Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

All of the above is driving the generation’s expectations in regards to meetings and events, ultimately redefining the industry as a result. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated.

Meetings 158

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Event Industry News

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some meeting designers are starting to give up on speakers because speakers can’t seem to get interaction embedded in their presentations. The post FRESH Conference 2018: Pitbull Session sinks teeth into interaction appeared first on Event Industry News. In comes the Pitbull Session. A Pitbull […].

2018 40

2018 Conference Speakers Meeting Design 40

Slido

JANUARY 30, 2019

In December 2018, we set out to explore the future of town hall meetings. The goal of our one-day event in partnership with Convene was to show how a successful all-hands could look in 2019 and beyond by using interactive technology and meeting design thinking.

Speakers 69

Speakers Meeting Design 2018 2019 69

Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meeting Destination Trends.

2019 167

2019 Meetings Hotels Venues 167

Slido

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The Newlywed Game meets live polls At Pulse 2018 , we came across a creative panel idea that quickly pulled people in and enlivened the audience. The panel session , inspired by the American game show The Newlywed Game, stood out for its creative, interactive design. This year’s Festival of Marketing used this format widely.

Conference 75

Conference Speakers 2018 Meetings 75

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Some seating issues we heard back about in our seating survey included participants having trouble understanding the layout, not being connected enough to the speaker, and needing more spatial/seating flexibility for networking. The 2018 AMEX Global Meetings predicted much the same at the beginning of the year with a forecasted 3.8%

Hotels 149

Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2019

Rachael Naylor, the new HBAA Venue Member Chair announced the launch of a Venue Members meeting, designed to forge closer collaboration between venues. Paul Hussey of Meetings Benchmark provided a review of the market in 2018 and valuable insight into forward bookings for early 2019. It’s OK not to be OK’.

2019 65

2019 Banking Venues 2018 65

Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

“Slowly but surely, the meeting industry is learning that the old lecture-saturated conference model is increasingly inferior to meeting designs that incorporate the active learning, connections, engagement, and outcomes that attendees actually want and need.” ” — Corbin Ball , Founder at Corbin Ball & Co.

Event Technology 111

Event Technology Technology 2019 Consulting 111

Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

“Slowly but surely, the meeting industry is learning that the old lecture-saturated conference model is increasingly inferior to meeting designs that incorporate the active learning, connections, engagement, and outcomes that attendees actually want and need.” ” — Corbin Ball, Founder at Corbin Ball & Co.

Event Technology 111

Event Technology Technology 2019 Consulting 111

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. That order gets even taller when it comes to reflecting diversity in a speaker lineup.

2020 128

2020 Meetings 2019 Speakers 128