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Rolling Out the Red Carpet in Palm Springs
The Palm Springs Convention Center sits near the base of the San Jacinto Mountains. Photo courtesy Visit Palm Springs. Rainy weather in Palm Springs “is kind of like celebrity sightings,” said Joseph Jenci, director of sales for the Palm Springs Convention Center,...
Hannah Jennings
PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry. Class of 2026 member Hannah Jennings, convention sales coordinator for Visit Denver, loves being surrounded by people whose personal histories reveal the many...
Canada’s Ocean Expertise Is Powering the Next Wave of Offshore Wind
Nova Scotia’s offshore wind ambitions are building on decades of marine expertise and a tightly connected ocean technology ecosystem in Halifax. For associations focused on energy and climate innovation, meeting in Canada offers direct access to the researchers,...
Transplantation Group Partners With Shoe Company
High-end designer John Fluevog sought a partner for a new design after receiving a new kidney. A medical association has found itself in the shoe business thanks to a partnership with a leading designer. Last month the American Society for Transplantation announced...
How to Make Your Biggest Line Item Have the Greatest Impact
According to the experts in Season 10, F&B isn’t the intermission, it does some heavy lifting when it comes to the overall attendee experience.If Season 9 of the Convene Podcast was about ‘doing the work,’ Season 10 reveals where some of the most important work...
The Strategy Behind Limiting Exhibitor Opportunities
“We typically have a waiting list of 200 companies wanting to exhibit,” the National Association of Convenience Stores’ Bob Hughes told Convene. Turning away sponsors and exhibitors “sounds like a pretty stupid thing” for show organizers to do, Bob Hughes admitted,...