March 2015
Cover Story/CMP Series
How 3D Printing Is Impacting the Meetings Industry
3D printing promises to upend manufacturing, disrupt existing supply chains, and rewrite how products come to market. It’s already led to life-saving innovations in medicine, and groundbreaking advances in construction and design.
Cover photography by Eric Helgas
Features
Convene's 24th Annual Meetings Market Survey
As global GDP continued to creep upward in 2014, so too did the meetings industry.
Departments
Simple Ways to Increase Survey Response Rates
How can you get attendees to respond to your surveys? By tailoring them for mobile engagement, deploying them strategically, and more.
A New Mobile App Certificate Course
A new ‘m-learning’ course on mobile app technology is designed to peel away vendor bias and get down to basics.
Inside the Oscars of the Oscars
In 1964 a dozen trophy retailers and suppliers got together to form the Northern California Trophy Dealers Association
Bringing CSR to a Special-Needs Conference
Community service is important to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association attendees. So the organization brought its CSR program directly to them.
Supported Article Innovative Meetings
How One Conference Built an Emergency Room on the Show Floor
Why did the American College of Emergency Physicians build the emergency department of the future on its show floor? To better serve exhibitors — and improve patient care.
Institute for Healthy Destination Accreditation Introduces Wellness Certification
A new certification that puts an emphasis on wellness can help you determine whether hotels and other venues make health, fitness, and the wellbeing of guests a priority.
4 Strategies to Raise Attendance
I really love analyzing conference-attendee data and revenue. I know, pretty nerdy. But stick with me on this.
Plenary
2015 American Diabetes Association (ADA) EXPO Chicago
The ADA’s most visible initiative is linking diabetes to overall health and wellness.
Off the Beaten Path in the Yucatan
Grand Velas Riviera Maya has perfected the luxury experience for groups.
The Sydney Festival's Unique Stage Set
A focal point at this year’s Sydney Festival — an annual celebration of art and culture that encompasses 100 events in more than 30 venues in the Australian city — was Higher Ground, an M.C. Escher–inspired “architectural sanctuary” designed by the Irish-born, U.S.-based artist known as Maser.
Is Cuba Meetings-Ready?
In December, President Obama announced that the United States would “normalize relations” with Cuba after more 50 years of estrangement, igniting a flurry of press about who can now travel to Cuba. Just 90 miles from Florida’s southern tip, the steeped-in-time island has tantalized would-be visitors for decades.
Leveraging Social Data to Improve Your Meetings
Big data means big change for meetings and conventions.
Also In This Issue
Inquiring Minds
Curiosity is a virtue. And that explains our approach to much of the content we serve up in Convene.
