Casey Gale

1 month ago | pcma.org | Casey Gale

The idea for World Extreme Medicine was dreamt up, fittingly, as the company’s founding director, Mark Hannaford, sat around a campfire in the deserts of Namibia more than two decades ago, having a chance conversation about the impossibility of finding good expedition medics.

2 months ago | pcma.org | Casey Gale

The annual London Design Festival was launched in 2003 to promote the city’s creativity by celebrating the region’s greatest artistic minds. The festival has grown significantly in scale and scope — in 2019, it hosted a record-breaking 600,000 individual visitors from more than 75 countries — and has become a model for arts-based festivals around the globe. At London Design Festival 2024 (LDF24), held Sept.

2 months ago | pcma.org | Casey Gale

Author: Casey Gale        As an LGBTQ+ traveler, Spanish entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ activist Oriol Pàmies experienced many uncomfortable moments and othering situations throughout his journeys. Upon arriving in a new hotel room, for example, he’d find his-and-hers slippers in the closet, reinforcing the assumption that all guests are heterosexual couples.

2 months ago | pcma.org | Casey Gale

Author: Casey Gale        Many of Donald Trump’s plans for his second term as president are still taking shape, but the business events industry can get a sense of what to expect from his first term and immediate executive orders, as well as promises made during his 2024 campaign. In December, Convene asked Tommy Goodwin, vice president of Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) to break down Trump’s anticipated impact on events and ECA’s top priorities over the next four years of his term.

Jan 23, 2025 | pcma.org | Casey Gale

The effects of climate change are far-reaching, showing up in places one would not immediately consider — like winter sports. But it’s easy to see how significantly less snow would be detrimental to such sports as skiing and snowboarding. The winter sports industry is therefore making a concerted effort to share solutions and drive progress toward sustainability within its own organizations.