October 2016
Cover Story/Event Venues
The Community-Driven Convention Center
These six cities are going to great lengths to make sure that convention centers are a part of their surrounding communities.
Illustration by Pushart
Features
Rethinking Certification at Medical Meetings
Maintenance of certification is a relatively new addition to the education and training requirements facing physicians and to medical meeting education. Not all physicians are happy about the changes.
A Prescription for Disruptive Design
For Convening Leaders 2017 Stacey Chang, design goes beyond the creation of ‘beautiful things.’
4 Treatments for Medical Meetings
As the U.S. health-care system moves toward more patient-centric care, how can medical meetings lead the way?
Departments
How to Protect Your Meeting From a Data Hack
What should you do before, during, and after your meeting to keep attendee data safe?
Inside a Conference for Young Entrepreneurs
A high-school student in Monterrey, Mexico, wanted to help empower people his own age and younger. So he started an entrepreneurship conference for them.
Planning for Online Engagement
The entire World Smart City Forum was broadcast live on Ustream, with viewers on every continent except Antarctica.
Supported Article Innovative Meetings
Making ‘The Pitch’ a Hit
The PRSA Travel and Tourism Conference tailored a session around the popular TV show ‘The Voice.’
Supported Article F&B
Cooking for the President
Cooking for President Obama takes intense planning, as the team at the Washington State Convention Center recently found out.
Making Your Meetings Deaf-Friendly
A workshop in advance of a National Association of the Deaf conference shows how meeting and hospitality professionals can improve their Deaf-friendly customer service.
Out of the Shadows
The role of night mayor goes back to the 1970s in the Netherlands, and is catching on globally.
Plenary
How Philadelphia Geared Up to Host the DNC
Philly shows off its preparations to host July's convention.
Zumba Instructor Convention 2016
Nearly 8,000 Zumba instructors from around the world aerobicized themselves in Orlando this summer during four days of high-energy fitness workshops and demonstrations.
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners 2016 Annual Meeting
Between 1,200 and 1,300 state and federal utility staff members and commissioners — along with consumer advocates, lobbyists, and representatives from nonprofit organizations — will go on the grid for four days.
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4 Ways to Promote Attendee Wellness On Site
The Global Wellness Summit talks the talk and walks the walk for its attendees.
The TED Method
Everyone wants to incorporate TED-style talks into their meetings and conferences, but how do you know if you’re doing it right?
10 Offbeat Conventions
A photographer talks about his experience documenting unusual meetings across the United States.
6 Tips for Getting the Wi-Fi You Need
Intel's senior manager for corporate event technology offers tips for negotiating strong, reliable, and reasonably priced wireless service.
Also In This Issue
Writing a Trends Piece
Convention centers are evolving in ways that speak about our society as a whole.