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How Do Event-Planning Salaries Measure Up?
Are event planners paid fairly compared to professionals with similar responsibilities?
This Week Оn Тhe Convene Podcast: AI in Hiring, DEI in LA Tourism, and SXSW’s Neighborhood Pivot
From how AI is reshaping the hiring process, to lessons in inclusive growth from Los Angeles, to SXSW’s bold pivot without a convention center.
Lifting All Boats
The first-ever Turning the Tide regenerative tourism summit brought together a mix of professionals from destination marketing organizations and municipalities along the Texas Gulf Coast to collaborate — even if they compete for the same business — on how to make sustainability the standard destination-wide.
3 Ways This Global Festival for Professionals Embraces Sustainability
The natural environment is a key feature of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival experience — much of the event takes place outdoors. In keeping with that, the environmental impact of convening thousands of people in one place is top of mind for the organizers.
Money Aside, What Do You Wish You Could Ask for From Your Boss?
Respondents to Convene’s annual Salary Survey spelled out what would make them happier — aside from a raise — in their current jobs.
Is It Time to Revisit Your Organization’s Cancellation Policies for Events?
In recent PCMA Catalyst community conversations, planners debated the wisdom of cancellation fees, took a look at event security, and shared how to encourage booking within the block.
CEMA Summit Celebrates 35 Years
CEMA Summit 2025 broke attendance records and introduced new initiatives for event marketers designed to keep their community connected all year long.
The Keys to Meaningful Events
Trust and intention create powerful event experiences.
This Event Turns Bureaucrats Into Creatives
The 8th Creative Bureaucracy Festival drew more than 2,000 attendees from nearly 50 countries to Berlin for a one-day, one-of-a-kind learning experience — not to be confused with a conference.
This Week Оn Тhe Convene Podcast: Fun at Work, Accessibility in Europe, and the Power of Bleisure
This week’s Convene Podcast explores how fun can fuel workplace culture, what the European Accessibility Act means for event design, and why bleisure sparks better ideas.
What Science Has to Say About How to Use AI
The evidence is mounting that leaning too heavily on AI can affect our ability to think critically and retain information. Here’s how to stay in the driver’s seat.
Think Like an Innovator
According to Freeman audience research, the difference between a good and a great event may come down to mindset.