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Embarrassment: The Key to More Creative Workshops?
Recent research demonstrates that sharing personal stories of embarrassment can be a powerful tool to generate creativity in group business settings.
Big Changes Underway for Atlanta Meetings District
The Atlanta BeltLine — a 22-mile loop of multi-use trails, a streetcar line, and parks — will connect guests to the revitalized Atlanta Meetings District with 45 of the city’s neighborhoods.
How to Encourage Innovation on the Job
In theory, innovation is critical to moving businesses forward. But in a recent Fast Company poll of more than 3,000 workers, only 63 percent said their current workplace actively encourages new ideas. Here’s why experts say that holds everyone back.
Shuttles vs. Uber and Lyft: What’s Better for the Environment?
A new study conducted by a ground transportation company compares the carbon footprint of shuttle buses at events to ride-sharing vehicles.
What Blended Burgers Top James Beard Foundation Challenge?
In a food-sustainability push, the James Beard Foundation challenged chefs to mix mushrooms into their burgers. Here’s how the contest — which is not about forcing ‘people to be vegan’ — is raising awareness.
Co-Located Brewers Events Draw Beer Dinners, Iron Maiden, and a Crowd
It started as a gathering that attracted 200 attendees. This year the Craft Brewers Conference — co-located with trade show BrewExpo America — helped raise the brew IQ of 14,000 participants from around the world. We’ve got a flight of their strategy.
Meetings We Like: Adoption Exchange Association National Conference
At the AEA's annual event, adoption and child welfare professional find strategies to recruit permanent homes for children in the foster care system.
Are You Allowing Your Multifaceted Attendees to Share Other Talents?
Over the last 16 years here at Convene, I’ve trained my eye to pick up nuggets about conference business in other places outside of our industry channels. There’s a practical
7 Things That Can Only Happen at a Live Event
Most of our content and connections now come to us virtually, but live events still remain the most powerful medium, says 360 Live Media’s Don Neal. Here are seven reasons why.
What Corporate CEOs and Event Professionals Have in Common
A recent pledge by the Business Roundtable — an association whose members are CEOs of major U.S. corporations — demonstrates that social responsibility is a shared responsibility.
Buenos Aires to Host ‘50 Best’ Restaurant Event
The Argentinian capital’s dining scene will be in the spotlight when Latin America’s food glitterati arrive next month for a three-day ‘50 Best’ restaurant awards event.
How Destinations International Put Attendees in the Spotlight
The destination marketing industry may speak with one voice, but it sings with many. Here’s how Destinations International debuted its own house band at its 2019 Annual Convention.