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Who Organized the Event Better — Humans or AI?
Humans faced off against AI in an event-planning competition at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024, and the result of the exercise shines a light on industry gaps and opportunities.
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Learning to Listen
Listening is a skill essential to the knowledge exchange that takes place at business events, but how can organizers cultivate better listening behavior among our audiences? Convene reached out to four listening experts and one of the world’s top experts on coaching for their advice.
Brooke Eby’s Inspiring ALS Journey: Leveraging Social Media, Humor, Events, and Company Support
When she was diagnosed with ALS, Brooke Eby turned to social media and humor to bring awareness and research funding to the disease. Her employer gave her a much bigger platform — including the Dreamforce conference stage — to share her message.
5 Small Event Tweaks to Create Big Returns
These easy-to-implement ideas will make your attendees’ experience more personalized and highly engaging.
What Event Attendees Want Now
A new Freeman Trends Report looks at what attendees want from events in 2024 — and it is not more of the same.
Safe Spaces for Feelings
Some event management students in professor's undergraduate class believe that virtual events are "outdated." PCMA's Catalyst Community offered their ideas on how he could dig deeper for more insight.
Generative AI: ‘The Essence of What Will Create Our Future’
Monday’s Main Stage speakers at Convening Leaders 2024 explored the future of generative AI — after which PCMA and Gevme announced a new feature of their proprietary AI Spark tool for event professionals.
The Clintons Are Coming
President Bill Clinton and 67th Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will kickstart day two of Convening Leaders.
What Not to Miss at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego
Here's what the more than 4,000 attendees descending upon the San Diego Convention Center can expect at PCMA's annual event.
Nina Schick: ‘The Business Events Industry Must Be Vigilant’ Concerning AI
Main Stage presenter Nina Schick applies her AI expertise to the events industry in a pre-Convening Leaders Convene interview.
A Deeper Dive Into our Salary Survey Data
Here’s a closer look at who responded — according to their professional roles — to Convene’s 2023 Salary Survey.
Six Event Trends We’re Watching in 2024
Each year, Convene’s editors pick one trend — it can be in the headlines or flying under the radar — they think will have an impact on business events in the coming year. Here's what we’ll be following in 2024.