It’s tough to find something admirable to break through the ongoing reports of pandemic, inflation, and war, but they are out there.

Here are 50+ questions that will help you create a Covid risk-mitigation plan that’s the right fit for your event.

The latest reports from CDC and WHO suggest the BA.2 subvariant of Covid might reverse the decline in cases across North America and Europe. Host destinations—or meeting hosts themselves—might then consider changing their attendance rules.

This week, South by Southwest is hoping to approach its 2019 in-person attendance of 280,000 while showing off an unprecedented virtual presence too.

Inflation plus economic sanctions on Russia have contributed to an almost 50-percent spike in airline fuel costs over the past four months. As a result, meeting hosts might see rising airfares act as a headwind for their in-person events.

Here’s our growing list of meetings-related organizations and conferences that are suspending business with Russia, or otherwise working to make a difference as the war in Ukraine drags on.

SISO takes a stand while other organizations with sizable Russian memberships opt to tread lightly.