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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Reducing Event Food Waste and Why Climate Action Is Quietly Accelerating

Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Article: Practical Tips for Reducing Food Waste at Events Industry stakeholders share strategies for creating low-waste events and making a sustainable impact. Written and read by Jennifer N. Dienst, senior editor...

What ‘All the Feels’ Means for Meetings

As he spoke onstage at AOTA’s 2026 annual meeting, J.R. Martinez was surprised by Kim, who had been his occupational therapist. This past April, the opening keynote of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Annual Conference & Expo INSPIRE in...

Lights, Camera, Engagement: How Video is Transforming Events

By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE If you’ve ever wondered whether your event content is working as hard as it could be, you’re not alone. Video has become one of the most powerful tools in the exhibition professional’s arsenal and not...
Say Yes to Columbus for Your Next Meeting

Say Yes to Columbus for Your Next Meeting

More than an easily accessible Midwest meeting destination, Columbus is a city with a vibe—and a dining, cultural, sports, and nightlife scene that’s hard to beat. Think you already know Columbus? Here’s why you shouldn’t sleep on this vibrant and growing Midwest city...

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Making Sustainable Events Easier

Making Sustainable Events Easier

A new events industry collaboration announced last week at COP29 at in Baku, Azerbaijan, will help event organizers more easily measure and report the climate impact of events. (Courtesy COP29) The announcement of a collaboration between the Gulf Organization for...

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A Less Wasteful Approach to Experiential Events

A Less Wasteful Approach to Experiential Events

Analog Events tries to make sure set pieces, like this one at Olaplex’s Bond Shaper launch party at NYA Studios, are designed with reuse in mind. Jordan Kaye is the founder and CEO of Los Angeles–based Analog Events, an experiential marketing agency that has...

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Harnessing the Energy of ‘Unlike Minds’

Harnessing the Energy of ‘Unlike Minds’

During a headliner panel at Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2024, Holly Ransom, left, spoke with Sona Khosla, chief impact officer at Benevity and Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. In 2016, when speaker, moderator, author, and entrepreneur Holly Ransom...

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