Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 8, 2019

For an excellent summary of the work I do, check out this interview and podcast , Creating Conferences That Work by Celisa Steele of Leading Learning. Here’s an overview: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Creating Conferences That Work with Adrian Segar appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Mythodology: A “ conference curator ” can improve the quality of your conference content. Reality : Sadly, conference curators don’t exist.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 3, 2025

Their status is publicly proclaimed on the pre-conference program, giving attendees no say in the decision. Peer conference event attendee status is real-time At peer conferences (and some traditional events), attendee status is dynamic , shifting from moment to moment. For more on how this works, check out this 2014 post.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

The first peer conference I convened and designed was held June 3 – 5, 1992 at Marlboro College, Vermont. So, as of today, the community of practice that eventually became edACCESS has enjoyed 27 years of peer conferences. Twenty-three people came to the inaugural conference. 27 years of peer conferences.

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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

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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Eventmobi

JANUARY 15, 2025

Having worked directly with thousands of event professionals since 2014, Cat has an intimate understanding of the day-to-day challenges event planners face when implementing new technologies to achieve their event goals. This is a perfect idea if your conference attracts a large out-of-town audience. Local food baskets.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event Design is how it works appeared first on Conferences That Work. . “ —Steve Jobs, The Guts of a New Machine , 2003 New York Times interview If only we applied Steve’s insight to event design. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Squaring the circle: creating room sets for connection appeared first on Conferences That Work. The notes at the.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2025

Having worked directly with thousands of event professionals since 2014, Cat has an intimate understanding of the day-to-day challenges event planners face when implementing new technologies to achieve their event goals. Whether youre running a members-only workshop or hosting a conference, events are a core part of your outreach strategy.

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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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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 14, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Handling a meeting question that isn’t appeared first on Conferences That Work. Sue, 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

APRIL 1, 2019

What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I invented the format by accident 26 years ago when there were no expert speakers to invite for a conference on administrative computing issues in small schools. I asked people, “If this conference could be amazing for you, what would it be about?”

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 9, 2022

For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App. 2014 was the kickoff year for Meeting Expectations’ annual HR conference, and they knew they wanted to incorporate an event app to help engage their audience.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Training associations how to create powerful and effective participant-driven and participation-rich conferences is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work: I love facilitating the learning that occurs, and the organization is then equipped with the process tools needed to transform their events.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 26, 2021

From 2014 to 2018, Caesars Entertainment invested $250 million in its AC resorts, including construction of the East Coast’s largest event facility, Waterfront Conference Center , and renovating Harrah’s Coastal and Harbour towers. The post Caesars Unveils $400 Million Revamp in Atlantic City appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

From my viewpoint, the platform’s popularity and usefulness reached a peak between 2014 – 2017. While my followers on Twitter have been stagnant since 2014, new people continue to find my content on Mastodon and follow me. Since then, Twitter began a slow decline. See the graph of my monthly website pageviews below.)

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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

AUGUST 12, 2024

I learned about them when I presented at The Religious Conference Management Association annual conference in 2014, and I’ve written about what meeting designers can learn from religious services. Religious meetings are a small, fascinating subset of the meeting industry.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 11, 2018

Sue, 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. Sources for additional information.

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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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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

JUNE 26, 2023

A June 2023 conference gave me a perfect opportunity to use one of my facilitation tools: Reminders, Sparks, Questions, Puzzles (RSQP). My 2014 post on RSQP gives a clear example of how it works (and my book Event Crowdsourcing includes full details) so I won’t repeat myself here. Two significant differences 1.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 7, 2022

The number of people killed in mass shootings has risen from 272 in 2014 to 692 in 2021. These include: Event type: Low energy events like business conferences or seminars aren’t likely to create risk. Gun violence in the United States is, unfortunately, a reality every event planner must confront.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, a huge number of international professional conferences are held throughout the world, where very important issues are discussed. Opportunities that open up at fintech conferences. Top 15 fintech conferences to attend. 14 November 2019, Convene Conference Center, New York. RegTech Summit . Seamless FinTech.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 25, 2016

I guarantee you will learn many new great ideas about conference panels from this Blab of my Thursday chat with the wonderful Kristin Arnold. With many thanks to Kristin and our viewers (especially Kiki L’Italien who contributed mightily) I now offer you the AMA About Conference Panels annotated time-line. 1:30] Using sli.do

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 11, 2024

Although Twitter started showing the occasional “Promoted Tweet” in 2010, it wasn’t until around 2014 that ads became a regular feature of a user’s timeline. How advertising on eXTwitter became so bad A quick history. Twitter didn’t even show ads to people who weren’t signed in until December 2015.)

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Here’s what they wrote: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event Crowdsourcing testimonials appeared first on Conferences That Work. A big thank-you to the meeting industry luminaries who were kind enough to write testimonials for Event Crowdsourcing ! Related posts: Participate!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been promoting the Conferences That Work meeting format for so long, that some people assume I think it’s the right choice for every meeting. two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Well, it’s not. Here are (drum roll!)

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

The PCMA Convening Leaders conference this January offered something no other annual mega-gathering of the association has: virtual interpreters. Interprefy has essentially been a hybrid events service since the company’s genesis in 2014, long before the pandemic turned the industry upside down.

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EventMB

MARCH 28, 2018

This case study outlines how the MBA Women’s Leadership Conference has grown their stats for connections and engagement year-on-year, since 2014, via their event app. This is a case study from Lindsay Martin-Bilbrey CMP, Vice-President Marketing, Pathable, Inc. More information about Event Manager Blog’s case studies.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

I have been working at the Celtic Manor Resort for over 16 years and have had the privilege to be part of some major events, most notably the NATO Summit in 2014, which tested my out of the box thinking to its limits. Tell us about your time at the Celtic Manor Resort.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 27, 2016

When we launched our first industry conference in 2016 -- OFFLINE Summit -- we learned quite a bit about what conference and meeting planners go through in all realms. Securing sponsorship for a conference is sales. Many conferences do not ask that third question. What’s in it for them? Use social proof.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Create Your Dream Conference Collectively On This Friday’s #Eventprofs Happy Hour Join me and my special guest Bernie DeKoven on Friday, November 20, 2015 from 4 – 6 pm EST for a unique online experience where we’ll collectively create our perfect.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants. The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 22, 2016

S**t FacilitatorsSay (@ShitFacilitator) February 12, 2014. S**t FacilitatorsSay (@ShitFacilitator) February 12, 2014. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. . — S**t FacilitatorsSay (@ShitFacilitator) May 7, 2016. Rearrange 10 tables and 60 chairs from boardroom style to horseshoe b4 participants arrive.

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