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APRIL 17, 2019

Imagine stepping foot outside a conference: You’re greeted with ambient wilderness sounds and surrounded by real trees, woodland creatures, and even a small mountain range — but inside four walls. This 40,000-square-foot “campground,” which Salesforce brought to life at the 2018 Dreamforce Expo, […].

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

All quotes are from the article “ Virtual Growing Pains: Initial Lessons Learned from Organizing Virtual Workshops, Summits, Conferences, and Networking Events during a Global Pandemic “ in the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. Conferences are an important learning and support resource for early career scientists.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

(These two quotes are from my posts on the parallels between the evolution of journalism and events (2015) and on the parallel missions of journalism and participant-driven and participation-rich events (2018).] This brings us to a key question that is rarely openly discussed: Whom are conferences for?

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In the face of all the chatter about AR, VR, and the rest of the tech acronyms that have the potential to reinvent the event on-site experience, event organizers will get back to basics to reevaluate something that doesn’t require a headset or data collection: the names on the program. In 2018, I’ll be looking to hear many new voices.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

You may not think that you have much in common with Art Basel Miami Beach, the Robin Hood Foundation Gala, Fashion Week, the Sundance Film Festival, the Aspen Ideas Festival — or the other 95 top events that made it to the list — but you can still borrow from their approach in your event design.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) See the post for full details.)

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Ioana Iliesiu, Design Director at the Bompas and Parr Studio, London will be kicking off the Series with her lecture: The B & P Laws of Experiential Design. Event design and its intersection with event technologies is an often discussed topic amongst event professionals.

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Canadian Special Events

DECEMBER 25, 2018

This wasn’t just any client, this group of disruptors was charged up and looking for a partner to build a conference like no one had ever seen before. The goal was to create an impact upon entry to the conference, providing a cool digital experience for attendees to use as a shareable location while enhancing the car right beside it.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 5, 2018

curated by m incorporated, Toronto, ON Toronto Life Most Influential 2017 Event. aNd Logistix, Toronto, ON for Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart Pharmacy Conference. Best Experiential Marketing Event. Hala Events & Communications Inc. Event Strategy Partners (ESP) Inc., Best Conference .

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Hubilo Blog

JULY 23, 2018

Event Industry comprises of many people starting with event designers, event managers to event planners, board members of an organisation. The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action. Would you like to request a demo with Hubilo? Click here.

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GEVME

JULY 9, 2018

You want to find out the what, when, and where of the event. Design your event invitation email in a way that helps people identify basic details like theme, date, and location at first glance. Call to action (CTA): Creating an event invitation email without a CTA is a fool’s errand. RISE Conference. What’s next?

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Quickmobile

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The PCMA’s Canada West chapter has organized a half-day education and networking event, the first of its kind and, hopefully, the first in a long line of legacy events. We’re going to cover everything from CSR to Event Design, to Technology, to Personal/Career Development,” Stanfield said. Have You Heard?

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Event design and its intersection with event technologies is an often discussed topic amongst event professionals. Those professionals wanting to know more about event design and technology have the opportunity to attend a series of free lectures at the University of Westminster this autumn.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 13, 2017

is gearing up to host a slew of citywide conventions and meetings in 2018 that are coming to the capital for the first time. Each event will host 2,500 attendees or more next year. will welcome 21 citywide conventions and special events in 2018, with 422,434 total room nights and an economic impact of $361 million,” said Elliott L.

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Canadian Special Events

MARCH 28, 2018

Best Conference . aNd Logistix Inc, Toronto, ON for the Mortgage Professionals Canada – National Conference 2017. Tap Resources , Ohsweken ON and Six Nations Polytechnic and AV Canada, Toronto , ON for the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE). Best Event Design/Decor Concept $0 – $30,000 .

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Eventmobi

APRIL 5, 2018

However, there’s still so much more that goes into designing great events than making sure that the event technology is solid. CSE(Canadian Special Events) Live is a conference for planners, vendors, and other professionals in the events industry to network and share ideas on the work they do.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Over the 45+ years Experient has served the industry, they’ve defined 20+ event personas that group attendees into buckets based on their preferences, motivations, and actions. And more events.).

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2018

“Hip” and “scientific conference” are terms that may seem incongruous. But Laura Metcalf Jelinek, CAE, associate vice president of meetings and travel for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), helped make both concepts work together at the association’s annual Osteopathic Medical Education Conference (OMED). Letter Perfect.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 21, 2018

Taking my new dog for a walk at the #MARS2018 conference. — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) March 19, 2018. But from where we sit — from a meetings-industry perspective — we like that the guy who keeps reinventing the online marketplace relies on a face-to-face event to move a slice of the high-tech space forward.

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Endless Events

MARCH 12, 2019

The event has grown to about 2500 attendees and each year MPI is working to raise the bar. In 2018 MPI’s World Education Congress had a complete overhaul. It’s safe to say the World Education Congress breaks the traditional conference mold and will push the rest of the industry forward. Event Design Collective.

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Event Industry News

JULY 24, 2019

With the venue itself being quite a blank canvas space, Kit & Caboodle were excited to delve into the event design and fully transform the space. The award-winning 5000 sq ft of pillar-free event space offers the perfect setting for conferences, product launches client receptions, company parties and celebrations.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

She is the founder of Strategic Meeting and Events which produces mid to large scale corporate events. Sasha Souza : Sasha Souza is a successful event industry influencer, an international event planner, an avid speaker, and a TV personality. , and CBS “Sunday Morning”?. county finalist in 2019.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Tahira Endean of Intentional Event Design ( @ TahiraCreates) . Understanding Conference Sponsorship . State of Event Sponsorship in 2018 – #EventIcons Episode 97. What are your favorite event sponsorship experiences you have seen at events? C2 Montreal .

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

Next month, Thomson again will be looking for innovative ways to address the issue, this time as part of “ Hackathon: How the Events Industry Can Help the Unsheltered/Homeless ,” at PCMA’s Education Conference in Los Angeles on June 25. The duo will be back at this year’s Educon. What can we do as an industry to help?

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 23, 2018

So why not incorporate some of those photo-ready moments into your events? That’s the argument Darlene Somers, senior meetings manager at Association Management Center, made during the “ Convene Presents: Hottest Food & Beverage Trends for 2018” session at this year’s Convening Leaders. Choose Instagrammable moments.

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Bizzabo

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Investing time to learn how to find the perfect location at any stage of the event planning process is a smart and cost effective solution. There’s obviously no sure-fire way to guarantee a perfect location for your conference, but by having a more refined search plan clever event managers can skyrocket their chances of success.

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Event Leadership Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | April 2018. Freelance Event Producer | AlliedPRA | Phoenix, AZ.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2018

If you like to keep it simpler, you could take a look at last year’s In Good Company Conference. Get more stage design inspiration by diving into the article up top. If you want to grab the attention of people, if you want to promote your event, if you want to delight people at your event—you need to take the time to do it well.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Coordinator – Events | HonorHealth | Phoenix, AZ.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Braindate Lounge at the 2018 C2 Montreal. As a company founded by one of these forward-thinking educators, we continuously draw our inspiration from the world of education, especially when it comes to events. The way we see it, collaborative learning spaces should be a part of every event. Source: e180. Source: SOCAP.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 22, 2018

These were a few of the topics during “Multi-Cultural Design Thinking: Custom Touches for Remarkable Events” at Convening Leaders 2018. According to Mathias Posch, president of International Conference Services, culture is influenced by two major factors: where you grew up, and your personal background and identity. .

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Bizzabo

MAY 8, 2019

The numbers are in: live, in-person events are critical to company success, according to 84% of Vice President and C-Level executives. Amazon, the online retail behemoth, clearly agrees and understands the power of event marketing. Let's explore 12 of their most imaginative event types and conferences. The Events.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Event Marketer | Kitchen Magic, Inc. Learn More.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Rory first joined the industry by working with exhibition and conference organisers Single Market Events. Rory has also worked with INCA a creative, high-end, event production company and spent over 15 years at communications agency RPM as Production Director. This is the last lecture in the series for 2018.

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Event Leadership Institute

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Producer / Planning Asst. Events | Huntington Beach, CA. Event Coordinator | The Creative Group | Laguna Niguel, CA. Event Designer | AlliedPRA | Los Angeles, CA. Event Producer | NVE Experience Agency | Los Angeles, CA. Event Designer | AlliedPRA | Hollywood, FL.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Sara Bertie, Marketing Manager at temporary structure designers ES Global is presenting the second lecture in the Event Design Open Lecture Series at 5pm on Monday 1st October at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone Campus. Register for free on Eventbrite for any of the sessions: search Event Design Open Lecture series.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 8, 2018

Attendees participating in the “Redesigning Event Management for Sustainability” session during the Sustainable Brands 2018 conference. It may sound like a game show about planning events, but is instead a practical exercise for simplifying group decision making.

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