Opinion

Should We Pay Conference SpeakersOctober 27, 2022Should conference organisers pay their speakers?Associations typically don't pay people to speak at their conferences. Is that right?Convening EMEA PCMAOctober 4, 2022REVIEW: What happened at PCMA's Convening EMEA?Ideate this: How jargon can ruin your meetingsSeptember 13, 2022Ideate this: How jargon can ruin your meetingsIn a corporate world that wants us to iterate, ideate and innovate, how do we separate the information from the buzzwords?How do we sustain a currently unsustainable industryAugust 23, 2022A tale of two scenarios: How do we make an unsustainable industry, sustainable?A scenario-based report on has suggested that the global business events sector cannot return to a ‘business as usual' model if it’s to become a genuinely sustainable industry.A road in the Rocky Mountains, USAJune 24, 2022Editor's blog: the rocky road to recoveryDuring the pandemic, uncertainty - and the stress it caused – was a daily torment of association meeting planners.Coronavirus mannequins wearing masksMay 11, 2022Did Covid change everything? No. But don't bank on 'return to normal' just yetMeeting planners are hailing a return to in-person meetings. That's great news. But delegate behaviour has changed.Why is the meetings industry so quiet on UkraineFebruary 28, 2022Why is the meetings industry so quiet on UkraineIt’s been five days since Russia launched a devastating attack on Ukraine, a European democracy and the place 44 million people call home. A country that had done nothing to threaten its assailant.‘Finally we start again’: Gastroenterology congress restarts Leipzig eventsSeptember 28, 2021‘Finally we start again’: Gastroenterology congress restarts Leipzig eventsThe Viszeralmedizin conference on the study of Gastroenterology marked the restart of large events for the east German city of Leipzig.Flying in The Next Normal: the golden rules you need to knowSeptember 28, 2021Flying in The Next Normal: the golden rules you need to knowThere has always been an element of stress to any international travelling experience, whether it’s forgetting to pack your phone charger, getting stuck in traffic on the way to the airport or leaving your passport on the table at the over-priced terminal coffee shop.Power of meetings: how a chance conversation led girl guides to become beekeepersJuly 30, 2021Power of meetings: how a chance conversation led girl guides to become beekeepersShow More
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