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Oak View Group-Managed Venues: Where Big Things Happen
From the intimate but showstopping banquet to the mega-scale trade show, Oak View Group turns ordinary events into extraordinary experiences. When planning a meeting or event, location is just one piece of the puzzle. Finding the right venue, with the right team of...
‘Events Are the Thinking Machine of the World’
Paul Dickinson, a pioneer in the field of sustainability reporting, speaks in early October at the first Convene 4 Climate conference in Barcelona. “This is an event that needs to create a bigger positive handprint than it has a negative footprint,” said Felix Rundel...
A New Way of Thinking
All of the timber for the roof of Portland International Airport’s expansion — more than 3 million board feet — was sourced from landowners and mills that were certified for forest-friendly practices. (Ema Peters Photography) I’ve been reading nothing but praise for...
Medical Meetings on the Cutting Edge: Discover Toronto
Not only a beautiful, accessible North American city, Toronto is a global life sciences hub. For medical events planners and attendees, Toronto is more than a meeting place. It’s a vibrant, accessible North American city buzzing with energy, and a global hub for the...
Salary Survey 2024: It’s Not You, It’s the Company Culture
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce characterizes today’s workplace environment as “The Great Reshuffle,” which follows the Great Resignation when nearly 100 million workers quit in 2021 and 2022, according to the August issue of Wharton @Work. Employee retention remains a...
Using the Pull Method — and Post-its — to Combat Work Overload
CEMA Summit attendees use sticky notes during a Spontaneous Think Tank session in August. (Whatever Media Group) In his latest book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, Georgetown University computer science professor Cal Newport talks...





