by Aidan | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Organizers are seeing attendee levels drop and are unsure about other disruptions to come. After Convene sent out an email invitation to participate in our pulse survey with the subject line “Is Global Uncertainty Affecting Your Events?,” I received an email reply...
by Aidan | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Nearly 2,000 leading researchers published an open letter accusing the current administration “of conducting a ‘wholesale assault on U.S. science.’” It’s not just a flurry of executive orders, sweeping tariffs, and massive federal funding cuts that are being felt by...
by Aidan | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Attendees watch the annual Capital Pride parade in 2024. The organization is the host of this year’s WorldPride, which will include events held May 17 to June 8. Photo courtesy Patrick Magee “We’re hopeful,” said Valerie Sumner, owner, VRS Meetings and Events Inc.,...
by Aidan | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE Leigh Ann Simpson, CMP exemplifies the spirit of service and leadership that drives the exhibitions and events industry forward. As the Community Service Committee Chairperson for the IAEE Southeastern...
by Aidan | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
This article and those listed below are part of Convene’s June 2025 issue. Find the turn-page versions of this and past issues at in our digital library. Illustrations by Celyn Brazier Significant funding cuts affecting research institutions and numerous public health...