Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Truly creative event design questions, for example, whether we need to have a keynote speaker , relegate significant participant discussions to breaks and socials, or supply entertainment during meals. Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs.

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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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Event Farm

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

HubSpot’s INBOUND started in 2012 as a conference of 2,500 registrants. Last week, HubSpot hosted more than 19,000 attendees from 92 countries at INBOUND—an event that has become the annual marketing and sales conference. Keep reading to find out what event marketers and planners can learn from HubSpot’s conference.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Superstar lecturers and motivational speakers. “ Including highly paid keynote speakers at meetings is a meeting industry fixation. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Why switching to active learning is hard — and worth it appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Eventinterface

DECEMBER 20, 2016

We are joined today by Corbin Ball, an international speaker, consultant and writer helping clients worldwide use technology to save time and improve productivity. With 20 years of experience running international technology meetings, he now is a highly acclaimed speaker with the ability to make complex subjects understandable and fun.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. Our industry conferences are the obvious places to provide this education. My contributions to meeting education are Participate!

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Eventinterface

MAY 11, 2017

Donn is a professional speaker, lecturer, and career strategist with 30 years of experience in hiring manager positions with Phillips Petroleum, Motorola and Intel Corporation.

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Expo Pass

JANUARY 3, 2024

Attend these stellar conferences in 2024. What better way to start the year than filling out your calendar with event planning conferences for 2024? These conferences range in size, location, and focus, but each is an excellent opportunity to gain new insights, make new friends, and hone your skills.

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Eventory

MARCH 18, 2019

In case you still need a proof – have a look at the examples from the INBOUND conference that Dan Tyre prepared a while ago. Whatever your role or goal, INBOUND carefully curates speakers and topics that will resonate with your unique needs. Tips to close deals at conferences like a pro. Believe me, it’s a true story.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 12, 2022

Lord Coe, who spearheaded the successful bid for London to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will address attendees at The Meetings Show on 29 June at ExCeL London, on the 10th anniversary of the London Games. The legacy of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a testament to the power of sport,” Coe said. “I

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Robert Strong , speaker, entertainer, author, “Amaze & Delight: Secrets to Creating Magic in Business” Gratitude Note: I deeply appreciate the metaphorical doors that have closed in front of me, the myriad ungranted opportunities in my life, and all of my career rejections. Just last week I received a referral thanks to a booking in 2012.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

IBTM World 2023 , which returns to Fira, Barcelona from November 28 to 30 has announced Julius Solaris and Christine Renaud as its final keynote speakers, bringing innovation to the fore of its dynamic conference programme.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 23, 2019

Since its founding in 2012, EventsCase has helped the likes of Telefonica, Samsung, Honeywell, United Nations, Santander, Odeon and London Business School run events of varying sizes. Every interaction is tracked in real time and funnelled into a bespoke dashboard to aid decisions on speakers, features and other matters. Conferences.

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SmartMeetings

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Interactive features: Described as a full suite of event management tools to power the backend, the Hubb platform enables planners to manage speakers, sponsors, staff and executive meetings. The challenging environment that we’re in is pushing us to innovate in new and exciting ways to move the industry forward,” Magyar says. It reports 3.5

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 11, 2021

How do you think the experience of the pandemic will change how your conferences will be designed in the future and how attendees will want to participate? Sitting on Zoom for the duration of an entire conference is tiring and lacks the same opportunities to experience a host city and to connect with fellow attendees.

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

But of course in terms of basic format, it’s not too different from Tech Fest the first European Event Tech event that I set up in 2012. Chances that the organiser will pay for the time the speakers have put into preparing, traveling and delivering that content will be low. conferences don’t pay for content.

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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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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2020

“There are a million variables that impact whether something goes right or wrong, but we don’t want to hear a speaker blame the other pieces of the puzzle or the circumstances. Kwik said that F*ckup Nights “do not feel like a traditional conference.” Then, they are unleashed to choose the venue, date, and speakers.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 20, 2018

Founded in 2012 by Jason Lemkin, SaaStr is the world’s largest community of SaaS executives, founders, and entrepreneurs. Although the community started online, it has since grown into the world's hottest conference for business software in the world. I'd love to learn a little bit more about the conference in general.

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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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GEVME

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Well, hybrid events have been happening here and there since as long back as 2012! These include conferences, trade shows, kick-off meetings, music events, literary events, etc. . If it is a conference, ensure that the slides and video are prepared. The Yellow Conference . Benefits of a Hybrid Event.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Well, hybrid events have been happening here and there since as long back as 2012! These include conferences, trade shows, kick-off meetings, music events, literary events, etc. . If it is a conference, ensure that the slides and video are prepared. The Yellow Conference . Benefits of a Hybrid Event.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 24, 2020

“There are a million variables that impact whether something goes right or wrong, but we don’t want to hear a speaker blame the other pieces of the puzzle or the circumstances. Kwik said that F*ckup Nights “do not feel like a traditional conference.” Then, they are unleashed to choose the venue, date, and speakers.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. “jump to 2012 where we started our conference after two smaller attempts in kind of a test phase, this was the real deal, FRESH”, he recalls. Which is considerable, of course.

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Endless Events

JUNE 20, 2023

Gen Z includes people born between 1997 and 2012. Emphasize Experience and Connection Instead of planning a traditional speaker-and-audience setup, try something new for Gen Z. The oldest Zoomers (as they’re affectionately called) are 26, and the youngest are 11.

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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 : 2012. Building events since : 2018. Building events since : 2016.

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PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

For nearly 10 years now, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has hosted unique on-site content from blogging attendees at its annual REALTORS Conference & Expo, in addition to professional video interviews with speakers and special guests — all free of charge. We strive for diversity in who we select.

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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. Celebrity Chefs. Source: Bon Appetit.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2017

What we do,” Thiemo Gillissen, the event’s co-founder and partner, told Convene, “is a business conference done differently.”. As for the “festival” part, he thinks that’s what a modern business conference should feel like. 100+ SPEAKERS. “We How authentically does the speaker represent the brand and the topic in a con-text?

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 21, 2023

Generation Z is the demographic born between 1997 and 2012. Be creative with your venue, décor, entertainment, and speaker selection, especially for special or evening events within a larger program. For multi-day events, such as conferences, ensure you build in time for experiences. What is Gen Z?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

Convene has written a lot about groups that are consolidating their meeting portfolios—the American Society for Microbiology combining two annual conferences into one, the Consumer Bankers Association going from eight down to one—but the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) is going in the other direction.

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The Castle Group

AUGUST 16, 2023

Gen Z, attendees born between 1997 and 2012, led the urge to make a positive impact. Planning for the inevitable means preparing a hold slide, licensed music to entertain a crowd on deck, and speakers who can step in as a backup with little notice. Our job is to be prepared for the change and remain calm under pressure.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Lawrence Convention Center to host the returning conference, National Society of Black Engineers, in 2018. The last time NSBE held its convention in Pittsburgh in 2012, the event left behind more than $15 million dollars in direct spending. “I Pittsburgh and the David L. Photo credit: JP Diroll Photography. pic.twitter.com/XDLiVib8oU.

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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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Bizzabo

JULY 23, 2020

Key Takeaway: Though Forbes wasn’t able to provide the collegial, collaborative experience, and networking opportunities that come with an in-person conference. In just one month, the paper’s live events team pivoted and put on this global digital conference with 100 speakers and 52,000 attendees from 150 countries.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

When I first attended C2 Montréal in the spring of 2016, it was easy to see why the three-day celebration of creativity and commerce (hence the name “C2”) has established itself as one of the most innovative business conferences in the world. ‘A conference unlike any other.’ A BLANK CANVAS FOR CREATIVITY. PLAYING PINBALL.

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