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SOURCE: Trade Show News Network

The Boring Company completed the excavation for the Las Vegas Convention Center's new underground transportation system, which will run electric vehicles across the entire length of the two mile facility.

Visit https://www.tsnn.com/news/las-vegas-convention-center-loop-track-open-january-2021 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Inc.com

"For the first time in modern history, three of our major social institutions — work, school, and family life — are all happening in one physical place: our homes," writes Sandra Feder, and thanks to the reduced interaction between employees, women and minorities are more likely to feel left out of important conversations.

Visit https://www.fastcompany.com/90523609/how-our-new-work-life-reality-is-chipping-away-at-equity-and-inclusion to view the full article online.

 
Boston Convention Marketing Center
SOURCE: Event Industry News

The Meetings Industry Association, the United Kingdom's primary standards group for the event industry, has implemented a new accreditation — called AIM Secure — to note which venues have taken steps to make themselves more hygenic, and so far, 50 of venues across the UK have met these newest standards.

Visit https://www.eventindustrynews.com/news/venues-positively-adopt-new-hygiene-standards to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Harvard Business Review

With so many employees in the United States and the world uprooted from their traditional work environments, it is vital for them to keep tabs on their mental health. Now more than ever, workers need to find a balance between their professional and personal lives, or the pandemic will add a sea of issues related to mental health.

Visit https://hbr.org/2020/07/working-through-a-personal-crisis to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: MeetingsNet 
A survey conducted during a webinar hosted by Global DMC Partners with more than 700 meeting planners in attendance found that they are still expecting in-person events to occur in late 2020 and early 2021, even as other polls show conference-goers are still not comfortable attending live events at the current stage of the pandemic.

Visit https://www.meetingsnet.com/meeting-planning-toolbox/person-events-good-news-and-bad-news to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Forbes

As companies think about how they are able to survive the COVID-19, they may need to shift the direction and scale of their business to adjust to the new reality.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2020/07/07/the-power-of-the-pivot/#5133809529f2 to view the full article online.

 
Core-Apps, LLC
SOURCE: Trade Show News Network

To continue holding their meetings and events in the face of the pandemic, many trade groups moved these gatherings online. Even when a sense of normalcy returns, the accelerated prominence of the virtual event industry caused by COVID-19 will be irreversible.

Visit http://www.tsnn.com/blog/three-predictions-global-virtual-conference-industry to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: CMO.com

When crisis strikes, employees look to their leaders to lead them through rocky waters. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, former Google HR Chief Peter High gave his advice for navigating the storm.

Visit https://cmo.adobe.com/articles/2020/5/former-google-hr-chief-provides-10-ways-to-lead-through-crisis-.html#gs.9o3u60 to view the full article online.

 
SOURCE: Associations Now

Phoenix, Arizona, refused to let its event industry falter as organizations moved their meetings online. Now, as venues start to reopen, the city has seen an increase in hybrid events being planned.

Visit https://associationsnow.com/2020/07/virtual-and-hybrid-meetings-bridging-the-gap-and-driving-connection/ to view the full article online.

 
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CEIR Event: Insights on Where Events Are Going
SOURCE: CEIR Blog

Robyn Davis of Exhibitors WINH LLC shares her top takeaways from CEIR’s Head of Marketing Insight series.

Visit https://ceirblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/top-takeaways-from-ceirs-head-of-marketing-insights-series-part-one/ to view the full article online.