Opinion

A glowing AI chip sits against a blue financial chart backdrop.

October 19, 2026What event planners are telling us about the AI bubbleWhat can event planners tell us about the AI bubble? What does their adoption of AI mean for the wider industry?Read More

Static maps

April 19, 2023Editor's blog: Why eventprofs still love a good mapIn this line of work you often find yourself in far-flung destinations. In fact, it was that exact phrase in a job description that made me apply for my current job all those years ago.

Should We Pay Conference Speakers

October 27, 2022Should conference organisers pay their speakers?Associations typically don't pay people to speak at their conferences. Is that right?

Convening EMEA PCMA

October 4, 2022REVIEW: What happened at PCMA's Convening EMEA?

Ideate this: How jargon can ruin your meetings

September 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 industry

August 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, USA

June 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 masks

May 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 Ukraine

February 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 events

September 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 know

September 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.Show More