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Are We Creating The Wrong Type Of Conference Experiences?

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s as if Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore’s Experience Economy is just now hitting its stride—for conferences at least. The word is out: we’ve got to create conference experiences, not just conferences that feel like a patchwork quilt of our great grandmother’s dresses. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Read on…). Wrong hook!).

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Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings

Conferences that Work

Someone to tell it to at conferences. Conferences, whether in-person or online, are also potential arenas for conversations. But some conferences offer better opportunities than others. In 2006, Cory Doctorow wrote: “Conversation is king. Otherwise, people wouldn’t journal and practice self-affirmations.).

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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. The design I designed and facilitated a classic peer conference. 2 • Philadelphia, May: One-day association conference The majority of my clients are formal communities of practice, aka associations. Thank you, David!

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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

What Twitter is now Ever since Twitter’s creation in 2006, people have used it in different ways. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Mastodon is the old Twitter appeared first on Conferences That Work. What do I mean by that? The old Twitter is gone. Long live Mastodon, the old Twitter!

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CMP Spotlight: Get to Know Heike Mahmoud, CMP

Smart Meetings

Heike Mahmoud , CMP, was one of the first European meeting professionals to earn the Certified Meting Professional (CMP) designation through the Events Industry Council (EIC) in 2006. At the conference, she felt overwhelmed with the content and networking opportunities available. I didn’t know that in 2006!”

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AEO Forums 2024 launches with “The power in you” theme

Event Industry News

With a rich history dating back to its inaugural event in 2006, the […] The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) in association with headline sponsors Aztec Event Services and Whitespace Group, is delighted to announce the launch of the AEO Forums 2024, scheduled to take place at the BDC London on Friday, 26th of January 2024.

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How an Event in Boston Is Making an Impactful Return

Smart Meetings

16-18 to have its first in-person event since 2020, the annual Academic Event Professionals (AEP) conference, to be held at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. The AEP conference began in 2006 as a standalone specialized workshop at the Special Events Show conducted by TSEC CEO and AEP Advisory Board Chair Sally Webb.

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