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Updated Business Events Compass Reveals a Big Bounce
Hope for a better 2021 surged among business event planners and event participants in the latest installment of the Business Events Compass, although challenges remain.
How to Be an Antiracist Meeting Planner
Change won’t happen overnight, but there are concrete actions that event planners can take to educate themselves about racial equality and equity. Convening Leaders speaker Torin Perez shares his three-step action plan to help individuals achieve a more grounded perspective on race and society.
4 Ways the Pandemic is Changing Event F&B
Convening Leaders speakers share strategies to help planners adapt food-and-beverage programs to meet safety requirements — and keep participants happy and well fed.
An Easy Way to Remember the 5 Rules for Better Negotiations
Convening Leaders speaker and expert on collaborative business relationships Kate Vitasek offered a framework for event professionals to rethink their transactional approach to contracts.
What They’re Saying About Convening Leaders, Day 1
Whether in person or online, PCMA attendees are never a shy bunch. As CL launched, they were finding ways to connect — in session chats, dedicated Slack channels, and on social media. Here’s a look at some of the buzz during the first day.
German Convention Bureau, IMEX Group, and PCMA Focus on Innovation
The GCB and IMEX Group are partnering with PCMA at Convening Leaders 2021 — and with projects designed to help the events industry move forward beyond the pandemic.
How Leaders Can Find Their Next Business Model
Successful tech entrepreneur and Convening Leaders speaker Eric Holdener on who to listen to you when you’re looking for a breakthrough business idea.
Meeting the Challenge of Hybrid Events
Hybrid meetings ask for more from planners, like finding ways to replicate the energy of in-person meetings for virtual audiences — and in multiple time zones.
PCMA Board of Directors Chair: ‘I Have Been Humbled’ in 2020
Stuart Ruff-Lyon, 2020 Chairman of the PCMA Board of Directors, looks back on a year of challenges both personal and professional, and the changes the pandemic has brought to the business events industry.
Hospitality Helping Hands Has Far Reach
A small group of Convening Leaders participants made a positive impact on a tiny village in Uganda while flexing their creative muscles on screen.
Abu Dhabi Prepares to Safely and Successfully Welcome Events Again
The Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau has developed services, offerings, skills, and capabilities to ensure it has everything needed to align with the latest business trends.
Encore Adapts Technologies to the Current Meeting Environment
As a leader in event technology and production services, Encore offers a wealth of creative, production, and technology services to the meetings industry. It serves all forms of events, whether hybrid, virtual, or in-person.