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PCMA EMEA Meet-Up September 2025: Convening EMEA Special
Watch the recording of this Convening EMEA Special online meet up aimed at event professional in EMEA and beyond! Curious what to expect from Convening EMEA? This is your moment to find out more, get exclusive sneak-peek knowledge nuggets from speakers and co-create...
The Hidden Power of Conversation: How Events Are Being Quietly Transformed by Data
By Hunter McKinley | CEO | Backtrack In-person events are back in full swing, but the way we learn from them has changed. While booth designs, demos, and giveaways still matter, the most valuable part of any event often happens in fleeting moments – those unscripted...
How This One-Day Festival Creates an Engaged Community Year-Round
People travel to Berlin from all over the world to attend The Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Although it’s held each year in early June, the one-day Creative Bureaucracy Festival — which attracts participants from government, politics, civil society, and other public...
Inside a Gathering of Finance Officers
NAFOA 43rd Annual Conference Date: April 27-29, 2025 Location: New Orleans Marriott Illustration by Carmen Segovia More than 40 years ago, “Tribes lacked a forum to network, access timely information, or build relationships with capital providers,” said Native...
Why CEOs Need a Story
An association’s research numbers matter, but context around those numbers matters just as much, experts say. “We need to be a data-driven association,” a CEO might say. OK, great. Why? I don’t ask that because I question the importance of data to a successful...
This Week Оn Тhe Convene Podcast: DEI Politics, Radical Joy at WorldPride, and Lessons From Fyre Festival 2
Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Convene Article: CSR Professionals Survey the Political Landscape for DEI A recent survey reveals how corporate citizenship professionals are adjusting to DEI backlash while remaining true to their company’s...





