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What’s happening — or coming up next — in the meetings and events world and beyond.

What Needs to Change for a Better Events Industry

Some radical and ripe ideas to reinvigorate the events industry — and why it is slow to evolve.

BY Michelle Russell August 2, 2024

Wildfires, Dementia, and Event Disruptions: New Challenges for Planners

The growing incidence of wildfires has an impact on events — and according to research presented for the first time at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference that just wrapped, on our brain health.

BY Michelle Russell August 1, 2024

How to Make AI Tools Your Silent Partner

For events company owner Valerie Sumner, using PCMA’s Spark and other AI tools to augment company operations is “almost like having another person in the office.”

BY Barbara Palmer July 31, 2024

In the Age of AI, Soft Skills Remain ‘Critically Important’

The focus on learning how to use AI in the workplace shouldn’t come at the expense of cultivating soft skills — it’s humans who inhabit the workplace, after all.

BY Casey Gale July 31, 2024

What It Takes to Feed the Athletes at the Paris Olympics

Paris 2024 is on a mission to show that providing sustenance for athletes and fans at the world’s largest sporting event can sate the palate, meet a wide variety of cultural expectations, and serve the planet.

BY Jennifer N. Dienst July 29, 2024

5 Ways to Make Event New-Timers Feel Like They Belong

New attendees have often had years of remote or hybrid work and the option of virtual events — in-person interactions may bring on anxiety. Here’s how to help put them at ease and provide them with such a positive experience that they’ll return for your next event.

BY Kimberly Hardcastle-Geddes July 29, 2024

How The Plastics Show Delivered Record Growth

More than 51,000 people attended The Plastics Show, which set new benchmarks for international and exhibitor participation while addressing sustainability.

BY Jack Macleod July 24, 2024

Stress at Work: ‘Understand When Is Your Breaking Point’

Some common-sense advice for event professionals — who continue to land on most-stressful jobs lists.

BY Michelle Russell July 24, 2024

Measuring an Event’s Carbon Footprint — It’s All in the Details

Two sustainability experts have created a tool to accurately measure an event’s true carbon footprint. Here’s the level of detail required. 

BY Michelle Russell July 22, 2024

How Extreme Weather Is Impacting Events

As Earth’s average global temperature rises, the number of extreme weather events — including drenching rain, severe floods, and heat waves — is climbing, too. A new research report documents the effect of extreme weather on a full year of events of all kinds in Canada.

BY Barbara Palmer July 22, 2024

Event Planners Prioritize Cost Concerns, DEI Over Sustainability

Two recent surveys reveal a waning interest in sustainability initiatives among corporate event organizers, other event planners.

BY Michelle Russell July 22, 2024

Learnings From AIM Group International’s Sustainability Report

The professional congress organizer’s sustainability framework includes three pillars: environmental, social, and governance.

BY Casey Gale July 22, 2024

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