We asked event professionals to open up to us about the deeply ingrained ways in which the industry does business that need rethinking — and to consider: If we eliminate those sacred cows, what should we do instead?
Name badges, long conference days, session lengths and formats, networking — event professionals offer more than 15 ideas to revitalize long-standing event practices.
Here’s how a handful of event professionals think the events industry can create better experience for exhibitors and event participants.
Four event professionals and a social scientist share their insights into improving the food and beverage experience at conferences.
The Meetings Industry Association’s (MIA) June Insights report surveyed 185 U.K.-based event organizers and venues.
Some radical and ripe ideas to reinvigorate the events industry — and why it is slow to evolve.
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.
Some common-sense advice for event professionals — who continue to land on most-stressful jobs lists.
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.
Two recent surveys reveal a waning interest in sustainability initiatives among corporate event organizers, other event planners.
The professional congress organizer’s sustainability framework includes three pillars: environmental, social, and governance.
Behavioral science expert Dominic Thurbon on why the last hour of your event is so important to its success — and how he thinks you should use it.
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