Research & Resources

Whether they are generally bullish or bearish on what's next for meetings, industry insiders agree that the rising cost of events is the top challenge they face.

What’s Ahead for the Events Industry in 2026?

In our recent Meetings Market Survey, Convene asked planners: Are you more worried or more excited about the future? We then put the question ...
Planners said they are leaning into data and ROI-driven decision-making, trying out new pricing or revenue models, reworking events to be more localized or segmented, and reorganizing internally to meet current and potential future challenges head on.

What’s Next?

How planners who participated in our annual Meetings Market Survey are bearing up in an uncertain geopolitical and economic environment and what they think ...
Planners said they are leaning into data and ROI-driven decision-making, trying out new pricing or revenue models, reworking events to be more localized or segmented, and reorganizing internally to meet current and potential future challenges head on.

Convene’s 32nd Meetings Market Survey Results

Responses from Convene’s Annual Meetings Market Survey show the varying ways that event strategists are managing uncertainty, maximizing attendee engagement, and adopting new technologies ...
Planners Share Their Recent Challenges and Rewards

Planners Share Their Recent Challenges and Rewards

Event strategists from around the world told us how they're staying flexible at a pivotal moment for the business events industry ...
This year, we explore the question of whether events professionals earn a salary commensurate with the requirements of the job. Illustration by Ellen Marello.

Salary Survey 2025: Payment Due?

We look into the question of whether event organizers are compensated well enough for their efforts, skills, experience, and contributions, using our Annual Salary ...
“Don’t think that you can be productive eight hours in a row,” Max Ohlenschlager told attendees at the most recent PCMA EMEA virtual Meet-Up.

Resource Collective on Mastering Time and Productivity

Max Ohlenschlager is an experienced coach, trainer and author specializing in time management and productivity. Since 2011, he has been helping professionals increase their ...
Convene’s Annual Salary Survey: Are You Earning What You’re Worth?

Convene’s Annual Salary Survey: Are You Earning What You’re Worth?

Our Salary Survey is now open — and we'd love to hear from you ...
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Trends Report 2025: Help — and Bleisure Time — Wanted

Hotel staffing shortages and bleisure trips will impact meeting professionals’ planning efforts — and their attendees’ experiences — in 2025. Part of Convene's Annual ...
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Budget Woes Top List of Event Planners’ Biggest Challenges

Results from Convene’s 31st Annual Meetings Market Survey show that a dramatic increase in AV costs — plus rising fees from venues and hotels ...
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Trends Report 2025: Event Attendees as Consumers First

How consumer behavior trends translate to business events: Meeting participants also are seeking connection with purpose. Part of Convene's Annual Events Industry Forecast ...
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Trends Report 2025: Meeting and Event ‘Destination Dupes’

A longtime event site-selection strategy is gaining strength — and it has a twin tactic on the leisure side. Part of Convene's Annual Events ...
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Trends Report 2025: An Eye on AI and the Planet

Event professionals’ proficiency using AI tools continues to grow. How about their green skills? Part of Convene's Annual Events Industry Forecast ...

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