Conferences that Work

AUGUST 9, 2021

If you ask about a budget for event design, stakeholders think you’re talking about decor and drama. But “there’s no budget” for core event design, which is actually about designing great meeting process. There’s usually a budget for decor and production—sometimes a big budget.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 12, 2023

I am delighted and honored to be featured in ‘ Harnessing Serendipity ,’ a unique new book that explores the magic of facilitating connection that leads to collaboration. However, the work of everyone included in this book incorporates most if not all of these approaches.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2021

Now that the new year has rolled in, event profs are eager to know the trends that will shape the months to come. And while there’s a lot to cover, we figured that there’s no best way to start January than by outlining the 2021 event design trends that will define the industry. Defining Event Design.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 2, 2020

For a small investment of USD$149 per year, you can gain access to all the content curated and produced by event industry influencer, Liz Caruso, including access to their global Techsytalk conference, access to recordings from previous events, y ear-round access to the community, m onthly educational content, and more!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The executives at the company attended the event with the idea to show CES attendees what the company has accomplished in the technology world. Tapping long-time partner Leo Events, the two created an outdoor activation for the books.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 29, 2024

” You can learn the what, why, and how to run a Fishbowl Sandwich from my book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need. Having only one tool in your tool chest of conference session designs and formats won’t get you far. But wait, there’s more! Step-by-step implementation guidance.

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SmartMeetings

MARCH 29, 2023

This column is based on the practice of Event Design using the #EventCanvas Methodology by the Event Design Collective. The primary tools for the process of Event Design include “Stakeholder Alignment,” “The Empathy Map,” “The LEAD Model” and “Looking back-looking forward.

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Attendease

MAY 5, 2021

Thinking about event design, it’s important to plan how the networking component of your event will connect with the entire event itself. Suggest people connect with at least three other attendees each day to make their most of their event experience. New functionalities will be coming soon! .

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 2, 2021

“The alternative to good design is always bad design. There is no such thing as no design.” Adam Judge, The Little Black Book of Design. Author, Event Design Handbook. What is event design? Event design is a nascent discipline. Yes, it works for any type of event.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 21, 2023

Member name: ACE BOOKINGS LTDDate formed: AUGUST 2013 – Celebrating 10 years this AugustNo of annual events supported: 500 + A YEAR Staff: 4 family members – Jo, Jade, Ella and KateOffices: DERBYWeb address: www.acebookings.co.ukMantra: Clients and suppliers all part of our Family Formation: ACE is a family run business, Jo, the owner and venue finder, (..)

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

It even appears in the title of my third book ! Satisfying wants and what Abraham Maslow called growth needs are core goals of any event. Whom is your event for? Conference organizers have, of course, every right to create an event that satisfies their wants and needs. But whose wants and needs are we talking about ?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 28, 2025

And, if I believe Ill feel like a passive object to be “delivered” content, rather than a human being invited to participate meaningfully, Ill stay home and read a good book instead. Before they book a flight. They are deciding whether your event feels like a space where they can show up fully, safely, and meaningfully.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

With that, finding event technology that caters to a varied portfolio of events can be a challenge. With minimal training and setup, it is easy to get started and launch your first virtual event with Attendease. The post Introducing: Attendease Virtual Studio appeared first on Attendease.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

If you do this, using Google Books Ngram Viewer , you’ll notice a curious thing. In 1804, the earliest year included in the Google Books database, the word interaction barely appears. Society, as reflected by books in English, now talks about interaction about twice as often as presentation.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The second lecture in the University of Westminster’s autumn Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 14th October. This includes designing the internationally acclaimed Zeitgeist event in the UK for the last 14 years. Register for David Ball’s session on Monday 14th October here: [link].

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

As I write this I’m designing a one-day, in-person peer conference for 150 members of a regional association. As readers of my books know, running a peer conference for this many people in one day would be a somewhat rushed affair. Read my book Event Crowdsourcing to learn in detail how to do these tasks.).

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Event Industry News

MAY 10, 2023

{10-11} Carlton House Terrace, the home of The British Academy for humanities and social sciences, is taking bookings from April 2024 for its vibrant new event spaces, which are part of a £9.6 Conference and event planners looking to use these creative new spaces are now able to work with the venue’s team, […]

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. on the eventization of faith.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 10, 2023

Celebrating Excellence Winners of the PCMA Visionary Award were announced on Thursday, March 8 th and included: Jodi VanWoerkom, senior event manager, Association for Talent Development for Digital Experience Strategist of the Year; Tim Mathy, senior partner, SpeakInc. Read More: National Harbor Site Inspection.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I discovered that people love the format, and that led to writing the book 10 years ago. 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.”

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 7, 2021

The book presents a ton of evidence that — despite the torrent of bad news that daily floods our media — “humans are hardwired for kindness, geared towards cooperation rather than competition, and more inclined to trust rather than distrust one another.” It’s not hard to unleash the power of social learning at your events!

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EventSource

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

We executed over 30 events in 2020 and not one of our clients felt that they missed out. Book vendors with a small guest count, with the option to increase if permitted to do so. For both the venue and vendors, ensure you know what their postponement policies are before booking. Love by Lynzie Events + Design ( 65 ) EventSource.ca

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 19, 2021

Chapter 44 of my book The Power of Participation explains how facilitators use participatory voting to provide public information about viewpoints in the room, and pave the way for further discussion. In particular, we often use participatory voting to assess consensus.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 31, 2020

for Sessions , described in Chapter 26 of my book Event Crowdsourcing , is exactly what you’ll need for an in-person session. Five minutes of Post It! Or use this variant if you’re meeting online. So, please stop treating adults like children at conferences.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Leading venues are implementing comprehensive sustainability initiatives that include: Farm-to-table partnerships with local organic producers Zero-waste event design services Smart building systems that optimize energy usage Carbon offset programs for large-scale conferences 2.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 3, 2020

At in-person events, it’s easy to uncover audience interests using the Post It! For Sessions technique described in Chapter 26 of my book Event Crowdsourcing. The notes are collected and categorized into broad themes, and the presenter designs a responsive session, like the one above, on the spot.

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EventMB

AUGUST 26, 2024

Skift Global Forum always features interviews with major travel company CEOs, including companies like Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Uber, and Marriott. Format and Content : Skift’s live events share a common single-stage design with no breakouts, creating a unified experience for the audience.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

And I’ve become intrigued with the possibilities of incorporating the peer processes developed for successful face-to-face meetings into online events. I’ll explain how to do this in a future post. In Part 2 of this post, I’ll explain how to implement The Three Questions using Zoom breakout rooms.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Check out the many blog posts I’ve written about learning or any of my books to learn more about how to make your meetings places of learning, not education. You’ve heard it from Einstein, Wilde, and Godin. For what it’s worth, I agree. I hope you do too.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 10, 2017

Buy my new book—The Power of Participation—before July 1 at never-to-be-repeated prices I’m happy to announce that my new book—The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action—will be available for purchase in all formats and outlets on.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

The next step in your event layout planning process will be to envision what you want attendees to experience at the event and how you want them interact with each other and the key elements of the event. The post Event Layouts 101 – Complete Guide for Amazing Event Design appeared first on Planning Pod Blog.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In my book Conferences That Work , I shared a story about when I—and everyone else in my graduate class—never admitted we didn’t understand what our teacher was teaching us for weeks. Check out my books for complete details.) Unfortunately, our meetings are still full of lectures. Did anyone learn anything?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. ” Sadly, I was disappointed. Not so much by the information presented but more by the way it was done.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Buy my new book—The Power of Participation—before July 1 at never-to-be-repeated prices I’m happy to announce that my new book—The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action—will be available for purchase in all formats and outlets on.

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EventSource

APRIL 30, 2024

We’ve already booked our flights for our honeymoon. No, you should not update your passport to your married name before your honeymoon if your flights are booked under your maiden name. Travel documents, including your passport and tickets, must match the name in which the booking was made to avoid any issues during travel.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It will automatically plan their agenda and get them booked on a flight and with a hotel that will meet their specific needs. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility. It’s a new language of how you talk to technology that has to be embedded in event design ,” she said.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 24, 2021

After hours, the 3,500-square-foot space is open to private bookings for up 30. This shared workspace is targeted to designers and creative types. Experiential art meets event space in the culturally diverse neighborhood of Allapattah. of indoor event space designed to complement vibrant displays of art throughout the facility.

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