Shelby Candrea | PCMA Member Spotlight

Shelby Candrea | PCMA Member Spotlight

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

Get to know PCMA Member Shelby Candrea, Meetings Manager, ASTM International What initially led you to becoming involved with PCMA? I had been working in Special Events but had not heard of PCMA. When I decided to move closer to my family and was looking for a job, an...
News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

News for Professionals: Career Advice and Ideas

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

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. Badly Needed New Framework for “Bring Your Whole Self” to Work Workers and managers alike struggle to...
How to Make Networking Feel Less Intimidating

How to Make Networking Feel Less Intimidating

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

Experiential networking gives attendees an activity to focus on, thus easing the awkwardness of other types of networking events. Walking up to a stranger at a cocktail reception can be awkward — and, for some people, downright scary. Experiential networking takes the...
People on the Move

People on the Move

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Jeff Toscano Jeff Toscano has been named chief executive officer of Aspen Hospitality, effective Sept. 16. An experienced leader in the hospitality sector, Toscano has served in executive capacities at...
‘The Only Skill That Most of Us Need Is Curiosity’

‘The Only Skill That Most of Us Need Is Curiosity’

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized

We gave AI tool Midjourney the following prompt — “event planner in conference center looks directly at camera” — and it gave us these four male images. A year ago, Convene tested the extent to which the generative AI image tool Midjourney can help business event...