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Betsy Bair to Retire from VCC

Velvet Chainsaw

In 2005, she helped launch the Pharma Forum annual conference. For over 30 years, Betsy was the editor and content director of Medical Meetings, Corporate Meetings & Incentives and several other industry publications that have evolved into today’s digital MeetingsNet.

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My contract with myself

Conferences that Work

.” That is the contract I wrote for myself in August 2005. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post My contract with myself appeared first on Conferences That Work. Reminding myself of it helps me to stay in touch with these important aspects of who I am, which I sometimes lose sight of.

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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. And then in 2005, twenty-eight years later, I felt compelled to write a book about the new ways I’d developed to design and lead conferences that became what the participants wanted and needed.

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Unexpected experiences of awe

Conferences that Work

An unexpected experience of awe on an airplane flight I was flying home from a conference in Phoenix when I had an experience of awe. November 11, 2005, flying home from a Phoenix conference The flight attendant didn’t hand me the cup of ice water but put it directly on my tray.

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An excellent life story exercise for groups

Conferences that Work

In 2005, I joined a men’s group. A couple of months ago, Brent offered the following life story exercise via a preparatory email sent in advance: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post An excellent life story exercise for groups appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Nine practical tips to letting go in a chaotic world

Conferences that Work

5 — Remember who you are I have a contract with myself , that I developed in 2005. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Nine practical tips to letting go in a chaotic world appeared first on Conferences That Work. Do I need to be thinking this thought right now 😀? Please share in the comments below!

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The job you’ll be doing in the future hasn’t been invented yet

Conferences that Work

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Invent a way to make the conference successful based on the collective needs, wants, and experience of the attendees. The conference has run continually for the last 27 years.) This is something new.

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