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A Look at the New North Javits Center Expansion
The new Javits Center building embraces its West Side location, with floor-to-ceiling views of the Hudson River, and a slew of new sustainability initiatives.
Room Set: A Light Show at the Oklahoma City Convention Center
Oklahoma City Convention Center’s award-winning light sculpture blends technology and art and reflects its locale in an ever-changing way.
At Expo 2020 Dubai, All Roads Lead to Al Wasl
The plaza and giant dome create an open-air lobby that doubles as the world’s largest 360-degree projection theater and connects all corners of the Expo 2020 Dubai’s massive 1,083-acre campus.
A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Events — and the World
How the United Nations’ biggest climate conference — and a critical moment in human history — could change the event industry’s “business as usual” narrative on sustainability.
Raising the Roof on Convention Center Sustainability
The rooftop Farm at the Javits Center will grow 40 different crops and 40,000 pounds of produce annually — all to be incorporated into meals served at events on site.
Acknowledging Indigenous Peoples in a Purposeful Way
As the practice of including land acknowledgements at events grows around the world, so do calls to tie that recognition to meaningful change.
Visit Seattle’s Tom Norwalk Looks Back and Ahead
Visit Seattle’s president and CEO spoke with Convene shortly after he announced his retirement about his early days in the hospitality industry, how he never thought he would want to work for a CVB, and what he is most looking forward to — in his home city and in his retirement.
DMOs Take on an Expanded Role
The pandemic has given CVBs a fresh opportunity to partner with economic development agencies to benefit their destinations in the short- and long-term.
How Our Relationship with Public Spaces Changed During the Pandemic
Indoor and outdoor public spaces have become only more valuable to us after the pandemic — and flexibility in both environments has become more critical. Two experts share why.
More Contactless Technology in Hospitality — But More Social Interaction
Three hospitality executives share short- and long-term views of what is happening next for hotels.
Meetings and Your Brain: How Physical Spaces Change How We Pay Attention
Changes in physical space, not just ideas or images, help determine how much attention our brains pay to new information.
On Site in Baltimore, Where Past and Present Meet
Ahead of Destinations International’s annual conference in July, Convene Managing Editor Jennifer N. Dienst participated in a media trip, walking where American history took place and learning how to pick crabs like a local.