Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 25, 2017

You’ve just put lipstick on your outdated, transactional, informational delivery methods. Think About These As You Plan And Design. During your conference education sessions, are your participants stationary or free to move around the space to meet their needs? You need to do both! Change the experience first.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

How to help solve participants’ obvious, complicated, and complex problems at conferences. For each domain, I’ll include examples of meeting processes you can use to satisfy participants’ problem solving wants and needs. Here’s a little more detail on the obvious, complicated, and complex problem domains.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been promoting the Conferences That Work meeting format for so long, that some people assume I think it’s the right choice for every meeting. two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Well, it’s not.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It introduced contradictory information, and fabricated topics that didn’t exist in the original post. The author draws parallels between Jeff Jarvis’s principles for media platforms and his own principles for conference design, which emphasize participant-driven, collaborative, and ethical practices. Woman: Totally.

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Event Marketer

MAY 24, 2023

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. His enthusiasm for my conference design work was a huge boost.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

You can find more information and insights on these models in Jerry Weinberg ‘s excellent book: Becoming a Change Artist. Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. Team members don’t show up at meetings or answer messages. The Diffusion model of change. Integration and practice examples.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2020

Several scientific and medical conferences are changing to meet the demand. has been to many conferences. After all of their time spent at conferences and congresses, Ngumbi and Lovett have come to a conclusion: Many of these events need to change. Scientific collaboration and innovation are needed now more than ever.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 18, 2016

Each session was designed to discover and meet wants and needs of the executive officers and volunteers of the association’s regional chapters’ members in an area of special interest. Next, I used body voting , to give participants relevant information about who else was in the room. Session goals. Body voting.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Steve, I like your question because it highlights a key tension inherent in group process design: the tension between intimacy (going deep with a few) and discovery (uncovering the possibilities of the many). When people are meeting for a shared purpose, some of the potentially valuable outcomes include: Learning about each other.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

Reduce print costs Event agenda, speaker information, booth information, venue map, feedback surveys, or signage… All this information can be provided with the right mobile event app. Centralize information Your conference schedule app is the centralized hub for all event-related info. It’s a win-win!

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

In addition, the multi-hub approach has been a particularly effective way of navigating the pandemic by bringing small groups together — 20-30 people in each small meeting room — instead of hosting a mass gathering, she said, and having the program delivered at hotels afforded better access than at hospitals during COVID. “I Adrian Segar.

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The Modern Event

MARCH 30, 2016

Blogs are becoming key resources for meeting and event professionals in terms of trends, event planning, emerging technologies, inspiration, and connecting with fellow professionals. Adrian Segar’s blog is for the corporate meeting professional; creating “relevant, memorable conferences.” ConferencesThatWork.com.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The most authoritative 2019 tech conferences directory on the web. Or looking to wrap up 2018 with an exceptional conference? Scouring the internet for event information could be an overwhelming task. This carefully curated conference directory features over 200 (and growing) 2019 tech conferences across multiple industries.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 18, 2017

“Conferences are the business of humans and are very abstract things,” Martinez said, “because one goes to a conference to acquire knowledge, but mostly to meet other people who can ignite ideas. “If you want information, you spend days looking at what’s on the internet.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the meetings and conventions industry is built on relationships — one on one, face to face, rooted in competence and trust. Meetings bring people together, you see, and that applies to the back of the house just as much as it does among attendees. Our readers did not disappoint.

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

To get the most out of it, it’s important to attend only events that fit your needs and offer the information you’re interested in. When chosen wisely, attendance at the conferences offers a lot! Meeting with the best minds. This way you expand your knowledge and can meet with potential cooperators and clients.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Engage Conference. A one-day digital marketing conference, presenting multiple informative learning tracks and panel sessions. Join 5,000 fellow marketers and creators at the mega-conference designed to empower you with business-building ideas. One of the biggest European marketing conference. Portland, OR.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Tacit knowledge is, for example, sales-people that have been selling for 10 or 20 years, who go into a meeting and within seconds they know if the client is going to buy that thing or not. If you want information, you spend days looking at what’s on the internet. But if you want wisdom, you go to a conference.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

Introduction Whether you want to find new networking or professional development opportunities, learn about the latest industry trends, or connect better with clients, going to a few conferences every year is essential for just about every professional.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

The Airbnb Open team capitalized on LA’s weather and remade ‘what is normally a run-of-the-mill parking lot’ into a lively, informal, outdoor gathering spot. Over three days, Airbnb Open distinguished itself as a truly one-of-a-kind event, borrowing some lessons from traditional conference design while breaking with many others.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Meeting & Event Job Openings | January 2018. Design & Event Coordinator | AlliedPRA | Chandler, AZ. Meeting & Events Planner | Carlson Wagonlit Travel | Hartford, CT. Conference & Event Specialist | Yale University | New Haven, CT. Meeting & Event Manager | Koncept Events | Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Meeting & Event Job Openings | February 2018. Graphic Designer / Events Planner | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL. Meeting & Event Manager | Koncept Events | Fort Lauderdale, FL. Meetings & Event Manager | Sheraton Hotels & Resorts | Lahaina, HI. Learn More.

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

But if you see any outdated information, please drop us a line. Virtual Events & Conferences in 2021. The goal of the Devnexus Conference is to connect developers from all over the world, provide affordable education, and promote Open Source values. EmberConf is the best place to meet the folks behind the magic.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. Make Meeting a Team Sport.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. Connect are dedicated to providing content that helps you reimagine today’s meetings and look into the future. The Meeting Pool. MPI (Meeting Professionals International).

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Are you ready to step up your meeting outcomes? When 50 first-time attendees showed up, the conference design team, chaired by Joe Scully, senior director of meeting and event management at John Hancock Financial Services, made sure they were given ribbons to alert others of their status. Make Meeting a Team Sport.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 28, 2024

What makes this notable is that you might not only enjoy learning but also enjoy re-structuring information in a way that brings fresh insights to others—something evident in your emphasis on workshop design and participatory event structures.” ” I’ll admit that when ChatGPT spit this back at me, I was impressed.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As explained in my books , we know that the active learning that occurs through attendee discovery is indeed more effective than the learning that may result from sharing information with passive listeners. While this approach is far better than the pour-information-into-their-minds model, I think it can almost always be improved.

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