Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be. ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be. “…gets an award for most/best/most thoughtfully organized conference I think I’ve ever been to.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

A number of our consulting clients have made social responsibility a cornerstone of their conference strategy — with the desire “to leave the host city better because we were there.” When you adopt a strategic objective like that for your conference, it leaves room for creativity in achieving that desired outcome. Choose Your Charity.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

I’ve been designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich in person meetings — aka peer conferences — for almost thirty years. While Zoom is currently missing some functionality that would smooth the process flow, it’s already a viable platform for online peer conferences. The big picture.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Smart conference producers incorporate participatory sessions into their events. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The top educational meeting format appeared first on Conferences That Work. Sources for additional information. Sources for additional information. If you had told me then that the.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 26, 2018

One of the most satisfying outcomes of the peer conferences I design and facilitate is how they bring people together who would never otherwise have met — and in doing so change the world. This is obviously important, but why do world-changing connections seldom occur at conventional conferences ?

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 20, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 6, 2017

So, why should speakers change how they present at your conference? Especially since it’s the most dominant form of conference education. One Conference Improvement Challenge: Lectures Beget Lectures. Here is one of the primary challenges with improving conference education. I get great scores and reviews.”. They lecture.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

One event planner predicted in 2012 that that keynote speakers would give their presentation from the new orbiting space station in 2022. In July 2022, NASA flight engineers Jessica Watkins (left) and Kjell Lindgren addressed International Space Station Research and Development conference attendees from aboard the space station.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 22, 2018

We transform a conference from an impersonal forum for information exchange to a place where people feel they matter: their views, their experience, their ability to contribute become seen. Immediately, the conference is subtly different, full of new possibilities, some of which might have been considered risky or even taboo.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 21, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Improve meetings by de-emphasizing old-school status appeared first on Conferences That Work. I think about status at events as the relative levels of proclaimed or perceived social value assigned to or assumed by attendees. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 9, 2018

But they are poor vehicles for creating the useful participant learning, connection, and outcomes that well-designed small conferences can deliver. So if you are (un)fortunate enough to be the owner or designer of a large meeting, what can you do to maximize participant value? Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 6, 2024

People filling the Marlboro (Vermont) Town House for the 2012 Town Meeting. Photograph attribution: People filling the Marlboro (Vermont) Town House for the 2012 Town Meeting by Zachary P. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Cultivating Respect in Facilitation appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs. The steady rise in popularity of participant-driven and participation-rich designs like Conferences That Work continues. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design? The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Unfortunately, most conferences squander this opportunity. Peer conferences support change. The peer conferences I’ve been designing and facilitating for 27 years are different. Peer conferences create an optimal environment for supporting attendees in the difficult work of making changes in their lives.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. It’s no Comedians in Cars getting Coffee , but here’s my draft script for Seating while Eating at Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

She also worked as reservations agent and manager in training for conference services and groups sales. Kranzle joined the Hilton Hotels team in 2012, serving as general manager for Hilton Mexico City Reforma; most recently, Kranzle was the opening general manager of Hilton Guadalajara Midtown in Mexico. Nadeem Siddiqui. Tony Yousfi.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 27, 2018

This happens all the time As a facilitator of conferences and meetings, I meet and talk with hundreds of people every year. ” Memory flooded back, and I realized that I’d met Lisa on Anguilla 18 months ago when she and the familiar man, whose name I now remembered as Willy, had visited the island. I felt a little embarrassed.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

. “ —Harold Jarche, work in 2018 Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Leadership for meetings appeared first on Conferences That Work. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today!

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Here are three things we can do.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 2, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. Photo attribution: Flickr user Craig Sunter.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 5, 2017

Traditional conferences unconsciously promote and sustain power imbalances between the “speakers” at the front of the room and the audience. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. All meetings incorporate power relationships that fundamentally affect their dynamics and potential. It is one.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

How do we build conference programs that attendees actually want and need? Here’s what happened when I incorporated dot voting into a recent two-day association peer conference. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2025

Gen X (born between 1981 and 1996) and Z (born between 1996 and 2012) are already filling our ballrooms with Gen Alpha not far behind. For example, if we started considering the preferences of the next generation, we would see more wellness integrated into the workday and the conference agenda.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 1990, the first TED (technology, entertainment and design) Conference was held in Monterey. Don’t take our word for it. Monterey is where Steve Jobs brought his team as they prepared to launch The first Macintosh in 1984. Our superpower is inspiring action,” explained Rob O’Keefe, president and CEO of See Monterey. “It

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Quickmobile

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

When hosting conferences on cruise ships or other unique venues , one has to bear in mind that the daily things we take for granted are likely not going to be available to you. The planner/conference host needs to be sure that they have covered all their bases and prepared for any and all situations. What does this mean? Temptations.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. In his 25 years in the events industry, he also worked with organizations such as Ascot Rececourse, conference center operator Wembley London Ltd (formerly Wembley Stadium Ltd), and the Baku European Games.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 10, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Two free easy ways to create graphics for blog posts and presentations appeared first on Conferences That Work. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. If these sound like your needs too, read on!

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Conferences that Work

JULY 2, 2018

Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! ” and “ who?

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In less than three minutes, you can improve almost any conference session with pair share. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. More details can be found in Chapter 38 of The Power of Participation.). How do you use pair share? Share with everyone in the comments below! Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 18, 2018

CoffeeGate One sunny morning in 2105, two hundred of us arrived for the opening breakfast at a Canadian conference to discover There Was No Coffee. The young first-time volunteer staff had forgotten to brew it. Three days later, people were still grumbling about CoffeeGate.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

Since 2012, the conference has been tracking diversion, recycling and reuse and has averaged an 86% diversion rate. Some 600 Clean the World hygiene kits were assembled by attendees from upcycled room amenities, bringing the total of donated kits since 2012 to 6,358. IMEX is not new to the quest for more sustainable events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Spain native began her career in 2012, when she worked in London at a Japanese restaurant. Benavidez is executive pastry chef at AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Torres most recently worked at Thompson Chicago as executive pastry chef. Daniel Benavidez. Read More : Reconnect with the Spirit of Hawaii.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 1, 2024

Before I left, the Higgs boson had already been predicted by the Standard Model, and its eventual discovery in 2012 did not give us any new fundamental physics. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Concern about the future of high-energy physics research appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Oracle OpenWorld is on a mission “to host the most sustainable conference in the world.”. OpenWorld follows a process outlined by ISO 20121: 2012 Event Sustainability Management Systems. Oracle OpenWorld holds a sustainable-first CSR event. SalesForce holds an event to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The mia Ignite conference just affirmed in my mind that this is the right thing to do. It’s something I have been campaigning for since 2012. Michael Begley, CEO of venuedirectory.com commented; “We’ve done this because it is vitally important for everyone’s benefit. It is essential. www.venuedirectory.com.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 27, 2016

So, when I heard in 2015 that Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland , with whom I’d spent three days at a 2012 beginner’s improv workshop in San Francisco, were offering a workshop on improv and mindfulness, I badly wanted to go. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 20, 2016

Conferences that leverage all the expertise in the room, rather than the contributions of a few experts. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Sponsors typically define the context, format, scope, and desired outcomes of an event, so they are clearly key candidates to be considered as owners.

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