November 2016
Cover Story/Industry Forecast
16th Annual Meetings Industry Forecast
Six experts on lodging, exhibitions, travel, and technology weigh in on what's next for the meetings industry.
Illustration by Sergio Membrillas
Features
Visual Strategy for Your Meetings
At Convening Leaders 2017, a visual strategist for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will help you 'see the universe in a way you’ve never done before.’
All Politics Is Local
Celebrate democracy by going behind the scenes at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia — with the meeting and event professionals who organized and ran them.
Departments
Using Data for Destination Selection
Why it makes sense to use publicly available data to narrow down your search for a meeting destination.
10 Ways to Remake Your 'Annual Meeting'
Most annual meetings have used the same agenda template for decades — they just replace the filling each year. Here's how to breathe new life into yours.
A Meeting Explores How We Form Questions
The Conference on Best Practices in the Question Formulation Technique helps educators foster critical-thinking skills and self-directed learning among their students.
Supported Article Event Design
How the Consumer Bankers Association Completely Revamped Its Annual Meetings
The Consumer Bankers Association went from eight annual conferences to one — and increased attendance and sponsorship in the process.
6 Ways to Improve Your Meeting's Livestream
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses approached its first-ever livestream as ‘an avenue to open our educational program to all our members.’
Plenary
Why the Food Marketing Institute Shelved FMI Connect
VP Margaret Core explains how the organization came to this decision, and what it means for their face-to-face strategy.
Supported Article Trends
4 Ways to Incorporate Meditation Into Your Meeting
Lodro Rinzler — co-founder and chief spiritual officer of New York City’s MNDFL studio, and founder of the Institute for Compassionate Leadership — offers some guidelines.
American Accounting Association 2016 Annual Meeting
The organization brought 3,500-plus accountants, students, and professors to New York City.
The Case for (Occasional) Curse Words
Swearing can put people off — but in select situations it also can have potential benefits, according to new research.
Meeting Space That Feels Like Home
The Library at 237 Park Avenue, an event venue in New York City, is a meeting room that's comfortable enough to live in.
Also In This Issue
What’s Next for the Industry?
Our Meetings Industry Forecast addresses the future of our economy in a way that the presidential campaign has not.
Where We’re Going as an Industry
Convene’s Meetings Industry Forecast offers all the information you need — in one place and at one time.