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Engaging Event Participants in the Maker Movement
How maker spaces and sessions can help event participants learn about the history and culture of a people — or just deeply resonate with their own professional culture.
Why This Year-Round Paradise Will Enchant Your Attendees
Just 30 minutes from Jacksonville International Airport, Amelia Island is a meeting destination that oozes Southern charm and laid-back luxury.
Responding to the Climate Crisis Together
We can’t escape from the realities of climate change — but we can choose to create a new path forward.
What Needs to Change for a Better Events Industry
Some radical and ripe ideas to reinvigorate the events industry — and why it is slow to evolve.
Wildfires, Dementia, and Event Disruptions: New Challenges for Planners
The growing incidence of wildfires has an impact on events — and according to research presented for the first time at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference that just wrapped, on our brain health.
How to Make AI Tools Your Silent Partner
For events company owner Valerie Sumner, using PCMA’s Spark and other AI tools to augment company operations is “almost like having another person in the office.”
In the Age of AI, Soft Skills Remain ‘Critically Important’
The focus on learning how to use AI in the workplace shouldn’t come at the expense of cultivating soft skills — it’s humans who inhabit the workplace, after all.
5 Ways to Make Event New-Timers Feel Like They Belong
New attendees have often had years of remote or hybrid work and the option of virtual events — in-person interactions may bring on anxiety. Here’s how to help put them at ease and provide them with such a positive experience that they’ll return for your next event.
How The Plastics Show Delivered Record Growth
More than 51,000 people attended The Plastics Show, which set new benchmarks for international and exhibitor participation while addressing sustainability.
Stress at Work: ‘Understand When Is Your Breaking Point’
Some common-sense advice for event professionals — who continue to land on most-stressful jobs lists.
Measuring an Event’s Carbon Footprint — It’s All in the Details
Two sustainability experts have created a tool to accurately measure an event’s true carbon footprint. Here’s the level of detail required.
How Extreme Weather Is Impacting Events
As Earth’s average global temperature rises, the number of extreme weather events — including drenching rain, severe floods, and heat waves — is climbing, too. A new research report documents the effect of extreme weather on a full year of events of all kinds in Canada.