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). I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Meeting professionals must get involved in the program and learning design to increase attendee engagement. It’s more important than just scheduling speakers. 2009 ; Hidi & Baird, 1996 ; and Mitchell, 1993 ). The level of activity in your conference programming directly affects your attendees’ energy and engagement.

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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? Learn More!

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Often event planners find it difficult to find an easy reference list of keynote speakers or guest speakers for various industry segments. Keynote speakers in Marketing and Sales. Seth Godin Who is he?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2024

Hayley Foster is a designated TEDx speaker coach with a coaching business as the Short Talk Expert. 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make. And by 2009, TED was offering independent licenses for anyone who wanted to try to organize a TEDx event. 12 Mistakes Professional Speakers Make.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2020

In March, despite the fact that the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) had never before offered an online education component to their annual meeting, the association converted a face-to-face meeting to a virtual one in just seven days. Less Panic, More Design Strategy.

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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. We’re different. Unlike most event management companies, we are a not-for profit organisation. We look after more than 7500 delegates every year.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. In November, the economic recovery since the 2007–2009 recession was in its eighth year, and “showing little signs of fatigue,” according to Reuters. Thinking ahead — The average booking window for large meetings is 2.2

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Walkability, value, and friendliness can be strong drivers for why planners choose certain destinations over others for meetings. If a city can hit on all of those cylinders, it can emerge as a meetings-business champion. And more and more, they’re asking questions about a destination’s local expertise and knowledge base.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Learn about the top event management platform that event planners are using to save time and effort when managing their meetings and events. I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. Event apps were the new technology on the block for event planners.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. In 2009, having a website that could register attendees was really all you needed from your event management software. Event apps were the new technology on the block for event planners. There were lots of concerns.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

I remember the state of the meeting and events industry when we first started EventMobi about 10 years ago. In 2009, having a website that could register attendees was really all you needed from your event management software. Event apps were the new technology on the block for event planners. There were lots of concerns.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

You don’t notice the curtains behind the timber at first, but the purple lighting adds a touch of color and a warm glow to the staging, without overshadowing the panel of speakers. A transparent speaker podium with a branded banner was the ideal choice to not detract from the bold backdrop. Turner Internal Meeting.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

That’s why we’ve created a list of examples of the top pharmaceutical meeting planning companies we have experience with. Logistics management: From booking the venue to arranging travel and accommodation for attendees and speakers, experienced pharma event planners handle all the logistical details. It is not for commercial purposes.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2017

The class of Fellows receive coaching and mentoring, public-relations guidance for sharing their projects, and hands-on speaker training, as well as access to the Fellows who came before them — 400-plus individuals doing remarkable work in more than 90 countries. “Then we prepare them for C2 itself. ”

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Event Industry News

MAY 9, 2018

The software will enable venues to publish live-availability and pricing for their meetings and event spaces, while equipping them with the tools to market and manage their function space, all from the one centralised location. iVvy, the world’s first real-time booking engine for the events industry will be launching in the UK in June 2018.The

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Event Industry News

APRIL 25, 2019

It’s a far cry from the humble beginnings of the Conference & Hospitality Show in 2009, where the Royal Armouries venue hosted 35 exhibitors, 250 visitors and Emma Cartmell, was the only member of the team. An economic impact survey estimated the show attracted £0.5m

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 29, 2016

to sort through every last survey result on the state of the meetings industry? Every November, they assemble a Meetings Industry Forecast with some of the most telling data on where we’re at and where we’re going. Let’s Discuss Hungry for more on what’s new and what’s next in the meetings industry? But who has the energy .

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Decibel Management

MARCH 27, 2021

Welcome to Decibel Event Management’s Talent Spotlight series where we highlight great keynote speakers, presenters, performers and other talent to enhance your in-person or virtual event. Michael Brenner is a globally-recognized keynote speaker on leadership, culture, and marketing. Meet Charlene Li. Meet Eric Stuart.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

JULY 24, 2019

JSConf EU was founded in 2009 by Holger Blank , Jan Lehnardt & Malte Ubl. JSConf and CSSconf have anonymised speaker applications for their conferences. We were also thinking about how we could reduce bias in our speaker search. They met at JSConf US six months prior. Are they involved in a local community?

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SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Meeting and event planners know this better than anyone. Since its concert series began in 2009, JetBlue has welcomed superstars such as Taylor Swift and Sarah McLachlan for performances exclusive to JetBlue customers and contest winners. The post 9 Airports with Super-Fun Ways to Pass the Time appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 21, 2018

Right now, whether you are aware of it or not, your body is adjusting to meet the demands of the moment. In 2009, University of Illinois psychology professor Alejandro Lleras, along with Laura Thomas of Vanderbilt University, conducted a study on problem-solving and body movement. Turn Up the Dial on Your ‘Smart Meter’.

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TicketBud

AUGUST 28, 2023

What was delivered did not meet the expectations for what the White House brand represents, and the brand took a PR hit because of this. Marketing for the event touted celebrity guests, top-level speakers and a highly anticipated ball pit. Take it from the organizers of DashCon , a convention hosted for Tumblr fans in 2014.

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the talks that impressed me the most was ‘Participant experience design – how do we create meetings which move people more deeply?’ It was established based on the theory of meeting design, a well-known ‘tool kit’ used by planners worldwide. Transitioning to the new event world: What can a meeting look like?

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SmartMeetings

MAY 21, 2018

Right now, whether you are aware of it or not, your body is adjusting to meet the demands of the moment. In 2009, University of Illinois psychology professor Alejandro Lleras, along with Laura Thomas of Vanderbilt University, conducted a study on problem-solving and body movement. Turn Up the Dial on Your ‘Smart Meter’.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 3, 2017

I also was the beneficiary of great leadership in Reint, and I think [business author and speaker] Simon Sinek sums it up the best: “Great leaders are idealists. MY ADVICE FOR YOUNG MEETING PROFESSIONALS Be open. MOST INFLUENCED IN MY CAREER BY Reint Reinders, former president and CEO of the San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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The MICE

JULY 26, 2021

It had world-class online entertainment by Drag Taste, prominent industry and non-industry speakers, with the headline speaker Gary Vaynerchuk. People are meeting their most fundamental human needs virtually. First, there is a new ‘Group Selfies’ feature, which aims to mimic the way a speaker takes a selfie with the audience.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 1, 2018

Then, one day in 2009, I saw a job offer from Eventoplus to develop the technical companies segment as a Sales Executive… I accepted. I mean headphones, PC-speakers, Bluetooth receiver connected to my Home-Cinema… whatever I am there is a device playing my playlists…. Also I’m obsessed by any gadget controlled by my phone.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Mike Butcher founded The Europas in 2009. Brandon: From 2009 to today, what are some of the biggest ways that The Europas has changed? There are interesting deep-dives a curated set of attendees and speakers without needing to wade through thousands and thousands of people. Also, identifying the right speakers is critical.

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Conference Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Simon is a British / American author and motivational speaker who for the last decade has been helping organisations find their “Why”. His TED talk in 2009 is the third most watched in the world. on Amazon), speed read it and re-designed the content into something that I could run over our next Senior Leadership Team meeting.

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Event Leadership Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The last recession ended in July 2009, well over ten years ago. Whether it’s contracts, wines, A/V, social media, speakers, software/apps, expertise in international meetings, or any other specialty, you want to be known as the go-to authority in your organization. We are more than due. Follow the money. of your events?

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Hubilo Blog

JANUARY 17, 2022

They don’t distinguish between friends they meet online and in the physical world. Her blog about the right to education launched her into the spotlight as an education activist in 2009. They want to interact with speakers and leaders. Want in on the 5 trends no one is talking about for 2022? Download this report now.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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Bizzabo

JULY 30, 2018

Their 2018 conference has drawn speakers like the Growth VP of Spotify, the Head of Enterprise Marketing at Lyft, the Chief Digital Marketing Officer at SAP and many other experts from leading brands. I had actually just graduated back in 2009, and I had no idea what was going to do. Every single speaker is welcome to contribute.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The conference now has specific prongs that it must provide in terms of content,” said Heflin, who has served as the first and only executive director of ICON since 2009. One particularly impressive design involved large bats, arranged like they were flying out from behind the speaker, to represent the Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin.

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