The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) is getting a wireless overhaul, as the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) begins a $2.6 million upgrade for the venue. The upgrade will increase the number of existing wireless access points from 113 to at least 580, m

A start-up company in the United Kingdom wants to cover stadium roofs with solar panels. Solar panels made from cloth. Stretchy cloth. “The Cambridge, England-based, Solar Cloth Company is beginning to run trials of its solar cloth, which uses lightweight photovoltaic fabric tha

It’s only one song. It’s not even my favorite one by the artist. Doesn’t matter, because I’d be on stage next to him. In fact, as I look around, I would be able to see the rest of the band and the stage crew. That’s what you can experience in Jaunt’

The Philadelphia Orchestra is offering an olive branch to patrons who can’t seem to shut down their phones for a performance. Through its LiveNote app, audience members can follow along during a performance with program notes (including vocal text and translations), watch info s

Drones—also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)—are one of the hottest topics in our industry at the moment. How do we use them? Why would we want to? What can we use them for? Convene magazine decided to take on that last question, specifically for the meetings industry, in a fe