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What’s Hot in Meeting F&B, According to IHG
IHG Hotels & Resorts around the world are serving up the best in local cuisines and on-trend beverages to exceed guest expectations.
Event’s Casual Dress Code Is Tailor-Made for Networking
Here’s another idea in our continuing series on networking: NextGen event organizers who attended an afternoon education and networking program were encouraged to wear their favorite T-shirts and come ready to share why — a low-key approach to breaking the ice.
How Is the DEI Backlash Impacting the Events Industry?
As funding and support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives decline in the U.S., event professionals consider the consequences for meetings, destinations, and associations.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
Four tips to help you be more productive — and yes, the afternoon nap is one of them. Those and more advice in this week’s roundup of workplace news and trends curated by the editors of Convene.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
Keeping Smartphones in Their Place
Ambivalence over the impact of social media is spurring interest in analog experiences.
Designing ‘A Beautiful Nesting Ground’ for Deeper Relationships
How software company Avalara turned networking on its head and delivered business and bonding at its FUSE partner conference.
Flying High: Polling Takes a Surprising Form at CEMA Summit
Corporate event marketers embraced an analog way of voting on topics — raising or lowering a balloon at their table — during a session by event experience company Projectory.
A More Minimalist Approach to Business Strategy
What can the Convening EMEA 2024 audience expect to learn from Abir Haddoud’s session, “The Power of Focus: Why Less is More in Strategy”? How to cut through the noise to focus on what really matters — in business and in life.
5 Top Universal Challenges for Event Organizers
Global DMC Partners’ most recent survey shines a light on everything from rising costs and managing budgets to AI adoption in the business events industry.
Do Stricter Return-to-Office Mandates Make Sense?
Amazon’s recent announcement that employees will be required to work from the office five days a week in 2025 sparked renewed — and heated — debate about the hybrid workplace. What has changed about hybrid work policies over the past year for event organizers?
How Los Cabos Is Raising the Standard of Event Hosting
Rife with natural beauty and top-tier facilities, easy-to-reach Los Cabos makes meetings a dream experience for attendees and organizers alike.