Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are 50%-80% of your conference attendees in your programming at any given time? One thing is certain, if your conference attendees are not fully engaged in the experience you provide, there is little, if any, chance that they will leave your event with any real ROI. Four Factors That Affect Your Conference Attendees’ Engagement.

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Conferences that Work

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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Conferences that Work

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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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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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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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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Conferences that Work

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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Conferences that Work

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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Conferences that Work

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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Conferences that Work

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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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

He joined the company in 1992 and has held his position as senior vice president since 2009. Until January of this year, Martin was partner events manager for RingCentral, and before that, she was senior meeting manager for National Conference of State Legislatures, both in Denver. Jeremy Heyes.

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Every year the second Tuesday of October marks Ada Lovelace Day (12 th October 2021), founded in 2009 in recognition of Ada’s ground-breaking contribution to computer technology, and to celebrate the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM). with market-leading conference facilities.

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Conferences that Work

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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Event Marketer

MAY 16, 2022

In fact, a new events industry initiative, “ Net Zero Carbon Events ,” developed in November 2021 at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland is serving as a rallying cry for change. The development is the largest privately-funded LEED Gold development in the world. Since then, all MGM’s buildings are aligned with these standards.

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Conferences that Work

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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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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Event Marketer

JANUARY 29, 2024

Michelle Rosen Sapir: We put out the very first set of guidelines, which focused on accessibility, in 2009 on our company’s intranet and in a Google Doc, really simply. A live experience could be a sporting event or a b-to-b conference, which are two totally different animals.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 20, 2025

The competition gives startups seeking to solve real-world problems the opportunity to pitch their companies as part of the Startups Track of the SXSW Conference each year. Since the Pitch program launched in 2009, finalists have raised more than $23 billion in funding.

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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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Conferences that Work

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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Conferences that Work

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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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 Marketer

APRIL 17, 2023

Something that is almost universally helpful and relevant is, ‘Is this your first time at the conference or event?’ Since 2009, Serdula has been helping professionals embrace LinkedIn to establish a personal brand and understand the power of its features and reach through her SOAR methodology: strategize, optimize, amplify and relate.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 17, 2021

Sherpa has been at the forefront of event technology since 2009; developing and deploying innovative and robust solutions to support the most complex events. Since launching in 2010, Nomad has been the mobile platform of choice for the largest and most demanding conferences and exhibitions worldwide. Hybrid event platform: Unify.

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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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Conferences that Work

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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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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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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Conferences that Work

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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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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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Executives and meetings professionals in search of locations to hold meetings, executive retreats, conferences, and incentive trips will be inspired by Asheville’s spirit, scenic beauty, and fresh mountain air.”. “This translates into a creative community prime for group gatherings. Becoming More Accessible.

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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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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Summit will take place at the Manchester Central conference centre from September 5 th to 8 th , with the Opening Ceremony held at the internationally renowned concert venue Bridgewater Hall – home of the BBC Philharmonic. In 2020 for every $1 invested, One Young World Ambassadors deliver $16 of social value.

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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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