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PCMA Convene Podcast
Since 1986, Convene has been delivering award-winning content that helps event professionals plan and execute innovative and successful events. Join the Convene editors as we dive into the latest topics of interest to — and some flying under the radar of — the business events community.
Episodes
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘There was definitely a lot of AV that went into a pretty small space.'
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: The Myth of Learning Styles — and Why You Should Still Design for Them
The Myth of Learning Styles — and Why You Should Still Design for Them Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains what we’ve gotten wrong about learning…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: With Megan Culligan, Associate, Events & Experiences, PCMA
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Having those rituals creates that good work hygiene.’
Links: · The Research-Backed Benefits of Daily Rituals Get News Junkie: https://www.pcma.org/campaign/news-junkie/ Episode Transcript Meet the Convene Editors…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘The more knowledgeable you are about their needs, the more prepared you'll be.'
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Ensuring Live Events are Accessible to All
Ensuring Live Events are Accessible to All Accessibility consultant Austin Whitney’s love of music and music festivals led to his life’s mission to improve…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: With Xernona Martin, Vice President of Events & Experiences, PCMA
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Associations are in a period of reforming and redefinition.’
Links: · Bridging the Generation Gap at Events · Do associations still matter? · Building Year-Round Engagement With Audiences · How to Engage Next-Gen Members…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘Just be a good human, be thoughtful.'
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Brooke Eby’s Inspiring ALS Journey: Leveraging Social Media, Humor, Events, and Company Support
Brooke Eby’s Inspiring ALS Journey: Leveraging Social Media, Humor, Events, and Company Support When she was diagnosed with ALS, Brooke Eby turned to social…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: With Austin Whitney, President, Ten Fifty Entertainment
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Captivated, not captured.’ (Part II)
Links: · 'Me-centric' shift changes what attendees expect from business events and conferences · Get Ready for the ‘New Wave’ of Next Gen Attendees · Want to…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: 'People leave feeling good knowing that somebody is going to be positively affected.'
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Scientific Discovery and Diversity at ABRCMS
Scientific Discovery and Diversity at ABRCMS The hybrid Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists draws culturally diverse attendees…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: With JoAnn Bedrosian Ryan & Madeline Schimeck
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, offers an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into Convening Leaders 2024, held in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Captivated, not captured.’ (Part I)
Links: · 'Me-centric' shift changes what attendees expect from business events and conferences · Get Ready for the ‘New Wave’ of Next Gen Attendees · Want to…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Advancing Women Leaders in the Business Events Industry
Advancing Women Leaders in the Business Events Industry A new research project looks at the disproportionate lack of women executives in the highest positions…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Conferences have the ability to bring people together who may disagree.’
Links: · What does SXSW mean for cities now? · New markets in Europe – How Cities Become Music Incubators | EU@SXSW (euinaustin.org) Get News Junkie…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘I’d like to jump in with as much optimism [as I could].’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Digging Deeper: Inside EAA’s Conference on Archaeology and History
Digging Deeper: Inside EAA’s Conference on Archaeology and History How the European Association of Archaeologists’ annual conference in Belfast wove Northern…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: ‘I’d like to jump in with as much optimism [as I could].’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘[Listen Up] - I encourage you to read it because it might surprise you.’
Links: - Cover story: Listen Up - Medical Group Takes Training Workshops on the Road - Armchair Expert episode on Supercommunicators - 4 Steps to Take Before…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘We had to start telling more of a story.’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Why Curiosity and Attention Are the Secrets to Coaching
Why Curiosity and Attention Are the Secrets to Coaching Author, coaching expert, leading management thinker — and Convening EMEA 2024 keynote speaker — Michael…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: ‘We had to start telling more of a story.’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘You have to have the channels where your complaint is taken seriously.’
Links: · She was harassed at a tech conference. Now other women are sharing #MeToo moments · Making Allyship Part of the Program Get News Junkie…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘What kind of experiences are we trying to create for [that audience]?’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Why Organizations Are Choosing to Meet in Controversial Destinations
Why Organizations Are Choosing to Meet in Controversial Destinations Instead of canceling their events at — or boycotting — politically polarized host…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: ‘What kind of experiences are we trying to create for [that audience]?’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: Too many meetings? ‘That’s a systemic problem at many organizations.’
Links: · CEO Says, Your AI Will Be Able to Attend Meetings For You · Business Insider with Otter CEO · Company Appoints AI-Powered Robot as CEO · Tyler Perry…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘Give a little more grace to those incoming graduates.’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Listen Up
Listen Up Listening is a skill essential to the knowledge exchange that takes place at business events, but how can organizers cultivate better listening…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: ‘Give a little more grace to those incoming graduates.’
This season, hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor, was recorded at Convening Leaders 2024 in San Diego and dedicated to PCMA’s 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: Discovery, packages, experiences and more
Links: · Main article: Events travel — that’s the ticket · VML The Future 100: 2024 Get News Junkie: https://www.pcma.org/campaign/news-junkie/ Meet the…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: Season 2 is coming!
We are kicking off Season 2, recorded at Convening Leaders 2024, where we're rethinking events and offering fresh industry insights alongside PCMA's 20 in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Indigenous Artwork Gives Visual Identity to HIV Science Conference
Indigenous Artwork Gives Visual Identity to HIV Science Conference When the International AIDS Society commissioned a local artist for its conference logo, it…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Creating a collective event where people feel part of something bigger than themselves.’
Links: · Article from The Drum · VML Future 100 · Fyre Festival 2 · The Rise of the Experience Economy · Singing Together Get News Junkie…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Jaimé Bennett on Beginning and Ending an Event With Authenticity
Jaimé Bennett on Beginning and Ending an Event With Authenticity The opening and closing sessions at Convening EMEA 2023, which dared to be a little different…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Moments: The Best From Season 1
Introduction: This episode offers a look back to some of the best moments from season one of the Convene Podcast, recorded at Convening EMEA 2023, where we…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: The VML Future 100 Report - ‘This year it strikes me as being particularly valuable!’
Resources: · The Future 100: 2024 · How AI Could Help Build Better Meeting Spaces — Online and IRL · Finding Connection by Disconnecting from Tech Get News…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Medical Group Takes Training Workshops on the Road
Medical Group Takes Training Workshops on the Road To better support physicians’ soft skills development, the American College of Chest Physicians launched a…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘I did not see that one [trend] coming!’
Additional Resources: · One Surprising Trend Shaping Work in 2024 · Ideas are Dimes a Dozen - Wharton and Cornell Tech research · Navigating the Jagged…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: More CVBs Earning Autism Travel Accreditation
More CVBs Earning Autism Travel Accreditation Visit Salt Lake and Destination Toledo are two of the growing number of CVBs that have recently earned autism…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘Let’s invest in bringing visitors to the United States.’
The Convene Editors: · Michelle Russell, Editor in Chief Michelle has been Convene's editor in chief for more than two decades. Early in her career, she was a…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Making Flexible Work Pay Off for Women
Making Flexible Work Pay Off for Women Harvard University’s Claudia Goldin, the winner of this year’s Nobel Prize for economics, links the gender pay gap in…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: ‘If you are not experiencing mental blocks, you are not challenging yourself enough.’
A quick take on interesting stories from News Junkie. Get News Junkie: https://www.pcma.org/campaign/news-junkie/ Meet the Convene Editors: · Michelle Russell…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: ‘It’s Not a Matter of If, It’s a Matter of When’
‘It’s Not a Matter of If, It’s a Matter of When’ How the world’s largest risk management event handled an active-shooter situation — and where they found blind…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: A New Freeman Report: What Event Attendees Want Now
A quick take on interesting stories from News Junkie. Get News Junkie: https://www.pcma.org/campaign/news-junkie/ Meet the Convene Editors: · Michelle Russell…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Salary Survey 2023: Highs and Lows for Event Pros
Salary Survey 2023: Highs and Lows for Event Pros The return of face-to-face meetings is good news, but it brings a host of pandemic-related and other…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: CL24 Special 3
A special episode recorded at Convening Leaders 2024, taking place in San Diego, 7-10 January. Register for the digital experience…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: CL24 Special 2
A special episode recorded at Convening Leaders 2024, taking place in San Diego, 7-10 January. Register for the digital experience…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: CL24 Special
A special episode recorded at Convening Leaders 2024, taking place in San Diego, 7-10 January. Register for the digital experience…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Capitol Hill Addresses Visa Wait Time Issue
Capitol Hill Addresses Visa Wait Time Issue Convention attendees and exhibitors from some non-U.S. destinations have been contending with visitor visa…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: January 2 Special
A special episode on our take on trends for 2024. Get News Junkie: https://www.pcma.org/campaign/news-junkie/ Meet the Convene Editors: · Michelle Russell…
PCMA Convene PodcastSee you in 2024 with more fresh perspectives on the business events industry!
In the spirit of the approaching holidays in many parts of the world, thank you for your support in the past weeks, since we restarted the Convene Podcast. We…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: ‘Technology with Purpose is The Key Word.'
This season was recorded during Convening EMEA 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor. Guest…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Talk: December 21
A quick take on interesting stories from News Junkie. Get News Junkie: https://www.pcma.org/campaign/news-junkie/ Meet the Convene Editors: · Michelle Russell…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Article: Game Changer: Paris 2024 Olympics Takes Bold Strides Toward Sustainability
Game Changer The Olympic Games, the largest sporting event in the world, is aiming to make next year’s edition in Paris its most sustainable ever. What can the…
PCMA Convene PodcastConvene Series: ‘Technology with Purpose is The Key Word.'
This season was recorded during Convening EMEA 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor. Guest…
PCMA Convene PodcastMOMENTS: 'It's About Sticking to The Plan.'
This season was recorded during Convening EMEA 2023, in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is hosted by Magdalina Atanassova, Convene’s digital media editor. Guest…