Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At a traditional meeting, however, perceived status roles rarely change significantly during the event. This leads to a number of problems, which I described in my first meeting design book: Conferences That Work. How do your meeting rules fare under Rawls’ fairness rules? The sixth agreement…. …is

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics.

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Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

It includes all of the great articles and eBooks that Guidebook has put out into the world on various event planning subjects, but now we’ll round it out by listing the best event planning books. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design by Mike van der Vijver.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

But with recent trends focusing more towards personalization and customization, meetings are definitely getting a big tech upgrade this year. One thing did catch our eye from the article though: smart drugs. Read about the rest via the article up top. Catch more trends through the article we linked above.

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Guidebook

JULY 31, 2018

This article was originally written by Jordan McArthur and has been updated for relevancy. The best part about creating an event proposal template for yourself is that you only have to do the hard work once, then refine it as you get feedback and negotiate deals along the way.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We asked some of the people creating meeting magic today alongside the massive influx of new meeting designers that have come to the industry since Covid for tips on what to ask your partners and when to get started. What should new event planners consider from the hotels/venues side of the contract and negotiation process?

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

Stefania Conti-Vecci : She works as a meeting organizer, consultant, speaker and coach closely with professionals around the world providing strategies on how to organize, innovate and promote more effectively their business and their events. She also writes books, articles and she is a blogger and a video-podcaster.

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