Responding Together to the Climate Crisis Challenge

Responding Together to the Climate Crisis Challenge

The number of business events disrupted by the fallout of extreme weather, including wildfires, heat, or flooding, is growing quickly, as are costs to event organizers and losses to communities. We can’t escape from the realities of climate change — but we can choose...
What Needs to Change for a Better Events Industry

What Needs to Change for a Better Events Industry

Michelle RussellConvene Editor in Chief When we asked planner respondents to our recent Salary Survey to share their sacred cows in the events industry, some griped about things that are largely out of their control, like rising costs. Others brought up approaches to...
Keys to a Successful Merger

Keys to a Successful Merger

The Endocrine Society’s merger with an academic group ends a “transactional” relationship, allowing it to better focus on its mission. On July 30, the Endocrine Society announced that it was merging with the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes...