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How One Medical Meeting Weaves Social Impact Into the Program
The American Thoracic Society’s mission to promote public respiratory health goes hand in hand with community service initiatives at its annual international conference.
5 Marketing Strategies From the Savannah Bananas
The Savannah Bananas recently inked a deal with ESPN, ABC, and Disney+ to stream 25 games in 2026 — proof of their large and growing fan base. Here’s how events can take a page from their marketing playbook to cultivate a strong following.
Your Content Using AI
One of the greatest opportunities for leveraging AI in 2026 for your session content is not creating more of it, but rather chunking it into digestible, bite-sized snacks.
Bridging Our Divides
We live in a polarized world. How can events bring people together and restore civility without glossing over our differences and challenges?
6 Planning Habits That Hold Events Back (And What to Do Instead)
Some longtime habits do more harm than good. Here are some to consider letting go of as you design future events.
‘Disagree With Ideas, Don’t Dehumanize People’
A new movement to give people tools to have more productive and humane disagreements is gaining ground.
Grounds for Gathering
This association for groundskeepers makes it a practice to demonstrate the work of its members via a social-impact initiative at the conference’s host destination.
Filling a Hospitality Talent Gap While Giving Back: New Initiative Uplifts a Community
For more than 25 years, a Philadelphia food bank has provided low-income residents a pathway to employment in food service. A recent partnership with the Philadelphia CVB and Michelin seeks to elevate and expand career opportunities for those students while filling a need in the local hospitality sector.
How 3 Different Meetings Outmaneuvered Shifting Political Winds
Budget cuts, visa headaches, and a six-week government shutdown in the U.S. proved to be no match for STEM and government meeting planners — and one innovative educator who understands the value of conferences.
What Will Define Events in 2026? Leaders Share Their Playbook
From AI and sponsorship reinvention to values-based design and measuring joy, the topics covered in Season 9 of the Convene Podcast help define the future shape of business events.
Think ‘Presence’ vs. ‘Space’
Exhibitors are looking for different ways to show up at your event — and to make a bigger statement without a bigger booth. Here’s how to rethink your exhibitor offerings.
Claire Smith Announces Retirement
The former PCMA Chair of the Board will retire from her position as the Vancouver Convention Centre’s vice president, sales and marketing, in April.