Steve Pemberton, author and Convening Leaders Main Stage speaker, shares insights on transcending circumstances.

Every year, the Tolkien Society — an educational charity, literary society, and international fan club — hosts scholars, fans, students, and members from around the world at the University of Oxford for Oxonmoot, a celebration of author J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, including “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.”

It may be tough to negotiate in a sellers’ market, but hotels don’t hold all the chips. Successful negotiators share their tactics for reaching a fair deal.

Gathering people together is an act of ‘transformative leadership,’ says Priya Parker, the author of “The Art of Gathering. “Always, always start with purpose.”

The travel and hospitality industries are already using blockchain. What’s its potential for business events?

Business events are at the epicenter of the technology boom. Let’s capitalize on the opportunities that brings.

When building event-marketing campaigns, there are several ways to segment your audience and customize the times you reach out to specific groups. And sometimes, speaking to your entire prospect database just makes the most sense.

The Fifteen Seconds Festival had big plans for a U.S. debut this past September, but a visa-approval hiccup forced organizers to improvise with an entirely different event.

Middle East Council of Shopping Centres (MECSC) CEO David Macadam shares how conferences — and a book and magazine — helped grow membership.

Event Details Sept. 16–19, 2018 Sheraton New Orleans Hotel New Orleans What It’s All About Produced by Project for Public Spaces, Walk/Bike/Places is a biennial professional-development conference that gathers together

What’s the right strategy for student members at your organization and for those who attend your events? Here’s my lesson plan.

Event technologies can help make events run more smoothly, but that’s not the only kind of experience we should be designing for participants.

Your participants aren’t looking for predictability at your events.

A recent survey of international event planners yields a few surprising results.

A collection of architects and home builders are donating their talent, time, money, and passion to create a place for open and honest conversation in America, one destination at a time.

We asked three leading tech experts — women all known for being ahead of the curve — what business-event organizers should be keeping top of mind going forward.

U.S. ‘Queer Eye’ culture expert and 2019 PCMA Convening Leaders speaker Karamo Brown on overcoming the fear of bringing your whole self to your personal, professional lives.