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Back to the Future: Revisiting Event Planner Predictions From 2012

PCMA Convene

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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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

Conferences that Work

I understand their perspective, because I also feel the temptation to pin down specifics — number of participants, duration, venue, budget, etc. “, and typically bring me in to consult at the “ how? ” stage. hoping that in the process the event’s purpose and desired outcomes will become clearer.

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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

.” —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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How to Host Conferences at Unique Venues

Quickmobile

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. On cruise ships, you don’t have it unless you remembered to pack it for the meeting. Even without unique venues, time zones can wreak havoc on your event.

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Tips from the Trenches: 6 Ideas to Make Your Events Appeal to Gen Z 

Eventmobi

Generation Z , or “Gen Z” for short, is the demographic cohort born between 1997 and 2012 that succeeds Millennials. Her invitations, venues, decorations—even the merchandise—all work together to create a cohesive experience that speaks to Gen Z’s well-cultivated visual tastes. It’s something tailored to them.”

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Virtual Meetings Lower Costs … and Interaction

Conferences that Work

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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Venue Ventilation: Reasons for Planners to Pay Attention

MeetingsNet

A meeting designer used a carbon-dioxide meter in all the spaces he moved through while attending a recent conference. In late May, Adrian Segar attended a meeting-industry leadership summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Why did the veteran meeting designer and founder of the consulting firm Conferences That Work go through the trouble?

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