Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 31, 2018

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

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JANUARY 20, 2020

The five day event is being held by Federation EIL, the worldwide network of The Experiment in International. Sue, Scenes from a peer conference A slideshow of images from the Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, held at the Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort November 6-7, 2014.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Le Pavilion captures the Tribute Portfolios dedication to design-forward spaces and immersive experiences with six themed suites, plus other spaces like the secluded, velvet-draped lounge, Bar 1803, which serves Louisiana cuisine and can be rented as an event space. of meeting and event space. The property offers 10,000 sq.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Among brands embracing the micro-event trend of 2022 is Subaru, which has reimagined its WinterFest platform as a music and mountain lifestyle adventure tour featuring small, curated and high-touch experiences under the umbrella of its large presence at eight resorts across the country. 11-13, and will wrap in Bend, OR, at Mt. Agency: Powdr.

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JULY 8, 2019

Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. They persist in seating attendees in long straight lines whenever possible, ignoring the benefits of curved and circular seating at their events. Even though many of the rounds used at meetings are far too large.)

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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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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 12, 2024

Religious meetings are a small, fascinating subset of the meeting industry. 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. and Olsen, Daniel H. 4, Article 13.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. I was an amateur in the meeting industry, and that led to some mistakes, but it also gave me a fresh perspective at a time when meeting design wasn’t really a “thing.” What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ?

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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

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The five day event is being held by Federation EIL, the worldwide network of The Experiment in International. The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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EventSource

MAY 28, 2024

The original barn, built in 1893, received a renovation in 2014, upgrading the space to be able to provide everything a marrying couple could need for their dream day. A big thanks to The Wedding Hive for capturing the entirety of the day. Entering the space, I decided to drop by and meet with all the lovely vendors.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Healthy Meeting Resources Help Planners Start Meaningful Discussions Looking for an easy way to keep everyone healthy when putting together an agenda? A History of Meeting Well The current focus on healthy meeting spaces is not the first time brands have gone beyond accommodating “dates and rates” to differentiate their spaces.

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EventMB

JULY 19, 2024

Skift Take: Vaibhav Jain’s run at the helm of the company he co-founded in 2014 has ended. Miguel Neves Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings Former engineer and product manager Shailesh Hegde takes over.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

For each domain, I’ll include examples of meeting processes you can use to satisfy participants’ problem solving wants and needs. Peer conferences reduce problem solving limitations in the obvious domain, by allowing participants to influence the content and scope of meeting sessions in real time during the event.

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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!

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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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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And yes, I admit it, during the second day of my vacation while enjoying the harmonies I hear, I’m jolted to think about religious meeting design…. Religious services are thought to be around 300,000 years old — by far the oldest form of organized meeting that humans have created. Don’t let any one person talk too long.

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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

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Chris Achacoso Chris Achacoso Achacoso rejoins Tourism Australia as business development manager in their special business unit Business Events Australia. His most recent role was associate director, Americas, at Business Events Sydney. He earlier served as Business Event Specialist at Tourism Australia.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 1, 2022

An influencer dinner and screening event included a panel discussion among talent and executives from “Julia.” Mutually Beneficial Event Sponsorships. launched in 2014 and has seen steady growth since. The post HBO Max Offers Three Insights on Mastering Modern Brand Partnerships appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A big thank-you to the meeting industry luminaries who were kind enough to write testimonials for Event Crowdsourcing ! Here’s what they wrote: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event Crowdsourcing testimonials appeared first on Conferences That Work. Lab at The EVENT, April 4-6, Montréal!

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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.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Reality : People tend to stay with people they already know at event socials. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet. Mythodology: Learning occurs through events.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Muhly is director of sales, events and marketing for Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. Acevedo is the first-ever chief operating officer for live event company Streamline Event Agency in Franklin, Tennessee. Before this, Barnes ran her own consulting business, Event Advisors. Wagner Muhly.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The events industry has long been recognised as one of the most fast paced and dynamic environments to work in. So how can event professionals keep calm under pressure? Rachel Phillips, Sales Director for The Celtic Collection, has worked in the events and hospitality sector for more than 22 years. Communication is key.

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Quickmobile

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

How Mobile Impacted Meetings & Events. Thanks to the unprecedented growth of mobile devices, event apps hit the mainstream and continue to grow in popularity. Today, event apps have not only become the norm at events, but a necessity. Today, event apps have not only become the norm at events, but a necessity.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2024

During events like the Royal Ascot, the racecourse employs thousands of casual student workers to give them real world experience in the industry. These opportunities not only prepare students for success in the events industry but also equip them with transferable skills applicable to any career path.

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Event Marketer

JUNE 21, 2024

Real connections happen during live interactions (and there’s plenty of research to support this), whether that’s in our downtown ChicagoRiver North office or on-site around the globe while producing our events. The post Lessons in Longevity: Agency EA Reveals Five Business Insights from the Past 25 Years appeared first on Event Marketer.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As well as a luxurious restaurant, tea lounges and a rooftop spa, The Parkgate Hotel benefits from two event spaces, The Postmaster Suite and The Telegraph Room. Holding up to 432 delegates, The Postmaster Suite is suitable for hosting larger meetings and dinners and benefits from its own private pre-event bar area.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2023

Daniel Tiepelman Tiepelman is vice president of operations and asset management for Cort Events. Aurore Braconnier Braconnier is general manager of Event Leaders Exchange in London. Braconnier has 15 years in the events industry, most recently worked as an event industry consultant with Freelance AB Consulting in the United Kingdom.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary. 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.

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JUNE 3, 2019

At the time, I had no idea that what I instinctively put together for a gathering of people who barely knew each other would lead to: a global design and facilitation consulting practice; over 500 posts on this blog, which has now become, to the best of my knowledge, the most-visited website on meeting design and facilitation; three books (almost!)

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

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.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 26, 2023

And, as we’ll see, RSQP offers the potential to devise on-the-fly sessions that meet participants’ uncovered wants and needs. 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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Conferences that Work

MARCH 26, 2018

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.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This week in air travel: Smart Meetings ranks major airline peanut policies, the FAA investigates Newark Airport and U.S. Go ahead and plan that London event. The post From the Flight Deck: Airline Peanut Policies Ranked appeared first on Smart Meetings. air travel gets Brexit-proofed. The Peanut Policies of 5 U.S.

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