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5 Secrets for Designing an Event That Will Engage Every Attendee
These field-tested tips will help event strategists engage attendees and keep them coming back.
Miami Beach Is Getting a New Convention Headquarters Hotel
With the Grand Hyatt Miami Beach, a bold new chapter in Miami meetings and conventions begins soon.
How Sydney Is Making Business Events a Catalyst for Social Change
Business Events Sydney’s progressive new strategy is helping meetings leave a long-lasting impact by shaping careers and strengthening communities.
Membership Dip Tied to Events
A mid-year update from Marketing General Inc. shows some softening in membership growth and renewals among associations across sectors — and draws a solid line to lower conference attendance.
This Negative TikTok Became a Teachable Moment
How a TikTok video berating hotel and conference staff at the National Federation of the Blind’s convention was turned into a learning opportunity.
Science Conferences Bucking the Trend
Record attendance at two major global scientific conferences — despite domestic funding cuts and travel headaches for international attendees — demonstrates the resilience of the scientific community and strategic thinking on the part of organizers.
This Week Оn Тhe Convene Podcast: DEI Backlash, Belonging in Divided Times, and Lessons From a Wild Science Conference
This week’s Convene Podcast explores how Minneapolis is standing strong on DEI, how Cameron Curtis sees belonging take shape in divided times, and what the world’s wildest science conference teaches us about when “weird” works in events.
3 Ways to Leverage Influential Voices at Your Next Meeting
DMOs aren’t simply about logistics. They are community connectors with the ability to help meeting planners find the local leaders and experts who can elevate an education program.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.
Convene’s 2025 Meetings Market Survey: How Are You Shaping the Future of Events?
We want to know what’s helping — and hurting — your ability to plan, innovate, and deliver events in today’s evolving economic, geopolitical, and tech landscape. Take our annual survey to help set the industry’s benchmark.
This Week Оn Тhe Convene Podcast: Inclusive Events, Designing for Belonging, and Reinventing Networking
This week’s Convene Podcast spotlights inclusive event design — from REI’s approach to belonging, to practical strategies with Devon Montgomery Pasha, to how Create & Cultivate is reinventing women-focused networking.
People on the Move
Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.