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November 2026 Special Edition
Convene’s 2026 Meetings Market Survey reveals a profession navigating rising costs, embracing AI, and reimagining the meeting experience with cautious confidence. Faced with persistent uncertainty, respondents demonstrate a willingness to adapt, innovate, and plan for a future where change has become the norm.
Cover illustration by Irena Gajic
special edition‘Volatility Is the Baseline:’ Convene’s Annual Industry Forecast
Meeting professionals are navigating a landscape defined by uncertainty, geopolitical tension, rising prices — and rising expectations, including being able to predict the future.
Why Sustainability Expectations Are Rising
Event participants want to see sustainability at events — and measurement matters more than ever.
In the AI Age, Human Skills Are Meta Skills
When AI can do everything, what makes us essential?
Is Community the New Currency of Events?
When people can already find information and connect with peers online, what becomes more valuable when they meet in person?
How Destinations Are Competing on Strength
Cities of all sizes are finding success by focusing on their research and business strengths, and by offering their destination as a canvas for events.
For Event Marketers, Doing More With Less Doesn’t Have to Mean Less
When we are forced to make different choices, it opens up new thinking that is sometimes stronger.
How Planners Are Adapting to What Comes Next
One of the most striking findings in this year’s Meetings Market Survey wasn’t a statistic. It was a mindset.