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🔑 The Keys to Meaningful Events This week’s Most Read on Convene explores how to design events that leave a lasting impact. 📖 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/ea8uGAsi #PCMAConvene #MostRead #EventDesign #EventProfs #BusinessEvents #MeaningfulEvents

📬 This Week in #TheRaise: Inclusion, Insight, and Industry Shifts 💬 Money Aside, What Do You Wish You Could Ask for From Your Boss? ❌ Is It Time to Revisit Your Organization’s Cancellation Policies for Events? 🌈 Beyond the Binary: Advocating for More Inclusive Events 🕐 Last Chance: Add Your Voice to the 2025 Meetings Market Survey 📢 People on the Move 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳? 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳).   #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #CareerGrowth

How does a destination move from #DEI statements to structural change? On the latest #PCMAConvenePod episode, Adam Burke (Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board) shares how programs like Empower LA and Business Connect are reshaping opportunity for small, diverse-owned businesses — and why DEI is part of every business decision, not just a side initiative. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dmK56dcK #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Belonging #EventDesign #InclusiveEvents #SeasonEight

How a TikTok video berating hotel and conference staff at the National Federation of the Blind’s convention became a learning opportunity. Written by Barbara Bruns Palmer. https://lnkd.in/evNyiYKR #PCMAConvene #EventProfs

Some organizers and marketers are holding tight to what’s worked before — even as audiences, expectations, and metrics for success continue to change. Others (let’s call them the “Innovators”) are making bold, data-informed decisions to consistently evolve their events and attract new and highly qualified attendees. The good news? Anyone can be an Innovator. It starts with a few tweaks to the way you approach event planning and execution: https://lnkd.in/dN_7wGbY #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Innovator Freeman Company

Accessibility shouldn’t just be a compliance checklist. The European Accessibility Act is a wake-up call for event professionals: inclusion must be designed into every step of the attendee journey. From registration to session rooms to post-event materials — accessibility equals better experiences for everyone. What’s one change you’ve made recently to make your events more inclusive? 🎧 Hear Congrex Switzerland’s accessibility journey, shared by Frank M. Wächter, on the #PCMAConvenePod: https://lnkd.in/dmK56dcK

Accessibility is more than compliance — it’s good design. From the European Accessibility Act to practical steps from Congrex Switzerland and Frank M. Wächter, here are 3 ways to improve accessibility at your events: 1️⃣ Treat compliance as a baseline, not the goal 2️⃣ Focus on everyday changes — signage, captioning, registration design 3️⃣ Use audits & training to catch what you’ve missed 🎧 Full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/dmK56dcK #PCMAConvenePod #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Accessibility #InclusiveEvents #EEA #SeasonEight

This week’s Most Read on Convene tells the story of how the organizers of the Creative Bureaucracy Festival found a way to extend the impact of a single day event. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ee8xN-Wy #PCMAConvene #MostRead #CommunityBuilding #FestivalStrategy #EventProfs #BusinessEvents

🧠 This Week in #TheRaise: #Mindset, #Innovation, and Staying Ahead of #AI 🧪 Here Is What Science Has to Say About How to Use AI 💡 Think Like an Innovator 🎧 Top Takeaways From a Meeting for AV Experts 📊 What’s Top of Mind for Event Planners Right Now? 📢 People on the Move 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳? 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳).   #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #CareerGrowth

🚨 New laws, new responsibilities. The European Accessibility Act is about to reshape how events are planned and delivered. But what does it actually mean for event professionals? On the latest Convene Podcast, Frank M. Wächter shares the accessibility journey of Congrex Switzerland — from tools and audits to everyday practices that make a real difference for attendees. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/dmK56dcK #PCMAConvenePod #EventProfs #Accessibility #EventDesign #PCMAConvene