Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 4, 2019

I wonder about the future of peer review for conference abstracts. While it is a critical filter for high-quality journals, it is a very inefficient process for accelerating innovation and discovery at conferences. We refer to these conferences as meetings of speakers speaking to speakers. Flip the Approach.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Zoom has seen a huge rise in popularity during 2020, to the point where its name has become synonymous with video conferencing. So for many event planners looking for the right tool to host a virtual conference, Zoom is the first thing that comes to mind. 5 Reasons for Running Your EventMobi Virtual Conference Sessions via Zoom.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 21, 2020

Over the past couple weeks, conversations with our clients have shifted from crisis decision-making for conferences occurring in the near-term (reactive) to scenario planning for the fall (proactive). In our Conference Go/No-Go Decisions in a Pandemic post , we provided a framework for scenario planning. Resetting Expectations.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We asked Kailash Nagdev, senior vice president of sales and analytics for EXPO 2020 Dubai , to shine a light on the seven years of work required to coordinate input from 200 stakeholders in 191 countries with the goal of “driving innovation and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world problems.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

At VCC, we were tracking to have a banner year in 2020. Speaker coaching for virtual engagement. Conference P&L analysis. Professional speaker recommendations. Conference education development processes. Like most of you, our team wakes up every morning wishing this is just a bad dream.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

The massive disruption of in-person events since March 2020 has shaken our industry to the core. So as I predicted in 2020 , we haven’t seen the old normal since the pandemic started, and it’s likely we’ll never see it again. “ Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Make the meeting bigger!

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GEVME

DECEMBER 16, 2020

SWITCH 2020 featured a unique hybrid format that combined a 24-hours/5-days online platform with satellite events around the world. Credits SWITCH 2020. Caption: Credits SWITCH 2020 Q&A with speakers from Gojek, Grab, Expedia, Facebook on Product Management. Caption: Credits SWITCH 2020.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2022

plans the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference (PMDMC) each year, hosting NPR, PBS, and community media stations. After the death of George Floyd in late spring 2020, GP embraced the goal of improving its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. What was the impetus behind the conference’s equity improvement focus?

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

As the event-tech space continues to evolve with a number of mergers and acquisitions, I see four changes coming for larger annual conferences. #1. The California Consumer Privacy Act is similar to GDPR and goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Security is Expensive, but Critical. The level of difficulty is high.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK’s foremost electronic music and networking event will still be going ahead on 1st and 2nd of October but as a virtual only event, streamed live and on-demand. Unfortunately, the physical conference can no longer take place as planned due to new Government restrictions.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 12, 2022

FMX is one of the world’s largest trade conferences for animation, effects, games, and immersive media and is organized by the Animation Institute of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. FMX has been held annually on site in Stuttgart since 1994 – but the 2020 event had to be cancelled at short notice due to the pandemic.

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Bizzabo

APRIL 3, 2020

The most authoritative list of 2020 virtual events and conferences on the internet. Virtual Events & Conferences in 2020. MARCH 2020 VIRTUAL EVENTS. March 4, 2020. DocuSign Momentum 2020. March, 4 2020. March 10, 2020. The 2020 Developer Summit is now completely a virtual event.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 17, 2020

SWITCH 2020 featured a unique hybrid format that combined a 24-hours/5-days online platform with satellite events around the world. Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020 Q&A with speakers from Gojek, Grab, Expedia, Facebook on Product Management. Credits SWITCH 2020. Credits SWITCH 2020.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many event planning conferences were canceled or postponed, and most of those that weren’t took place virtually. While 2021 may still look a little different than normal, expect to see many conferences back and ready to help industry professionals navigate the massive changes in the way they do business.

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GEVME

MAY 15, 2020

However, virtual online events have also now been known to cover tradeshows, job fairs, conferences, meetings, and even company-wide gatherings. A virtual event can enable real-time networking between users, organizers, speakers, and administrators. Normally, online events feature webinars and webcasts.

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Eventmobi

JULY 29, 2022

CLHIA’s November 2020 Virtual Wealth and Retirement Conference focused on providing those managing wealth portfolios for Canadian life and health insurers with up-to-date and actionable information about important trends and issues shaping the industry. .” ” — Cindy Smith. Cindy Smith. Leading Up to the Event.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The naysayers have predicted the end of conference era, while others foresee the death of trade shows. He is also an investor in innovative startups and a public speaker on the topic of digital transformation in the business events industry. The post Some Thoughts on the State of Business Events (2020) appeared first on GEVME Blog.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2021

If 2020 has one silver lining, it’s that the industry now recognizes the advantages of online virtual events. Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Here are 10 highlights from the event that will ensure your virtual conference engagement sets your virtual event apart.

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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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Endless Events

MAY 19, 2020

Who would have known that 2020 would go down as one of the most influential years- if not the most influential year- for virtual events in history? We surveyed hundreds of #Eventprofs to weigh in on the hottest virtual event trends for 2020. 2020 Virtual Event Trend: Personalization for Attendees.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES?

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES?

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES?

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GEVME

JUNE 15, 2020

Global Summit 2020. Think more about who will come to your digital event and understand that the participant in the online event will not be the one who usually comes to the offline conference. Global Summit 2020” with 10 238 registrations. Global Summit 2020” event ? Global Summit 2020?

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It will also limit your ability to imagine things differently — the root cause of organizational failure cited by a thousand motivational speakers during “normal” times. We are making educated guesses, based on the cards we can see, about what will come up next in the 2020 deck. Or something else altogether.

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Attendease

JANUARY 28, 2019

Back when I first wrote this article, I predicted that “it’s a good bet event apps will be the tool with the largest impact on the conference industry in 2015.” As with analytics adoption, the use of interactivity in conferences and events continues to expand as event app development grows. billion by 2020, up from $1.65

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EventMB

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The Skift Global Forum 2021, the premier global conference on the business of travel, took place last week in a hybrid format. With speakers and attendees joining in-person and online, we uncover the most valuable takeaways for event professionals.

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Bizzabo

JUNE 27, 2020

2020 marks the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a key historical event for the LGBT rights movement in the US. Here’s a look at the top 16 conferences, summits, events, and parades centered around LGBTQ+ communities. Event Date: May 7, 2020 & 2021. Event Date: June 1 - 30, 2020 & 2021. Source: LA!

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2021

Relive the 2020 ASAE Classic. Michele Sullivan, the closing keynote is a Fortune 100 business executive, author, motivational speaker and strategic business advisor, who shared insights on “Turning Obstacles into Advantages.” The Fellows class of 2021, new CAE credentials, the DELP class of 2020-2022 were recognized.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 6, 2020

When their reimagined conference couldn’t take place in Portland, Ore., Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020. Conference Architects and Speakers: Colleen Creighton , CEO, AAS. Jonathan Singer , PhD, AAS Board President and 2020 Program Chair. This is not a typical story. Time: 12 noon – 1 p.m. Register Now.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 18, 2021

If you didn’t produce or attend a virtual event in 2020, are you really an event marketer? Rightsize expectations on speaker talent and specialists. This sentiment hits home for Schultz, who counted Bill Gates among speakers at the virtual Spark conference (Jack Morton handled). “We Toubas agrees.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Jill Ramsey, EVP and chief product and digital revenue officer at Macy’s, gives her keynote at the 2019 ShopTalk conference. ShopTalk made headlines when it announced its 2020 conference would feature an all-women lineup of speakers. Is the all-female speaker decision extreme? Courtesy ShopTalk).

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e2m.live

MARCH 2, 2021

UAK organizes UAKON, an annual conference every year to improve the standard of clinical practice and to promote research activities in Urology. UAK had to pivot their conference from in-person to virtual adhering to the COVID-19 restrictions. e2m OnAir turned UAKON 2020, their 34th annual conference into a virtual event.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 9, 2024

In January 2020, Bloomberg Media launched Bloomberg Green, a multiplatform editorial brand focused on climate change news, analysis and solutions, with the first Bloomberg Green event at Davos 2020 and plans to continue incorporating programming into other Bloomberg Live events throughout the year—until they were put on pause due to COVID.

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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. 3–4 September 2020, New York.

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Hubilo Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2020

RAISE 2020 (Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020), a mega virtual summit on Artificial Intelligence was held on Hubilo’s Virtual Event Platform from October 5 – 9, 2020. If you want to receive a personal demo of Hubilo’ virtual conference platform for your next event, do send in your request here.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

More Experience Design Inspiration: Full Coverage: The 2020 Ex Awards. The bigger you go, the smaller your speaker will be—and their presence and delivery is important. This article was originally published in 2020 and is updated periodically. Your peek behind the curtain begins now. Less clutter, more dynamic technology.

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