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Jan HuttonThe Bermuda Tourism Authority has tapped Jan Hutton as its next CEO. She most recently served as CEO of the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW), one of Australia’s central tourism data and digital distribution platforms. Hutton has also held senior...
A Partly Cloudy Crystal Ball
Fax machines were so critical in 1998 that it was hard to imagine the meetings industry without them. One of the clearest stories that emerges when looking back over four decades of Convene’s coverage of the business events industry is how radically technology has...
Medical Groups Create Cybersecurity Certification
As healthcare becomes an increasing target for hackers, the American Hospital Association and Joint Commission have worked on a solution. Two medical associations have partnered to launch a certification for hospital staff to prepare for cyberattacks. The Cyber...
Rachel Smith
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2026 member Rachel Smith, meeting coordinator at Optica, sees onsite inconveniences as part of the adventure of event planning, an outlook that not only...
Robyn Davis Shows How Leadership and Lifting Others Transforms an Industry
By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE We’re thrilled to celebrate Robyn Davis, CPTD, CEM, who has been honored with the IAEE Distinguished Service Award, a recognition reserved for members who have demonstrated extraordinary commitment to...
Why ‘Belonging Is Not Downloaded, It Is Experienced’
“A live stream can transmit information, but only a live ritual can create collective energy,” Cultural strategist José Luis Piñeiro explained on a recent Convene Podcast Interview.José Luis Piñeiro, cultural strategist, philosopher,...
