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Three Reasons Why Portland Will Boost Your Next Meeting’s Appeal
As more attendees aim to turn professional events into opportunities to tack on some personal time, Portland puts them in the middle of the best of the Pacific Northwest.
The Lasting Legacy of Medical Meetings
Amidst debate over intermittent fasting, release at American Heart Association of a new study underscores the crucial function of medical and scientific gatherings in sharing research with the public.
Alexis Dick
Alexis Dick, Event Planner at HARDI and a member of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties class of 2024, explains how learning to manage personalities has been the best professional advice she’s ever received.
A Sustainability Pulse Check for Events
How does sustainability figure in the work of event organizers today? Three recent studies reveal some insights.
Creative Thinking and the Future of Event Marketing
Event marketers can take a page from content creators, says Kobe Global Technologies CEO Evangeline Leong, keynote speaker at PCMA APAC’s The Business of Events.
What’s Keeping Women out of the Business Events C-Suite?
Women make up 70 percent of the global events industry workforce yet hold only 16 percent of the top management positions, according to a new research report. We talked to Business Events Sydney CEO Lyn Lewis- Smith, who spearheaded the report with the PCMA Foundation, about what can — and should — be done to help women climb the ladder.
Chase Brunson, CMP
Chase Brunson, CMP, Event Manager at Project Management Institute and a member of PCMA's 20 in Their Twenties class of 2024, shares why he thinks the coming year will present opportunities for business events to show support for groups facing discriminatory legislation.
How an Agrifood Event Is Cultivating Innovation and International Participation
Rooted in New York but reaching the world online, the Grow-NY Competition and Summit provides $3 million in funding for innovative startups working throughout the agrifood ecosystem, from new farming technologies to ready-to-eat food products.
Ending ‘Manels’ — and ‘Mancasts’
How strongly do women’s own biases contribute to their under-representation in places of power?
3 Reasons to Start Marketing 2027 Events Now
Setting long-term goals for marketing your event will help build awareness and connection, not just your database.
‘The Radical Act’ of Creating Community
Food is central to my Italian heritage, so of course I gravitated toward food-related trends identified by VML Intelligence, the futurism, research, and innovation unit of global creative agency VML, in its “The Future 100: 2024” report, which identifies 100 trends across industries that will shape our world this year and beyond.
Building Events for Belonging
When it comes to designing for social connection, event professionals are ahead of the futurists.