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From Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board’s Empower LA program, here are 3 lessons for building lasting inclusion: 1️⃣ Remove barriers to entry (like membership dues) 2️⃣ Invest in readiness training and real exposure opportunities 3️⃣ Make DEI a lens for every business decision — not a side project Accessibility. Opportunity. Belonging. This is how destinations drive real impact. 🎧 Hear Adam Burke’s perspective: https://lnkd.in/dmK56dcK #PCMAConvenePod #EventProfs #Belonging #InclusiveEvents #EventDesign

⏳ LAST CHANCE — The 2025 Meetings Market Survey closes Sept. 30! Help us spotlight the realities of planning today. 🎯 What’s working. What’s hard. What’s next. 🕐 Takes 10 minutes 👉 https://lnkd.in/emtSNY32 #EventProfs #MeetingProfs #PCMAConvene #Survey

🔑 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