Popular Categories
** Beta Testers – Better Search/Category Filter Coming Soon **
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.
After $1.5-billion clean-up, Paris’ famous river Seine will welcome Olympic swimmers for the first time in more than a century.
Event professionals must have mitigation and response plans in place for all risks — whether they are human-caused, natural or weather-related, or technological failures. Security expert and Convening Leaders 2024 speaker John Gainer offers his advice on how to plan for whatever may come.
An annual summer event produced by the Big Ten Conference for student athletes brings the United States’ civil rights history to life.
Respondents to our Meetings Market Survey — which we brought back after a COVID-induced break — shared that the post-COVID business environment brings a host of challenges that have yet to work themselves out. And they are feeling simultaneously anxious and excited about the future of the business events industry.
Most event metrics, including overall registration numbers, have been on the upswing in this new post-pandemic normal. The long-term outlook for exhibitors, however, may not be as rosy.
At PCMA’s Convening EMEA in Copenhagen in September, a global brand strategist explored how the most memorable brands embrace simplicity.
Technology journalist Michelle Bruno shares what — in addition to AI — planners should keep their eye on in Convene’s annual Events Industry Forecast.
A session at the recent Convening EMEA 2023 explored strategies for managing increasing expenses necessary to deliver successful event experiences.
How Association Forum made its awards gala a less stuffy affair.
A number of associations have found a lag between their annual convention attendance, which has recovered since the pandemic, and exhibit space sales, which have not. If your sponsorship menu and prospectus look similar to 2019, a refresh can help you seize this growth opportunity.
Some event management students in professor's undergraduate class believe that virtual events are "outdated."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.
Log In