Event Strategy & Design
Inside Biofabricate, Where Fabric is Created From Life
Inside Biofabricate, where designers use biological materials to make clothing, utensils, electronics, and more.
Finding Workarounds for Attendee Quirks
EMS physicians don’t like to take their seats. Utility commissioners don’t always show up for lunch. How do their meeting planners cope?
A Conversation With SXSW’s Mike Shea
Mike Shea, executive director of SXSW in Austin, has been part of its planning for most of its 30-year history. At the core of the massive music, film, and technology festival, Shea told PCMA, is business.
What the Travel Ban Could Mean for Scientific Meetings
Scientific innovation requires global collaboration, say the co-signers of a letter opposing President Trump’s travel ban. ‘You shut the door to any particular group of people, and the world may look very different 40 years later.’
A Playful Approach to Community Service
See what happens when members of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons come together in a project tied directly to what they care about — and that also leaves something behind in the communities where they meet.
Silence Really Is Golden
Research shows that short periods of quiet time help us process our experiences. Here’s what that means for events.
A Few Tweaks Can Work Wonders for Meetings
More than 1,200 people participated in the 128th Annual Meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) last year, which was held Nov. 13–16 at the La Quinta
Because Everybody Could Use a Nap
Casper Mattresses’ ‘snooze room’ is an event sponsor’s dream
3 Valuable Lessons From Microsoft’s Digital Strategy
As Microsoft works to help businesses create and optimize their digital transformation, the company counts on events, both digital and face to face, to strengthen its relationships with existing partners,
Seeing the Unseen
How do you inject a familiar idea, or event, with new life? Two creative experts — Dan Goods of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Kati Quigley of Microsoft — share their sources of inspiration.
Behind the Scenes: Guiding Principals
Why we call PCMA’s annual Meeting ‘Convening Leaders’
Cutting Down on No-Shows
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners began charging a nominal fee for an annual luncheon — and cut down on no-shows and food waste.