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Today on the #PCMAConvenePod, we are talking all about travel times and providing ample information about the local airport to event delegates. #EventProfs may not be able to predict tech outages that would ground flights around the world, as it happened today, but #PCMAConvene editors discuss pain points within the event planners' control. Listen to the episode: https://lnkd.in/erCDe8qt (Image from today's The New York Times homepage). #Tech #Meltdown

🌟 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞! 🌟 Here’s what you’ll find in this week's #TheRaise: 🎯 𝐁𝐢𝐠, 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 – 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝? - Discover 11 great productivity tips tailored for those who need a little extra motivation to achieve their goals. 🤖 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 - Learn how to leverage AI to enhance your event planning and execution, ensuring success in every detail. 💼 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧’𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 - Meet LinkedIn’s AI career coaches and see how they can guide you through your professional journey with personalized advice. 🛫 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙’𝐬 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭-𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 - Uncover why Gen Z might be opting for quiet vacations due to loud vacation anxiety, and what it means for the future of work-life balance. ❓ 𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 - Find out why you shouldn’t save your questions for the end of a job interview and how to make sure you get the information you need. 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳? 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.   #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Newsletter #CareerGrowth #PCMA

Last year, a Reddit user who was helping to plan for a booth at a conference asked the online academic community on the social website for suggestions on swag. “We are trying to come up with swag people will actually like/keep,” she posted. “Ideas?” More than 100 people shared details on the best swag they had ever received. A Swiss army knife was the favorite swag of one user, and he begged the original poster: “Please no more: bags, pens, water bottles, shitty plastic flashlights, lanyards, mugs, or buttons.” While there were plenty of responses that echoed his sentiment to eschew cheap tchotchkes, there was only one solitary community member who brought up sustainability. “90% will end up in the trash, so I’d say none or opt for consumables,” she wrote. Read the full article by Michelle Russell - https://lnkd.in/e7wdrJUx #PCMAConvene #Sustainability #Swag #EventProfs #Events

🌍 Have you noticed the tensions around overtourism? From residents complaining about the crowds in Kyoto (June 7 https://lnkd.in/dfGHDY-i), to the recent news about locals squirting tourists with water guns in Barcelona (July 10 https://lnkd.in/d4dr3MXW). 📖 Wondering what role business events play in this crisis? Check out our cover story from September 2019. Our editors, Jennifer Dienst and Barbara Bruns Palmer, wrote "Crowd Control," a piece that feels just as relevant today. Are we not making progress, or are we not learning our lessons? What's your take, #EventProfs? 🤔 Read the cover story: https://lnkd.in/dgz6Bf2E Illustration by Paul Thurlby. #PCMAConvene #Overtourism #BusinessEvents #Lessons

🤞𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝. 🤔 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝. 😟𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭. 💡These were the three constructs used by 100 C-suite executives and event team leaders to navigate seven disruption scenarios during “Future-Proofing the Events Industry,” a PCMA Executive Leadership Summit. The participants were invited to workshop solutions to challenges presented at the summit, held in conjunction with PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 in January in San Diego, by responding in ways that ranged from easy-to-execute to “just so crazy they may just work.” ✈️ The first scenario presented: “A No-Fly Zone.” Participants were asked to consider the following: Worries about air travel’s contribution to global CO2 emissions 🌍are prompting organizations to consider curtailing air travel for employees to attend meetings and events and consider digital-only options. How would you build a proactive plan to address these concerns? 📋 Find the highlights from the conversation in Michelle Russell's article: https://lnkd.in/dey3HRqt #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #CL24

In this week's #PCMAConvenePod #Talk, our editors dive into the cover story of the May-June issue, exploring the intersection of meetings and the maker movement. Curious to learn more and hear exclusive details that didn't make it into the articles? Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ddH58xgp #PCMAConvene #Podcast #MakerEconomy #EventProfs

🌟 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞! 🌟 Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll find in this week's #TheRaise: 🔮 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - Discover the key trends set to shape the events industry in the coming years and how to leverage them for success. 🏆 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - Learn innovative ways to make award presentations more engaging and impactful. 🛡️ 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 - Find out how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries at work, even if you're new to the job. 😂 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 - Explore how getting humor right can help bridge generational gaps and foster a more inclusive and cohesive work environment. 👩👦 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐙 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 - So what if Gen Z applicants bring their parents to a job interview? Understand the cultural shift and its implications for the hiring process. 𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳? 𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.   #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Newsletter #CareerGrowth #PCMA

In a two-part edUcon workshop, strategist and coach Yvette Simpson aimed to help attendees discover the true purpose of their work. She reminded the audience, not to leave out questions like ‘Okay, I’m a person when I go to work, so how do I connect the work that I do to my greater purpose? How do I make sure that I’m passionate about what I’m doing?’ If you missed the workshops, read Jennifer Dienst's article: https://lnkd.in/dhSyrF-u Image by Whatever Media Group. #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #PCMAEC

One of our most popular #PCMAConvenePod Article episodes features deputy editor Barbara Bruns Palmer story on navigating political polarization at events. If you missed it, you can listen here: https://lnkd.in/d4t9n-mh #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Polarization #Politics

In June 2019, Marc Forgette launched Makatew Workshops, with a facility in Carp, Ontario, Canada, where groups of up to 30 people can participate in hands-on activities, such as moccasin-, mitten-, and dreamcatcher-making. In addition to hosting these workshops in Carp, Forgette brings them — and Indigenous education — to other places, from grade school and university classrooms to event venues hosting corporate and association meetings and trade shows. Typical workshops, Forgette said, last around 90 minutes, and can cater to groups of all sizes. Medicine bags, the first item Makatew Workshops introduced, remain the most popular craft to this day, with more than 15,000 sold in the last five years. During the workshop, participants are not taught how to sew leather for the bags but rather assemble kits that come with pre-cut stitch holes, made from locally sourced white-tail deer leather, hand-beaded by an Indigenous maker. Making the craft from scratch isn’t the objective, Forgette said. “I want them to be focused on the message.” The full story by Casey Gale is part of the #PCMAConvene CMP series - https://lnkd.in/dDYSTqj7 #EventProfs #Makers #CMP #Indigenous #Education