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Is the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Open to Exhibition Organizers?
Convene reached out to the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance for answers about the grant, part of the recently passed American Rescue Plan.
What Do You Like Best — and Least — About Your Job?
In the latest Dashboard survey, we asked meeting professionals to tell us what they see as the highs and lows of their job as the pandemic continues into its second year.
Events Professionals Weigh Conflicting Recovery Realities
Convene’s latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard survey results demonstrate how suppliers and planners continue to factor all kinds of challenges into their plans for 2021 digital, in-person, and hybrid events.
Webinar: How We Safely Hosted a Face-to-face Event in January
The Gaylord Rockies Hotel in Aurora, Co., hosted a face-to-face event as part of the hybrid Convening Leaders 2021. How did they do it safely? Join us for a candid conversation with Michael Clarke and Tonya Almond about hybrid events.
Student Insight Series: Taking on a Pandemic Career Search
Job hunting is difficult no matter what skill level or trade. Throw in COVID-19 and how it’s affected the events industry and we now must rethink how we market ourselves, and possibly even reevaluate what segment of the ever-changing meeting and events industry we should explore for career options.
Webinar: How Indy Successfully Hosted the Entire NCAA March Madness Tournament
For the first time history, the entirety of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was held in one city. Learn how Indy’s connected convention campus created the perfect “bubble” environment, allowing 68 teams to compete for their one shining moment safely.
Temporary Fix or Permanent Change? An AV Perspective on the Evolution of Trade Shows
Sean Wargo, senior director of market intelligence, AVIXA, says we need to move away from the idea that a trade show is a “calendared moment” and think of conventions “as content that has a long tail.” Here’s what that looks like.
7 Change Actions Webinar: Be a Change Champion: A Deep Dive into the 7 Change Actions
More than ever, business events industry professionals need to reinvent themselves, their services, and their organizations to be relevant and valuable today and in the future. But the big question remains, what path to follow to begin re-invention and how to go from insight, to ideation, to creation?
Get to Know Webinar: DETROIT’S UNCRUSHABLE SPIRIT
In Detroit, we don’t define ourselves by venues, the people and culture here are what makes us stand out from the rest. You may come for meetings and to expand your business at the 723,000 sq. ft. TCF Center or at the 350,000 sq. ft. Suburban Collection Showplace...
Four Battered Hotel Chains Still Make Fortune’s Best Companies to Work For List
Despite a year like none other for the hospitality industry, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, and Kimpton were ranked in the top 17 percent of the annual 100 Best Companies to Work For List.
Meeting in a Pandemic, Part Two: Back to Face-to-Face
The Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin’s business conference returns to an in-person format — and keeps the benefits of digital.
Pandemic Protocol: Who’s Responsible for Enforcing Event Safety?
The events industry is more than ready to return to face-to-face meetings and working hard to properly prepare for attendee safety. Numerous mandates and protocols have been put into place since we last met and everyone is working together to be sure they are followed. But, who is ultimately responsible for enforcement? Join our panel of industry experts for a discussion about this very question and other points to consider before you return onsite.