Planning and design

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August 19, 2026Conferences: an antidote to our digital derangementThe offline nature of meeting in-person is increasingly the point, argues James LancasterRead More

Net Zero nonsense

April 3, 2023Net zero nonsense? A greenwashing guide for association eventsA greenwashing guide for asso

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March 30, 2023Association demands change as more return to ‘in-person’More associations are swapping virtual platforms for conference centres – but hybrid is now an established part of the meetings landscape, a new report has found.

Event professionals among top 10 'unhappiest' workers

March 23, 2023Event professionals among top 10 'unhappiest' workersEvent professionals are amongst the 1op 10 unhappiest workers by industry sector, a new report has found.

ICMS director Karen Hamilton

March 21, 2023NZ’s new infrastructure prompts PCO’s first overseas ventureAustralia's oldest professional congress organiser had opened its first overseas office in New Zealand.

Julia Corkey Caoimhe Roe and Oonagh O'Reilly

March 15, 2023Schoolgirls tasked with running event at ICC BelfastSeveral female school students in North Ireland have been given the opportunity to run an event at the International Convention Centre in Belfast. More than 1,000 delegates are expected to attend.

How to include neurodiverse people in your conference

March 13, 2023How to include neurodiverse people in your conferenceTo mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week (13-19 March 2023), Bruce Rose, head of audience at Live Group, reveals the things that neurotypical event professionals would find useful to understand about neurodiversity.

Event tech firm Glisser to go into administration

January 30, 2023Event tech firm Glisser to go into administration

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January 23, 2023How cutting your suppliers some slack can improve resultsTreating your suppliers as accomplices is the first step to improving your meeting outcomes

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January 13, 2023In-person return boosts business for more than half of plannersSurvey by venue finding agency etc venues finds 54 per cent of meeting planners enjoying in-person boost

Eventualise

January 12, 2023‘Practical as possible’ planning tool to help under-resourced associationsAn e-learning event planning tool has launched to help associations, charities and non-profits plan events of any size.Show More