Back Issue Magazine Archive

October 2015

Cover Story/Big Ideas

How Meetings Can Effect Social Change

Meetings and events increasingly are being invoked as part of the debate over same-sex marriage, race relations, and other hot-button issues.

Regina McGee

Cover illustration by Edel Rodriguez

Features

 CMP Series

The Greenest Convention Centers in the World

From dedicated staff to international certifications, the 30 convention centers profiled in the soon-to-be-released 2015 Green Venue Report are a rich source of best practices for sustainable meetings.

Greg Oates


 Knowledge Hubs

A Brief Tour of Cleveland's Medical Meeting Spaces

From top-tier health-care institutions to cutting-edge biotech companies to purpose-built venues, this world-class hub for medical meetings has the world-class infrastructure to prove it.

Greg Oates


 Books

Habit Forming

There’s a reason why so much of the advice about creating good habits isn’t working for you.

Barbara Palmer


 Medical Meetings

When Two Meetings Become One

The American Society for Microbiology is running an experiment: Can you grow one new meeting from two preexisting strains?

Christopher Durso

Departments

 Budgets + Revenue

What’s a Sponsorship Worth?

Impressions, clicks, leads, conversions -- none of those methods work for sponsorships. Here are seven key attributes that matter.

Dave Lutz, CMP


 Online

The Internet Society's Hybrid Meeting

The global membership meeting of the Internet Society was a landmark event in more ways than one.

Regina McGee


 Data

The Dangers of Speed Data-ing

Whether you’re a beat reporter or a meeting planner, the best data in the world isn’t as good as your best judgment.

Kate Mulcrone


Supported Article  Innovative Meetings

TEDx in the Big House

How inmates, former inmates, and volunteers put together the first-ever TEDxSingSing.

Barbara Palmer


 There's A Meeting for That

‘The Davos of Main Street’

Localism is about building communities that are more healthy and sustainable — backed by local economies that are stronger and more resilient.

Barbara Palmer


Supported Article  Food & Beverage

The Rise of Stylish, Inventive 'Walk-Around' Dining

As sit-down meals lose ground, chefs and planners are getting ever more inventive with staging and presentation.

Corin Hirsch

Plenary

 The Intersection

Meetings (Still) Mean Business

The MMB is satisfied with the progress made since the recession hit in 2009, but there's more work to be done.

Corin Hirsch


 Apps

The Concur App Eases the Pain of Expense Reports

What if you could compile, submit, and approve all of your expense reports right from your phone?

Convene Editors


 Unconventional

A New Way to Think About Stress

Is stress really killing us? A new book argues not only that stress doesn't have to be toxic, but that it has surprising benefits.

Barbara Palmer


 Pre Con

Cervical Spine Research Society 43rd Annual Meeting

Science meets medicine at the Cervical Spine Research Society’s (CSRS) Annual Meeting.

Kate Mulcrone


 Post Con

ADSA/ASAS 2015 Joint Annual Meeting

About 3,000 food-and-animal science professionals from some 50 countries convened in Florida for JAM 2015.

Kate Mulcrone


 Career Path

Shannon DeSouza

Manager of Event Strategy, EventMobi; Founder and Prime Planner, Isabelle Annalise — Toronto

Christopher Durso


 AV + Connectivity

World War Wi-Fi

'Who owns the airwaves?' typically has been a question asked about radio and television, but increasingly that debate is centering on wireless networks.

Christopher Durso

Also In This Issue

 Knowledge Hubs

Looking Ahead to Vancouver

The host destination for PCMA Convening Leaders 2016 offers more than a world-class meetings infrastructure. It exposes you to the heart of beautiful British Columbia.

Convene Editors


 Behind the Scenes

The Work Continues

Looking at the meetings industry — from all sides — as an advocate for social change.

Michelle Russell