"Feedback sought from the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) community was clear: business events professionals want more chances to network digitally and learn from others in this time of transformation," said Managing Director of PCMA APAC Karen Bolinger.
The controversy around how the recent Conservative Political Action Conference stage set bore a resemblance to a Nazi hate symbol raised the question: How much influence can a host venue exert over the staging of an event? We asked an attorney to weigh in.
PCMA Catalyst community members shared some ideas on how to shake up scientific conference sessions.
How a digital makeover turned a formal ceremony into a community celebration that brought hundreds of people together.
Ronald Kim, Co-founder & Event Producer, Think Events started this journey of technological discovery back in 2018. That forward thinking didn’t magically make the pandemic easier; he still needed to navigate the landscape of a digital event. Here is his story.
Organizations and companies are making social justice part of their event platform — and their identity.
In an email interview with Convene, ICC Sydney CEO Geoff Donaghy shared local industry challenges, his concerns about the unseen impact of the COVID pandemic, and a timeline for the return of face-to-face events.
The digital tools that make it possible to conduct all or part of site visits remotely have come to the forefront over the last year, in ways that may change how planners book meetings in the future. Planners and destinations share their strategies.
With fans not allowed at sporting events in the Netherlands, organizers of a professional tennis tournament at Rotterdam Ahoy tweaked the setting to enhance the experience of fans watching on TV.
PCMA staff members and the business events community share the women who inspire them most in honor of Women's History Month.
Are surveys useful in gauging attendees' interest in face-to-face meetings? What questions should planners ask? Members of the PCMA Catalyst community recently discussed the topic.
This July, Cleo Battle will take over as president and CEO of Louisville Tourism after eight years as the bureau’s executive vice president and COO. Battle shared highlights of his 34-plus-year career working at DMOs and hotels around the country — and how he’s trying to do his part to make the industry better and more diverse.
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