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🎙️ Exciting discussion on the latest #PCMAConvenePod Talk episode! Our editors delve into the upcoming #ParisOlympics, covering key topics such as sustainability efforts, cultural shifts, and potential challenges. Discover why it's crucial to embrace these changes despite the risks. Tune in now: https://lnkd.in/dWsT3zbj Illustration by Serge Bloch done for the Convene December 2023 cover story. #EventProfs #Podcast #Talk

🌟 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤'𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞! 🌟 Here’s what we’re covering in this week's #TheRaise: 🛑 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 - Learn how to recognize your limits and manage stress before it leads to burnout. 💼 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐩 - Experts weigh in on why the gender pay gap may never fully close and what can be done to address this ongoing issue. 🚀 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 - Discover why following your passion might not be the best career advice and what to focus on instead. 🗣️ 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 - Strategies for managing situations when speaking up doesn’t go as planned in the workplace. 🤖 𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 - A surprising survey reveals that workers using AI may be less productive. Understand the implications and how to optimize AI tools effectively. 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

As Earth’s average global temperature rises, the number of extreme weather events — including drenching rain, severe floods, and heat waves — is climbing, too. Those risks are becoming real for event organizers, in Canada and elsewhere, said event sustainability expert Shawna McKinley, principal at Clear Current Consulting in Vancouver, Canada, who is tracking extreme weather and its impact on events. In addition to consulting for clients including TED and the Canadian Medical Association, McKinley has taught a class about sustainable event management operations at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) for the last decade. She initially began building a database filled with case studies of events disrupted by extreme weather for class discussion, and as students have asked deeper questions about how climate change affects events and what to expect in the future, McKinley’s data collection and analysis has grown more extensive, she told 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦. Last year, in an effort to give her students a greater sense of the scope and scale of extreme weather’s impact on events and how it could impact the future, McKinley decided to conduct an in-depth analysis of events in Canada that were disrupted by extreme weather in 2023. Her research asked two questions, McKinley wrote in the report “Extreme Weather and Event Planning Risks in Canada,” published in May: “How are events being affected by unusual and severe weather in Canada and how are event organizers responding?” Continue reading the article by Barbara Bruns Palmer - https://lnkd.in/d5Q-K66C #PCMAConvene #EventProfs #Sustainability #ClimateChange

Event goers prize the handcrafted amenities they receive at conferences that convey a sense of place or a personal touch — and provide a lasting memory. Discover more insights in the article by Magdalina Atanassova🍓- https://lnkd.in/d6SAM-9Z #PCMAConvene #CMPSeries #EventProfs #Makers

Who else is excited about the #ParisOlympics kicking off in a few days? We are looking back at our #December2023 cover story, written by Jennifer Dienst, on how the world's largest sporting event aims to make the 2024 edition of the Games its most sustainable ever. What can the events community learn from its plans and progress? The beautiful cover and story illustrations are by Serge Bloch. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dtMuP3dd #PCMAConvene #Olympics #EventProfs #Sustainability

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