Conferences that Work

JANUARY 21, 2019

You can improve meetings by de-emphasizing status. Apart from my first book , I haven’t written much about status at events. I think about status at events as the relative levels of proclaimed or perceived social value assigned to or assumed by attendees. It’s time to revisit this important topic.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

What might leadership for meetings look like? “ —Harold Jarche, work in 2018 Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Leadership for meetings appeared first on Conferences That Work. . The five day event is being held by Federation EIL, the worldwide network of The Experiment in International.

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Meetings 2012 2018 Education 198

Conferences that Work

JULY 9, 2018

Although you’d never guess it from reading meeting industry trade journals, most meetings are small meetings , and this is a good thing if you want effective and relevant connection and learning to take place. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 5, 2017

All meetings incorporate power relationships that fundamentally affect their dynamics and potential. 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.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 2, 2017

As 2017 begins, take a moment to think about meetings in a wider context. While our primary relationships are usually with family and friends, professional relationships are also important, and meetings are typically the most effective way to form and develop then. OK, a very wide context. “Who am I?”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Event spaces are also having to assess the imprint they are leaving. Smart Meetings spoke to event spaces within the United States that were ranked by WiseVoter as top recyclers in the country. Inn by the Sea offers event planners 1,300 sq. of meeting space and also has a 19-year-old food compost program.

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2004 Food and Beverage Meetings Sustainability 222

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. How can we make the next generation of attendees feel comfortable, not to mention the entry of young workers helping us create meeting magic? Read More: What Does Success Look Like for Gen Z Planners?

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 18, 2018

I’ll bet that even today, if you asked attendees what they remembered about the event, most would immediately recall the There Was No Coffee moment. Experienced meeting planners know that every meeting has its share of unexpected surprises. Minimizing surprises like CoffeeGate is default behavior for meeting planners.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 22, 2019

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. The notes at the.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Event spaces are also having to assess the imprint they are leaving. Smart Meetings spoke to event spaces within the United States that were ranked by WiseVoter as top recyclers in the country. Inn by the Sea offers event planners 1,300 sq. of meeting space and also has a 19-year-old food compost program.

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2004 Food and Beverage Meetings Sustainability 205

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. Because participants love these meetings ! Now the covid-19 pandemic has forced meetings online. Zoom has rapidly become the dominant platform for online meetings.

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Conference 2012 Meetings Meeting Design 395

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 4, 2021

I’m noticing that event promoters are increasingly using the word “ unconference ” to describe traditional conferences. <Sigh> There’s a big difference between unconferences and traditional events. Here’s how Wikipedia defines an unconference: “An unconference is a participant-driven meeting.”

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2012 Conference Marketing Meetings 397

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 2012, Angry Birds was the most downloaded app, the iPhone was five, and Zoom was only a year old. All meeting rooms will have technology in them permanently to save on sets and resets.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

.” —Sarah Kendzior, The View From Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America The meeting industry is no exception. A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

In addition, with food waste such a significant issue — studies show that as much as 40 percent of the global food supply is wasted — inquire with your host hotels and convention centers on what food banks or groups are most in need, and work with them on making excess food donations from your events. Louis as meeting destinations.

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EventSource

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

It was love at almost first sight when Tyler and Shannon met in the summer of 2012. While Tyler had fallen hard for Shannon, according to the bride and groom, things didn’t go so well at their first meeting. Officiant Blue Lavender Events Hunt and Gather Jen Evoy Makeup Stud. The rest, as they say, is history.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2023

IMEX America Moves Toward a Sustainable Events Future IMEX America 2022 was the greenest one yet. A detailed report prepared by MeetGreen explained how the largest industry event made progress toward its Net Zero Carbon Events goal while pointing to even more improvements IMEX and other event organizers can make in the future.

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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. I’ll illustrate with the area where I have most experience: providing education at these meetings.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 6, 2017

Many believe that meetings are an unpleasant evil that sucks time and energy away from getting things done. That’s unfortunate, because meetings — when done right — are one of the most powerful business tools for creating the action outcomes that stakeholders and participants want and need. I’m so glad you asked!

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Prestige Events Magazine

JUNE 11, 2024

– Neurodiversity, New Venues, and Networking – Lime Venue Portfolio will arrive at this year’s edition of The Meetings Show with a series of partnerships that will support initiatives including a focus on Neurodiversity, as well as hospitality, learning opportunities, insight, and networking across the show week.

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Venues Meetings 2012 Hospitality 147

Conferences that Work

JULY 2, 2018

Thirty minutes of discussion with three stakeholders revealed they hadn’t yet settled on the event’s specific purpose, scope, and format. hoping that in the process the event’s purpose and desired outcomes will become clearer. Great — a client who doesn’t know what they want! Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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Meeting Design 2012 2014 Meetings 192

Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Thompson is catering sales and event manager for The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, Vail Valley in Colorado. 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.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 14, 2023

Most recently, Hooker worked as event delivery director for the all-electric motorsport series Formula E. Before this, he spent time overseeing the event venues outside London for the 2012 London Olympic & Paralympic Games. The post Smart Moves in Qatar, London and More appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

How do we get people to participate at meetings? They are also far more likely to make valuable connections with their peers during the event. Seth Godin describes a desirable meeting mindset: What would happen… if we chose to: …Sit in the front row. Ask a hard question every time we go to a meeting….

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2011 2012 Education Meeting Design 212

Smart Meetings

MAY 2, 2022

Some 30 miles away, meeting professionals at the ubiquitous customer relationship software company Salesforce have taken a net-zero pledge and are brainstorming ways to keep business moving forward while prioritizing sustainability as a core value in everything from partnerships to customer data tracking and at its annual Dreamforce citywide event.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 30, 2023

Three meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 80 guests reception-style also come with a convenient catering menu. A lodge-inspired lobby, front desk area, corridors and meeting rooms compliment the warm color palette of the redesigned guest rooms. of meeting space. The hotel offers over 1,000 total sq.

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Hotels 2012 Travel Transportation 246

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 20, 2016

Who owns an event? The usual answer to this question is “the event’s sponsors”, i.e. the people and organizations that decide to hold the event and contribute the resources needed for the event to occur. Increasingly we are moving to event models that make participants generators of event value.

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Eventmobi

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

One of the best ways for companies to launch a CSR campaign is by hosting a charitable event. EventMobi has helped many businesses hold successful CSR events, and we’ve put together some of the best tips for companies looking to take a big step toward social change. Why Blend Corporate Social Responsibility And Events?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 18, 2022

When Ocean Casino and Resort opened as Revel in 2012 with Beyonce as its headliner, people got a sense that this was going to be something big. It claims to be currently the only venue in AC where the meeting floor is separated from the casino (here, a dedicated level on its own with 30,000 sq.

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Food and Beverage 2012 Retail Tourism 245

Eventmobi

JULY 9, 2024

Generation Z , or “Gen Z” for short, is the demographic cohort born between 1997 and 2012 that succeeds Millennials. This makes it difficult for event organizers and marketers to use a one-size-fits-all approach to engaging diverse audiences. Who is your event for? You can also make sure your events look good.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

However, meetings have tremendous potential to change lives. The freedom to choose what happens at a peer conference allows attendees to collectively create the meeting that they want and need, rather than be tied to the limited vision of a program committee or the vested interests of conference stakeholders. Change is hard.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Between 2012 and 2015, Fuente moved from senior sales manager to director of entertainment group sales. Switch , an event and marketing agency in Chicago, appointed Hirsch to senior vice president of sales and marketing. Hirsch brings three decades of experience in hospitality and business event sales and marketing to his new position.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

She has been with Louisville Tourism since 2012, having been hired initially as tourism coordinator and later becoming leisure sales manager. She later became senior sales assistant, sales coordinator and, most recently, events manager. Clements was priorly sales and events coordinator at Main Event, a Louisville entertainment company.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 29, 2019

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. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Why I love conference facilitation and design appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Rereading a 2012 post by Jeff Jarvis , I was struck by the parallels between his take on news organizations’ responsibilities to their platforms and the responsibilities of conferences. Often, I adopt new ideas and share them with the broader meeting design community, fostering collaboration and growth. Give them power.

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MPI

APRIL 11, 2025

“Wellness doesn’t have to be an elaborate ritual,” says Ashley Brooke James co-founder of TRILUNA, a company that helps organizers, HR teams and marketers build meaningful connections to increase well-being and engagement for groups and events. “Don’t overcomplicate wellness.

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