At the ASAE Annual Meeting’s Opening Keynote, Earvin “Magic” Johnson invited attendees to be community-minded leaders.  Stick to your vision. Support your community. Embrace your rivals—even if one of them happens to be Larry Bird. At the Opening Keynote of the ASAE...

The latest Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals pulse survey suggests an opportunity for business event strategists to step up as thought leaders. It was only shortly after the U.S. administration signed an executive order on Jan. 20 declaring DEI...

The exhibition industry faces unprecedented change, and traditional retrospective analysis simply isn’t enough. The 2025 CEIR Predict Conference on 11-12 September at MGM National Harbor takes a revolutionary outward-looking approach, bringing together industry...

The U.S. State Department announced this week it will launch a 12-month visa bond pilot program on August 20, 2025, that could affect some international attendees traveling to U.S.-based meetings and events.  Under the program, certain applicants for B1/B2 visitor...

Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Convene Article: This Medical Meeting Builds Wellness Into the Program How a conference for lifestyle medicine practitioners takes a page from its own prescription pad. Written and read by Michelle Russell, editor in...