Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Convene Article: How the Society of Women Engineers Earned a Gold Award for Events This 50,000-member association designed a record-breaking annual conference by focusing on inclusivity and safety. Written and read...

Russell Kice The Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau has welcomed Russell Kice as its new director of convention center sales. He is part of a team dedicated to a collaborative initiative that streamlines sales operations to deliver a more client-focused...

The survey responses revealed generational differences in how meeting participants perceive barriers to networking. Photo courtesy Jacob Slaton / Whatever Media Group Half of all meeting participants say that successful networking is the top thing that motivates them...

The planned Elm Street Plaza, adjacent to Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center, will connect eventgoers “directly to downtown, creating a vibrant outdoor space to gather, relax, and experience the city,” said Visit Cincy President and CEO Julie Calvert. “This...

A panel of four industry experts shared tips for navigating budgets in a shifting marketplace. Rising costs and shrinking budgets rose to the top of event organizers’ list of challenges in last year’s Convene Meetings Market Survey — and that was before a shift in...