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Keeping Up With Technology Tools

An academic with an entrepreneurial streak offered edUcon participants insights on how technology can elevate events and boost productivity — now and later.

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Music and the Main Stage

DJ Graffiti — business owner, DJ, emcee, inspirational speaker, and marketer — brings his unique style of event moderating to edUcon 2024.

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‘People Get More Creative in Hard Times’

University of Texas’ Gaylen Paulson will point out a few silver linings that can work in event organizers’ favor during challenging times in two edUcon PCMA Business School sessions today.

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Curing your burnout might take a little time — here's how to get started. Plus other advice in this week’s roundup of workplace news and trends curated by the editors of Convene.

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Toward Healthier Juneteenths

Wellness fairs and events addressing health inequities and access to health care in Black communities are increasingly being woven into Juneteenth celebrations in destinations across the United States.

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Beyond Sustainability Show and Tell

How a venue tour can be used as a tool to create more collaboration between meeting organizers and suppliers around creating more sustainable events.

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Rethinking Swag at Events

Honeycomb Strategies has documented the life cycle of swag and its environmental impact. Here are some sustainable alternatives.

Addressing Carbon-Intensive Air Travel in the Events Industry

At a PCMA Executive Leadership Summit in January, members of the C-suite explored solutions to current and potential disruptions in the business events industry, including curtailed travel to their in-person events because of sustainability concerns.

Meetings and the Maker Movement

How does the maker movement intersect with business events and how can we tap into it for more meaningful experiences for our participants? Convene cast a wide net to find ideas for weaving more of what makes us human into our events.

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