Industry Mourns Passing of Kent Allaway

Kent played a key role in contributing to his former organization, the Produce Marketing Association, and PCMA’s success and in elevating the status of convention and trade-show organizers by his example and love of learning.

People on the Move

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

Katie Croy

Katie Croy, manager of exhibit & sponsorship sales at RE+ Events, is learning to harness the power of “yes, and…” thinking.

Freeman's Ken Holsinger unpacks highlights of the company's research in 2025 and a look ahead to 2026.

Unpacking a Year of Events Industry Research

Ken Holsinger, senior vice president of industry research and insights at Freeman, on what stood out to him in the Freeman End-of-Year Recap — and what’s next.

Gevme’s Keerat Singh introduces the Spark Hackathon challenge.

More Than Hacking It

A speedy win at the Convening Leaders 2026 Spark Hackathon was the result of years of combined experience and experimentation among three strangers.

People on the Move

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

Makenzie Brown

Makenzie Brown, international association sales manager at the Scottish Event Campus, was floored by the sheer size of the events industry.

The PCMA Museum in The District captured eight decades of meetings history in a series of objects — including some of our favorite Convene covers. Photo by Jacob Slaton / Whatever Media Group

Seen Another Way

Having just returned from Convening Leaders (CL) in Philadelphia as I write this, my head is swirling with conversations from the stage and in the hallways, snippets of which mesh with the stories we’ve worked on for this issue. The thread I keep pulling? The importance of reframing.

Grounds for Gathering

This association for groundskeepers makes it a practice to co-locate their annual event with a trade show, doubling the educational and networking opportunities for attendees.

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