Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Having been on Twitter (yes, I know it’s been renamed “X”, sue me) since 2009, I’d describe Mastodon as the old Twitter. What Twitter was back then When I joined Twitter in June 2009, the platform was just about to take off. By the end of the year, “Twitter” was declared the top word of 2009.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love ( ebook , paperback , or both ). I wrote Conferences That Work , published in 2009, because in 1992, after decades of convening and running traditional conferences, circumstances forced me to invent a new kind of meeting.

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MARCH 25, 2024

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. I would need every scrap of my conviction about the importance of peer conferences to persist in what followed. ” Jerry was right.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Having a new lineup every year of speakers at conferences, or different decor and F&B at special events is not enough. The JKWeddingDance , invented in 2009, became a fun and novel format for Western weddings, but such innovations are rare. But conferences, where people come to learn and connect, are a different matter.

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MAY 20, 2024

Improving Conferences That Work I designed and facilitated my first peer conference in 1992. Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love took four years to write. I’m still proud of how well Conferences That Work lays out the fundamental reasons for the importance and value of peer conferences.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

At least one new post every week since 2009. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. My WordPress dashboard tells me I’ve written 750 posts since I began this blog exactly thirteen years ago. I have a few thoughts. No related posts.

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MAY 18, 2020

I developed The Three Questions in 1995 as a fundamental opening process for peer conferences. Conferences That Work [2009] (Chapter 25, pages 260-265). This will depend on: the number of attendees; the duration and scheduling of your conference; and. Staffing an online Zoom peer conference.

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Now, customers who have been using the video conferencing platform to host online events, conferences, meetings, or live streams, have to find a new way of connecting with virtual audiences. BlueJeans , a Verizon-owned software company, is sunsetting this year. Are you a BlueJeans customer looking for an alternative solution?

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APRIL 3, 2023

As you may know, I have been selling my ebooks at a fixed price of $11.00 since 2009. Furthermore, I have consistently produced high-quality books on meeting design that have received critical acclaim and have helped thousands of meeting professionals to significantly improve their conferences. on April 15, 2023. to $49.99.

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APRIL 8, 2019

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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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

QnA with Event Industry Influencer, Author and Founder of Conferences That Work – Adrian Segar. Amazed by the modern concept of organizing conferences and ideas that change the concept of corporate meetings planning; we approached Adrian Segar to discuss his work! How did you land up with the idea of “Conferences That Work”?

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AUGUST 29, 2016

In 2009, Jill and Kevin created the JKWeddingDance for their Big Day, and the traditional Western wedding was enriched forever. 3 — Conferences That Work. 3 — Conferences That Work. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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MAY 31, 2021

To my surprise, when I published Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love in 2009, I found myself professionally involved in the meeting industry. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The liberation of ignoring sunk costs appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since 2009, we’ve been making a lot of noise in the conference industry, without making a sound. When we started, the concept of using headphones at a conference was barely feasible. Host multiple conferences, multiple languages, multiple speakers in the same room, at the same time. Contact Details: Silent Conference.

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Event Industry News

JULY 21, 2023

Since 2009, we’ve been making a lot of noise in the conference industry, without making a sound. When we started, the concept of using headphones at a conference was barely feasible.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

In the past, producing conferences alongside vendors with whom she shared long-standing relationships made her feel “like you’re going into a war and you have your soldiers with you,” she said. For MGMA’s Medical Practices Excellence Conference, scheduled for Oct. Is virtual going to take over?’

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

Through lists…” —Umberto Eco, SPIEGEL Interview , 2009 Managing my life Are you blessed with a perfect memory? Read the full article at Conferences That Work No related posts. It also wants to create order — not always, but often. And how, as a human being, does one face infinity? Me neither! The choice is yours!

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Core-apps

JANUARY 4, 2018

We’ve Been Riding Shotgun with Apple Since 2009. We’ve been riding shotgun with Apple since 2009, as the first native app developers in the event space. Apple announced changes to their policy at their annual developer conference (WWDC 2017) regarding templated and spam apps.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

As a result, this website is now the largest source of client inquiries for my consulting and facilitating services — something I would never have predicted when it went live in 2009. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. This has been a PSA from Adrian Segar.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2018

These are among the takeaways of “The Economic Significance of Meetings to the US Economy” report, which updates the 2009 report by the same name, from Oxford Economics, the Events Industry Council, and the Meetings Mean Business Coalition, released in February. for events and conferences. can enter the country with ease.

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Event Marketer

JULY 11, 2024

Still, Sundance isn’t the only festival (possibly) on the move; it joins a growing list of big events and conferences that are set to relocate or expand to new cities. This news follows last year’s successful showing in the Asia-Pacific region for the weeklong, inaugural SXSW Sydney , returning Oct.

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SmartMeetings

JANUARY 21, 2021

Remember conferences and events before COVID-19, mask wearing and social distancing? We all know masks help save lives—but here’s the clencher—are you willing to wear your mask the entire conference time? Bird Flu broke out in 1997, followed by SARS in 2003 and Swine Flu in 2009. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Becoming a Community Interest Company in 2009, we have been organising conferences, events, dinners, meetings, exhibitions and network events. Whether you plan a small event or a major conference, our team can handle it. Unlike most event management companies, we are a not-for profit organisation.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 4, 2022

A key part of the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) since January 2009, Dawn Lauder has been head of international conferences at the venue for nearly six years.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown by 22.7%. Meetings don’t look how they used to. Put simply, meetings aren’t just more complex.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

These include events such as conferences, brand activations, pop-ups and experiential events commissioned by the likes of Cadbury, Airbnb, Dropbox and Paddy Power. Launched in 2009, the EIA aims to showcase and celebrate the very best in Ireland’s event industry. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Exhibitions.

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Core-apps

AUGUST 9, 2017

We started in 2009 and have produced thousands of apps. For event organizers, this means that your event app is your app, like the Premium Label app we developed for E3–it’s fully branded to your organization and not buried in your provider’s iOS app. Core-apps was the first native mobile app developer for the events industry.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. since 2009, but the total number of attendees at these meetings has grown 22.7%. These personas make the lives of industry planners easier — even Experient’s own.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Is it time you discovered a new approach for that annual conference or general session? IBM Impact Conference. With some 18,000 people attending the IBM Impact Conference, every aspect of the event must engage huge amounts of people. Organizers assigned each conference topic a color. Sony E3 2012 Press Conference.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

That is all on top of the important financial contributions to building knowledge at scientific conferences, sales generation at industry events, and networking and career development that happens at customer events and whenever people come together. In total, the report showed that the industry generates a 160 percent return with $1.60

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PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2021

A new financial system concept outlined in a 2009 white paper grew into the annual North American Bitcoin Conference, which drew 6,000 participants to Miami in 2018. In early 2009, a white paper started floating around the internet. a conference for September 2013. In 2018, the conference attracted 6,000 participants.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Company name: DelegateManager Founded: 1 st January 2009 Web address: www.delegatemanager.com. Type of events served: Awards Conferences Exhibitions Experiential Galas dinners Incentive programmes Meetings Team building. Conferences. Areas of interest. Brand Events. Concerts & Tours. Exhibitions. Event Tech.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

The average person in 2009,” reports the science magazine Nautilus , “was less empathetic than 75 percent of the people in 1979.”. Jamie Murdock (left), vice president of sales at Experient, and consultant Donna Kastner lead a hackathon session at the 2018 Education Conference. The duo will be back at this year’s Educon.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 19, 2020

Stadium was formed in 2009 and provides traffic management, event services and training, as well as rental of security barriers, the hiring of stewards and SIA security staff for events. The firm supports events ranging from Olympic Games, to Premier League football matches, sell-out concerts and high-profile conferences.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 7, 2019

At this week's PCMA Convening Leaders conference at David L. Designed to continue the progress and momentum of the first 10 years of the group's advocacy work—the coalition came about at the start of the Great Recession in early 2009—this year's plans focuses on four areas.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

Lewis, a social entrepreneur, was sick of traditional conferences. “He It was all the things that frustrated him about standard conferences: rubber-chicken dinners, plenaries, keynotes, and death by PowerPoints.”. And it still strives to be as “un-conference” as it can. Diving Deep. version of the event in Florida.

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