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Toy Group Opens Rentable Office Space for Industry
The Toy Association’s Southern California space is designed to let small companies connect with larger ones. The Toy Association, a trade group, has opened a “Toy Building” in El Segundo, California, an effort to satisfy the need for member companies to connect with...
Think Like an Innovator
Small changes to how event planners execute on strategy can have a big impact on engagement. Some organizers and marketers are holding tight to what’s worked before — even as audiences, expectations, and metrics for success continue to change. Others (let’s call them...
PCMA EMEA Meet-Up September 2025: Convening EMEA Special
Watch the recording of this Convening EMEA Special online meet up aimed at event professional in EMEA and beyond! Curious what to expect from Convening EMEA? This is your moment to find out more, get exclusive sneak-peek knowledge nuggets from speakers and co-create...
The Hidden Power of Conversation: How Events Are Being Quietly Transformed by Data
By Hunter McKinley | CEO | Backtrack In-person events are back in full swing, but the way we learn from them has changed. While booth designs, demos, and giveaways still matter, the most valuable part of any event often happens in fleeting moments – those unscripted...
How This One-Day Festival Creates an Engaged Community Year-Round
People travel to Berlin from all over the world to attend The Creative Bureaucracy Festival. Although it’s held each year in early June, the one-day Creative Bureaucracy Festival — which attracts participants from government, politics, civil society, and other public...
Inside a Gathering of Finance Officers
NAFOA 43rd Annual Conference Date: April 27-29, 2025 Location: New Orleans Marriott Illustration by Carmen Segovia More than 40 years ago, “Tribes lacked a forum to network, access timely information, or build relationships with capital providers,” said Native...





