It’s Time to Harness AI for Event Success

It’s Time to Harness AI for Event Success

Netflix and other streaming services use reactive AI when they make recommendations based on a person’s viewing habits. Using this type of reactive AI at events could allow planners to track attendee sentiments in real time. Events that don’t quickly find their way...
Why Benchmarking Is Essential for Associations

Why Benchmarking Is Essential for Associations

The need for workers is substantial, and associations can fill the gap—if they do the necessary research on their industry’s needs. COVID-19 may be largely in the rearview mirror for most Americans, but we’re still living with its aftereffects. Consider the U.S....
AI: Friend or Foe?

AI: Friend or Foe?

By Nicole Bowman, MBA, CEM-AP | Vice President of Marketing & Communications | IAEE Growing up, I heard about IBM Watson over the years, but never really understood what it meant. I saw “Minority Report,” “iRobot” and other movies of the like when I was younger,...
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

Looking for ways to do your job better — or for the latest trends in the world of work? Here’s a roundup of career-related stories selected by the editors of Convene. How to Set Boundaries at Work, Even If You’re New “In the beginning of your career, you can feel...
5 Events Industry Predictions

5 Events Industry Predictions

Greg Topalian, chairman of Clarion Events Inc., North America, shares his five bold predictions for the events industry at ECEF 2024 in May. (Photo courtesy ECEF) Ten years ago, in his keynote presentation at ECEF (Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum), Greg...