Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2021

As we work with conference organizers to plan the return of their major conferences, five conference design trends have emerged, which may be useful to keep in mind as you design your own events. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

You’re expected to deliver highly participatory, forward-thinking, experience-driven, sensory-laden, learner-centered, performance-focused conferences that move the needle for your customers. Too often our current conference planning processes focus on the greatest common denominator. It runs smoothly as planned.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2018

Organizational debt is all the processes, policies, procedures and workarounds that have been institutionalized during the conference planning and implementation phases over the years. Sometimes conference organizers make concessions to appease legacy presidents, committee members or owners of past planning initiatives.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2017

That’s a quote from Sourabh Kothari, director of advocacy, brand, and content for Signifyd, who called for a revolution among the meeting professionals attending his session at the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders conference in January. Imagine the content isn’t yours. You have no right to it.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

You might be aware that Bizzabo provides event management software, but they are also committed to sharing advice and inspiration for event planners everywhere. Bizzabo’s list-style posts about event management, marketing and engagement are enhanced by monthly interviews with event profs who are breaking the mold. Gallus Events.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 12, 2018

Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. How have you and your conference planning team applied LXD or UXD to your events? The post Learner- And User-Design Key To Next-Gen Audiences appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw.

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