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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...

How to Detect a Selfish Leader

It may be the person you see in the mirror—executives often miss the blind spots that let them confuse dominance with collaboration. “I’m a great collaborator—everybody says so.” It’s not hard to detect the flaw in a statement like that. A leader who takes pride in...

Five Tools for Difficult Conversations

Dr. Poornima Luthra is the author of Can I Say That? and The Art of Active Allyship. The world we live in today, characterized by complexity, uncertainty, and change, is also one where rising polarization has made it “really difficult to have conversations at work, at...

What Makes Orlando a Meetings Destination That Keeps Winning

A rendering of the Orange County Convention Center’s Grand Concourse Expansion at the North-South Building. For 11 years and counting, Orlando has been named the No. 1 meetings destination in the U.S. by Cvent — and 2026 makes the case for why. A $560-million...
How to Support Your Association’s Future

How to Support Your Association’s Future

At the Association of College and University Housing Officers–International, it meant identifying key imperatives, and marshaling limited resources to address them. Association leaders are often charged to think about the future of the industry they serve. But what...

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CEM Spotlight on Dianna Cardenas, CEM

Dianna Cardenas is the Manager of Event Sales with the American Clean Power Association (ACP). She is part of the Business Development team and leads exhibition and sponsorship sales for the RECHARGE: Energy storage, and Siting and Permitting Conferences. Dianna...

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Shelby Candrea | PCMA Member Spotlight

Shelby Candrea | PCMA Member Spotlight

Get to know PCMA Member Shelby Candrea, Meetings Manager, ASTM International What initially led you to becoming involved with PCMA? I had been working in Special Events but had not heard of PCMA. When I decided to move closer to my family and was looking for a job, an...

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News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? Here’s a roundup of career-related stories selected by the editors of Convene. Badly Needed New Framework for “Bring Your Whole Self” to Work Workers and managers alike struggle to...

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How to Make Networking Feel Less Intimidating

How to Make Networking Feel Less Intimidating

Experiential networking gives attendees an activity to focus on, thus easing the awkwardness of other types of networking events. Walking up to a stranger at a cocktail reception can be awkward — and, for some people, downright scary. Experiential networking takes the...

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