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Recovering — and Rerouting — Excess Food at Events
What to do with leftovers to maximize the impact of your donation.
Why Retention Is the Real Growth Strategy
Are you running a growth strategy for your event or a replacement strategy?
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Designing Net Zero Events and Why Community Beats Content with Mark Adams
From how the Net Zero Conference embedded sustainability into every element of its design, to Mark Adams’ case for why community — not content — represents the next big opportunity for business events — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
Blazing New Trails
The Professional TrailBuilders Association joined with American Trails to host the latest International Trails Summit, bringing together more than 850 industry professionals for three days in Madison, Wisconsin.
Stitching Together a Resistance Movement
The quilts on display at an annual convention didn’t just showcase artistry and technique, many spoke volumes about social issues.
In the Age of Endless Content, People Choose Connection
Ahead of his Convening APAC keynote on April 13, global innovation strategist Mark Adams, a former chief innovation officer at Vice Media and longtime advisor to major brands, creators, and public figures, shares how his early experiences at the dawn of social media shaped his lifelong work on signal detection, network theory, and digital transformation. Plus, why he thinks the events industry is positioned for its biggest opportunity in human history.
The Benefits of ‘Cognitive Estrangement’ in Meeting Design
A global creative leader at IDEO walked event organizers through three mindsets that innovation and design-thinking experts use to create extraordinary experiences.
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Setting the Tone for Civility, Designing Inclusive Events, and Leading Through Change
From why event codes of conduct should go beyond compliance, to Laura Nelson’s guidance on sober‑inclusive, wellness‑forward design, to Pauline Nguyen’s insights on self‑leadership and emotional resilience — here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast.
How the Spokane Convention Center Turned a Reception Into a Site Inspection
A progressive opening reception gave a group of association management industry professionals the chance to see the ins and outs of a convention center in a far more engaging way than a formal facility tour, with performances by the Spokane Tribe of Indians dancers as part of the experience.
Minority Conferences Face Lower Attendance
The effects of anti-DEI policies are being felt by associations representing minority professionals, particularly when it comes to their events. Here’s how the National Black MBA Association is navigating those changes and other macroeconomic shifts.
Inside a 90-Day Meeting Makeover
Embracing people-first design helped 2026 Visionary Awards finalist Mindy Grubb reimagine eXp Realty’s 5,000-person flagship annual event in just three months.
This Digital Events Strategist Is Zooming Out to Serve a Global Community
How 2026 Visionary Awards Finalist Kimberly Inniger shaped ORCID’s digital and hybrid events to ‘meet our community where they are.’