need to focus on family to unleash the economy’s full potential.
Creating Hybrid Interaction Among Event Audiences
The National Speakers Association’s hybrid workshop earlier this year created opportunities for the small in-person and larger online audiences to talk to each other and have a shared experience.
Event F&B: Sense of Place, on a Plate
Event venues are intentionally partnering with underrepresented local purveyors to make their menus more sustainable and meaningful.
Being a ‘Part of the Solution’
Visit Baltimore President and CEO Al Hutchinson is grateful for the opportunities he has had in the travel and tourism business. At the same time, he’s seeking ways to make CVBs — and the communities they serve — more equitable, diverse, and inclusive.
Leaving Your Event’s Host City Better Because You Were There
After living through a pandemic, conference participants will be more apt to lean towards conferences that align with their beliefs and passions through corporate social responsibility efforts.
8 Reasons to Gather at In-Person Events
Recent research indicates that events can be held safely in person if COVID-19 protocols are in place.
Survey Shows That Business Events Professionals Are Less Anxious
The latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard Survey results are a mixed bag — events industry professionals say they are feeling less anxiety, but more report feeling burned out. Nonetheless, they’re hanging in there and setting their sights on more in-person and hybrid events in the first half of 2022.