Log In
Designing Events With a DEI Lens
A DEI expert shares recommendations for designing events that offer a sense of belonging.
How Is the U.S. Backlash Against DEI Affecting the Market for Speakers?
Meetings industry stakeholders sound off on how political rhetoric is influencing who gets booked and when.
How REI Co-Op’s Events Are Inclusive in Nature
While some companies are backing off DEI, the outdoor retailer makes inclusivity a through line at its internal events.
This Week on the Convene Podcast: the Greenest Convention Center and the Big Beautiful Bill
This week we cover how the Austin Convention Center has set its sights on becoming the first zero-carbon convention center certified by the International Living Future Institute and the Big Beautiful Bill’s potential impact on the U.S. events industry.
Current Approaches to the Problem of International Attendee Dropoff
A recent PCMA Institute webinar suggested one way to help structure your approach to attracting international attendees to your event even in the current challenging market.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
‘We’ve Walked These Paths Before’: How the Meetings Industry Is Adapting to the DEI Backlash in the U.S.
A common theme emerged in our coverage of how organizations are responding to attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
![Author Poornima Luthra said that she sees the current moment as “a pivot point for companies and for us as DEI practitioners to really hold a mirror up to ourselves and say, ‘Are we actually doing what [we need to do] for the long-term, sustainable, systemic, and cultural change that is necessary?’”](https://www.pcma.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/luthra-photo.jpg)
Why Is DEI Off the Table?
Copenhagen Business School associate professor Poornima Luthra, Ph.D., has spent the last two years “diving deep” into the backlash to DEI, and she shares her insights in Can I Say That? Your Go-to Guide for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the DEI consultant’s most-recent and fourth book — and with Convene.
Finding the Right Space at the Right Time
Our new offices were designed for collaboration — a way of approaching challenges that has never been more important than it is today.
How Convention Organizers Are Facing Headwinds
At a session at the 2025 Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF), organized by Lippman Connects, trade and travel experts gave the audience a lay of the land and trade-show organizers shared strategies to mitigate the negative impacts of changes brought about by the current U.S. administration.
3 Smart Ways to Reduce Food Waste and Cut Carbon Emissions
From “Meatless Mondays” to “ganging” menus, easy ways to cut the carbon emissions of F&B at events from international science society planner Bel Hanson.
What’s Next for Convene 4 Climate
Tanya Popeau, PCMA’s head of global sustainability, shares how the Convene 4 Climate 2025 conference will build on the work of the first gathering.