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How Have Panels Evolved — or Not?
A new survey will measure how the popular session format has developed over the past decade. Your participation is welcome.
JDC Events Launches New Events Community, Fuse
Learn how to infuse innovation and connection in your events through this new peer network for event professionals.
Three Ways to Weave Local Culture Into Your Next Meeting in Calgary
Learn why the third-most populated city in Canada is second-to-none when it comes to incorporating authentic local experiences into your itinerary.
Inside WorldatWork’s Speaker Coaching Program
WorldatWork’s Courtney Mesmer developed a speaker coaching program to improve the participant experience at her organization’s annual conference. That initiative not only transformed the conference but rippled throughout the organization.
Swifties and Scholars: Inside an Academic Conference About Taylor Swift
Indiana University Bloomington conference explores music star Taylor Swift’s lyricism, feminism, economic impact, social-media presence, and more through an academic lens.
‘Organizations Don’t Change. People Do.’
Behavioral change management expert Dominic Thurbon on three challenges that leaders who are serious about change must grapple with. He will facilitate a session April 16 at PCMA APAC’s The Business of Events conference at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
From Skeptic to Sought-After TEDx Speaker Coach
Fifteen years ago, she coached speakers for the first major TEDx event. Hayley Foster has since built that initial experience into a successful business.
4 Mistakes to Avoid When Speaking at Events
Speaker coach Hayley Foster — the Short-Talk Expert — shares some ideas from her book fro speakers, Don’t Tank Your TED Talk.
The Anti-Diet Movement on Display at an Event for Dietitians
A recent Washington Post article pointed the finger at a nutrition conference as an outlet for misinformation that can contribute to the obesity epidemic.
Katie Eike
Katie Eike, Conference and Events Coordinator at Freeman Company and a member of PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties class of 2024, shares how she would transform the business events industry with new creativity.
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas
Here are some tricks to help you tame the inbox beast — and other advice in this week’s roundup of career-related 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.