Conferences that Work

JULY 29, 2019

“You’ll love this…I went to a 4 hour morning workshop at this digital conference. The speaker said, this will be interactive because no one wants to listen to me talk for four hours. If a presenter (like me) is actually running a workshop, please don’t insist on calling them a speaker ! The notes at the.

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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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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Attendease

MAY 27, 2021

We know digital attendees register later, maybe the week of or day of a conference. We would offer two sessions per time period, usually one more general and one more specialized so that every group felt like they had their own specialized session that they could go to throughout the conference while also attending the more general sessions.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

These workshops are not successful because of the: excellence of a speaker; beauty/novelty of the venue/F&B/entertainment; or extraordinary facilitation. Such workshops routinely meet the outcomes they’re designed to achieve: creating useful and memorable learning experiences and connections. Why are these workshops successful?

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

While the speaker can be to blame for lack of audience engagement, in my experience, it’s usually the fault of the audience!” When I facilitate longer conferences I can assure you that almost everyone will ask questions in public at some point during the event. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Conclusion.

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2011 Education Tech Conference 120

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. Gone are the days of static schedules, where speaker after speaker shuffle on stage while attendees remain seated. Meetings don’t look how they used to. Today, p ersonalization is key.

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Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 157

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated. By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees.

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Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Endless Events

JUNE 6, 2018

Conference event apps are a must for any conference in today’s world. Adding conference event apps to your next event will create accessibility with content, notifications, feedback, and everything else you will need to communicate with your attendees. But how do you incorporate a conference event app?

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Could businesspeople be persuaded to stop traveling to meetings, to sit instead in comfortable local studios hundreds of miles apart, handsomely equipped with cameras, microphones, screens, and speakers that magically allowed them to meet as well as if they were all in the same room? Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

A robust bench of experts actively working on the biggest problems facing society today make short work of finding partners and speakers to help you deliver an event that leaves the world better than when you arrived. Engineers started connecting Skype rooms for on-the-fly conferencing as early as 2011. Sustainable Meeting.

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Gallus Events

JULY 19, 2018

I had a brilliant day at the Event Strategy Conference in London on the 16th July. However, attending a conference like this allows organisers to do exactly that. It’s not just the content and the speakers, it’s also about having time and a space to think about things differently, and perhaps see challenges in a different light.

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Consulting 2011 Conference Events 113

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 18, 2019

The government shutdown is causing headaches in the business events industry at conferences where government employees who were set to attend or speak are no longer allowed to do so. A month before the 27th annual International Plant & Animal Genome (PAG) conference, which took place Jan. Domino Effect.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We have compiled a list of event marketing statistics—covering topics such as event budgets, event technology and event promotion—that you can use in your next event marketing presentation, conference, or call. 10% of event planners spend most of their budget on speakers. 54% of event planners attend conferences to keep up with trends.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Conference variation allows for concurrent tracks, reception area, and exhibitor booths. Their Conference Harvester division allows for your planning team to collect and manage registration, call for abstracts, and booth management. Building events since : 2011. Building events since : 2011.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 29, 2019

A public speaker and author, Renaud earned a master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and serves as an adviser to the Harvard Innovation Lab. Based on C2’s success and our new vision, we relaunched Braindate for event audiences, designed to foster collaborative learning during conferences around the world.

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Bizzabo

MAY 10, 2019

Searching for the best customer success conferences to attend in 2019? Whether you're looking to turn casual customers into lifelong fans or improve your company's NPS score, the 40 conferences listed below will help you achieve your goals. Customer Success Conferences. Customer Success Summit Conference. Look no further.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

They went out to market with a series of small buyer/seller speed meeting shows in 2011 creating the brand and launched RecFest three years later – a festival-style event in a conference room, AstroTurf on the floor, attended by some 100 people.

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2011 Trade Shows 2022 Tech 56

EventBank Insights

OCTOBER 13, 2017

In 2011, not many people knew who Jason Lemkin was. Yet somehow, just four years later, he got a whopping 5,000 attendees to show up to his first ever SaaStr Annual Conference. There are plenty of other times and places you should be blogging about your event: Blog an announcement every time you book a new speaker or panelist.

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Marketing Speakers 2011 Conference 84

Bizzabo

MAY 14, 2018

This month we spoke with Cathy McPhillips, VP of Marketing for Content Marketing Institute, about growing an annual conference, making data-driven decision, building an engaged community and more. In this Event Heroes spotlight we discuss: Growing an annual conference. But back in 2011, it started off as something lot smaller.

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Marketing Conference Speakers Social Media 50

Smart Meetings

APRIL 13, 2022

A robust bench of experts actively working on the biggest problems facing society today make short work of finding partners and speakers to help you deliver an event that leaves the world better than when you arrived. Engineers started connecting Skype rooms for on-the-fly conferencing as early as 2011. Sustainable Meeting.

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Sustainability Meetings 2015 Travel 130

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 9, 2020

These lists are important because out of sight is out of mind when it’s time to hire speakers, breakout session facilitators and planners. It’s interesting that when paid engagements are available, black keynote speakers and breakout session facilitators are invisible. When it’s the time to speak for free, suddenly we glow in the dark.

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Meetings 2011 Banking Speakers 62

Fork in the Road

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I thought I might take a peek at the 2011 winners to see whether the companies survived and how their solutions have evolved in a highly competitive and fast-moving environment. The top honor in 2011 was awarded to ITN International for its Citywide Credentialing System utilizing NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.

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Technology 2011 Social Media 2012 49

PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

“It’s true of Omaha, but also the rest of the Midwest, that we tend to get really heads-down and focused on our work, so we’re not as PR- or marketing-driven as some of the other areas around the country,” said Caleb Ulffers, who joined SPN as a speaker manager in 2013. This year’s conference was held at KANEKO on May 4–6.

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Meetings 2015 2009 2008 74

Eventory

JUNE 28, 2018

The Yacht Racing Forum is the leading conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing. Bernard Schopfer: The Yacht Racing Forum is the annual conference for the business of sailing and yacht racing. Our conference is targeted to the business side of the sport. Is there a lot of events like that?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 2, 2018

The Hello Tomorrow Global Summit is the flagship event for the French nonprofit organization, Hello Tomorrow, which was founded in 2011 by two French science-entrepreneurs — Xavier Duportet and Arnaud de la Tour — to help other science-entrepreneurs. What Happens at the Global Summit ? Photo Credit Nicolas Jacquemin / La Clef.

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Eventtia

MAY 27, 2024

Cvent’s platform enables organizations to create and manage events of all sizes, ranging from small meetings to large conferences and trade shows. Healthcare: Assisting organizations in managing medical conferences, training events, and patient education workshops. Is Cvent a CRM?

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2024 Retail 2011 2013 62

Bizzabo

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Learn all about Bon Appetit's unique approach to event marketing and how you can adopt their philosophies to improve your own conferences, seminars, and expos. But here's the thing: it doesn't matter how educational your conference is or how many networking opportunities you provide attendees. Probably not. Grab a ttention.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 1, 2019

Think is IBM's biggest conference of the year and features well-known speakers like Joe Montana and Tony Hawk; dozens of workshop sessions on various technology subjects; and plenty of networking opportunities. Maybe you need to bring in edgy speakers or partner with progressive companies. Source: IBM. Source: YouTube.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

“Organisms such as yeast, bacteria, fungi, algae, and mammalian cells are fermented, cultured, and engineered to synthesize nature’s materials,” according to the website for the Biofabricate 2016 conference, “but with new functional and aesthetic properties.”. So we only grow what we need. There’s no waste.”. SPLICED TOGETHER.

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Fork in the Road

DECEMBER 10, 2012

I thought I might take a peek at the 2011 winners to see whether the companies survived and how their solutions have evolved in a highly competitive and fast-moving environment. The top honor in 2011 was awarded to ITN International for its Citywide Credentialing System utilizing NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.

Technology 40

Technology 2011 Social Media 2012 40

Bizzabo

MARCH 20, 2019

And do they talk about the conference for months after it's concluded or do they do their best to forget about it as soon as possible? If your attendees love the time they spend at your expo, seminar, or conference, they'll be much more inclined to keep purchasing your products and services and telling their colleagues about your brand.

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Event Industry News

JULY 8, 2021

Hopin also announced today several impactful company updates as part of Illuminate, a first-of-its-kind hybrid series bringing together thousands of professionals to highlight innovation in the events industry featuring guest speaker, Malala Yousafzai 1 , Nobel Laureate and Co-Founder of Malala Fund.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 14, 2019

SaaStock boasts Europe’s biggest SaaS conference which takes place in Dublin every October with 4,000 attendees from 50+ countries in addition to a calendar of global conferences. Alison is an experienced exhibition and conference marketing professional with 18 years’ experience encompassing conferences, exhibitions, marketing and PR.

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Event Technology Technology 2019 Meetings 65

Bizzabo

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The number of American adults with a smartphone has jumped from 35% in 2011 to 77% in 2018, according to Pew Research. SXSW, an annual conference and festival, has this simple sign up on the bottom of their site. For instance, you could utilize content already created by your event’s speakers or notable guests.

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