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A calendar of peer conferences

Conferences that Work

Since 2009 I’ve maintained an informal calendar of peer conferences (aka unconferences) on this site. It’s informal because I only list events I hear about, a minuscule fraction of the unconferences people hold every day. Currently, I add a few peer conferences a month. That’s why I keep doing this work.

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An innovative conference competition format

Conferences that Work

So this is what we did: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Sources for additional information. If so, download.

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Case Study: Adrian Segar – “Conferences that work”

Conferences that Work

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. In between structured sessions, there are scheduled breaks to enable informal information gathering.

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Three better alternatives to the conference lecture

Conferences that Work

Though it’s important to give them excellent opportunities to discover and connect with cross-disciplinary colleagues and ideas, they also need to share a massive amount of information about their current research in ways that maximize appropriate learning, fruitful connections, and future collaborations. If so, download.

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Designing 21st Century Conference Learning Experiences And Spaces

Velvet Chainsaw

You’ve just put lipstick on your outdated, transactional, informational delivery methods. Think About These As You Plan And Design. The Best And Biggest Question To Ask During Your Conference Planning Process. You need to do both! Change the experience first. Help them embrace and adopt meta-cognition.

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[Webinar] It’s Time to Shake Things Up at Your Next Event

Velvet Chainsaw

EDT for the Reston Herndon Meeting Planners, “Ready or Not, Here They Come: 5 Post-Pandemic Conference Design Changes.”. For more information, and to register for this free event, visit the RHMP Web site. He believes leadership will be more open to change after a live-event hiatus.

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Top Event Technology Trends for 2024

Smart Meetings

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. 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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