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The Next Shift in Strategic Event Management
Shawn DuBravac will present an action-oriented framework to help event strategists prepare for the future at PCMA Business Events Summit 2026, held at Puerto Rico’s El Conquistador Resort. Owing to his work as a futurist and author of Digital Destiny: How the New Age...
This Week on the Convene Podcast: Rethinking Site Inspections, Burnout and Meaning with Laura Gassner Otting, and Better Decision‑Making Under Pressure
Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Article: How the Spokane Convention Center Turned a Reception Into a Site Inspection A progressive opening reception gave a group of association management industry professionals the chance to mix with local artists...
Greater Fort Lauderdale: Meetings Move Better by Water
Just outside the Broward County Convention Center, attendees can connect, collaborate, and recharge along the waterfront. As summer reaches its peak, meeting planners are increasingly seeking destinations that inspire creativity, encourage collaboration, and deliver...
This Cosmopolitan European Capital Has the Recipe for Meeting Success
Since the medieval times, Bern has provided an important junction in Europe, a past still evident in the many bridges that connect the city. The stone arch bridge, Untertorbrücke, is the oldest crossing the Aare river, dating back to the 15th century. Photo courtesy...
How to Close the Empathy Gender Gap
Researchers found that women leaders disproportionately manage “caring tasks.” Setting boundaries, along with a culture shift, can help. Leaders are forever asked to be empathetic. But empathetic leaders, it seems, aren’t created equal. Harvard Business School...
How to Win and Keep Exhibitors
The events industry never sits still. Exhibitor expectations are evolving, competition for booth space is fierce, and the margin between a show that thrives and one that stagnates often comes down to how intentionally organizers build and nurture their exhibitor...
