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What the Inaugural Future of Cities Festival Can Tell Us About the Future of Events

The three-day hybrid event will not only explore areas relevant to the business events industry but offer a "living lab” for event organizers.

COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard Survey: Looking Toward 2021

COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard Survey: Looking Toward 2021

The Recovery Dashboard is critical to helping us understand the business events industry’s response to the pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown. This month, we're asking planners and suppliers to share their expectations for next year and if they are embracing new opportunities.
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How the American Psychological Association ‘Crushed’ its Virtual Event

A recent Velvet Chainsaw webinar took participants behind the scenes of the successful virtual APA conference. Here’s how the event delivered on the association’s objectives of attracting new audiences and making it more engaging than the physical conference.
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What Matters Now: How the Pandemic Has Changed Priorities

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Embracing the Digital Opportunity

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Scientific Meetings That Aren’t Afraid to Experiment

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Are Your Virtual Event Revenues Subject to Taxation?

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SHOT Show Aims for Hybrid Event in January in Las Vegas

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What Matters Now

If we’ve just been waiting for the COVID-19 crisis to pass to go back to business as usual, we’ve missed a rare opportunity to see our lives and our work in a new light. Here are some ways our world has changed and what we hope will stick once the pandemic is behind us.

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ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH COLEMAN

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Convene magazine, published by PCMA since 1986, is the leading meetings industry publication for educational content and professional development. Convene has won numerous awards from Association Media & Publishing, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the American Society of Business Publication Editors (Azbee), Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI), Association TRENDS, and the Society of Publication Designers.

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