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A free guide to creating peer conferences

Conferences that Work

I believe the software testing community adopted my term “peer conference” for their get-togethers after a conversation I had with pioneer software tester James Bach in 2004.

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Reduce and Reuse: Meeting Spaces Go Green

Smart Meetings

Anaheim Convention Center: Happily Green Since 2004. for meetings and has been actively working on its green initiatives since 2004. In 2004, the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) became the first convention center to be LEED-certified. Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) offers up 1.8 million sq. With over 475,000 sq.

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Reduce and Reuse: Meeting Spaces Go Green

Smart Meetings

Anaheim Convention Center: Happily Green Since 2004. for meetings and has been actively working on its green initiatives since 2004. In 2004, the Oregon Convention Center (OCC) became the first convention center to be LEED-certified. Anaheim Convention Center (ACC) offers up 1.8 million sq. With over 475,000 sq.

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Olympic Venues: Abandonment, Decay and Renewed Life

Smart Meetings

Many stadiums have been left to sit and decay, such as the Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro , which hosted in 2016; Beijing, in 2008; and Athens, in 2004; others, such as that in Lake Placid , in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, and Munich Stadium, are being used to host more sporting events and meetings.

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How Soma Intimates Uses Pop-ups to Inform Future Product Designs

Event Marketer

Since its establishment in 2004, intimates apparel brand Soma has built more than 250 boutiques and outlets in locations nationwide, but New York City isn’t one of them. Soma’s top regional bra-fit specialists were enlisted for the pop-up experience.

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The ultimate in social listening

Conferences that Work

Since 2004, social listening —the practice of monitoring and analyzing online conversations and social media mentions related to brands, products, services, events, or industries—has evolved significantly and grown in popularity. Popularity for the search term “social listening” over time, via Google Trends.

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William Fogler, Veteran Planner, Looks Back On 20 Years

Smart Meetings

Lead Times, Planning Cycles Shrink William Fogler What’s changed since 2004, when he started WM Events? “I also loved making parties,” he says. “I I loved cooking.” He cut his teeth working for a caterer in Denver. One of the major things is lead times and planning cycles. But not anymore.

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