PCMA // How the Live Events Coalition is lobbying for federal support for 12 million live events industry workers.

EIC APEX // In July 2020, EIC released the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide. It is intended to serve as a resource and educational tool for industry professionals to utilize as they put the aggregated resources and materials into practice. 

EVENT SKIFT // Business events are making a timid come-back with a whole new set of rules and recommendations from international and local health organizations. The first events will look very different. These telling images shed light on the first in-person events.

MEETING MINDS // In – person events are coming back and when they do, how do we create a safe and healthy environment? Proxfinity has a solution to help ease us into live events while maintaining social distancing and Lisa Carrol tells us about it!

EIC APEX // On 22 July, the Events Industry Council will release the Meeting and Event Design Accepted Practices Guide. It is intended to serve as a resource and educational tool for industry professionals to utilise as they put the aggregated resources and materials into practice, with the objective of rebuilding trust that in-person meetings and events can happen safely.

In this webinar, we will discuss the intention of the APEX Task Force work, the process of aggregation and curation of resources for the guide, and its customisable tools.

WESTMINISTER RESEARCH // A study into the events industry and the stance it may take over the next 6 to 12 months. The report covers business impacts and potential organisational restructuring, taking account of the Covid 19 environment and global economic contraction predicted by the International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (IMF, April 2020; OECD, June 2020).

AHLA // Road Trips, Long Weekends Popular Among Would-Be Travelers, 68% Likely to Stay in a Hotel.

A survey conducted by Morning Consult commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) found that only 44 percent of Americans are planning overnight vacation or leisure travel in 2020, with high interest in road trips, family events, and long weekends over the summer months. Encouragingly, 68 percent of these expectant travelers say they are likely to stay in a hotel in 2020.

FORTUNE // Upwork, a platform connecting companies with remote freelancers, faces an interesting challenge, according to chief executive Hayden Brown: Customers don’t always want to shout it from the rooftops that they use freelancers. 

MEETINGSNET // Five veteran meeting professionals share advice on how to stay marketable during the coronavirus economic downturn.

PCMA // As the pandemic wears on, respondents to our latest COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard are more clear-eyed about its economic repercussions — but still uncertain of how to best plan for events in 2021.