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Hybrid Meetings Doomed to Failure? Not So Fast

Velvet Chainsaw

The speaker, Sourabh Kothari, also a DES, presenting on how content should drive conference design , welcomed the virtual audience, but didn’t dwell on us. I’m accustomed to participating in webinars in which presenters like our own Jeff Hurt totally engage the audience during the presentation. Hybrid at its Best.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Their expertise can, therefore, be shared with participants via traditional presentations. Interactive conference sessions allow more opportunities for participants to share specific complicated problems and get targeted advice. Sadly, traditional lecture-style sessions are only good for solving participants’ obvious problems.

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Small steps are not big enough or bold enough for the UK event industry

Event Industry News

Simon Hughes, Chair of the BVEP, said; “We have heard directly from our Minister and his officials who accept that there is nothing more that we can do to argue our case at the present time. Without a start date being provided, the BVEP is now demanding that the Government provide the following to save the industry from total collapse; 1.

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5 Ways to Build Community Loyalty

Smart Meetings

For example, if they value the rising focus on sustainability, make sure your event incorporates sustainable practices and promotes/communicates the efforts you’re taking to drive change. Spatial Design for the Subconscious Mind Cookie-cutter conference designs can be mundane and predictable to an attendee.

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Best in Show 2016

PCMA Convene

Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year. Matt ‘Mookie’ Thayer , Consultant, Presentation Management Systems, Phoenix, Arizona. Amanda Simons , Sustainable Events Program Manager, Greenview. She is efficient, prompt, polite, and professional.

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IBM Think Kicks Off a New Chapter with an Agile, Personalized Flagship Experience

Event Marketer

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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Rethinking Events: The Human-Centric Approach (Webinar Recap).

Expo Pass

They facilitate group learning, where fellow attendees discuss the presented ideas to refine their collective and individual understandings. This can be as simple as sparking meaningful relationships or as complex as designing an event narrative that attendees follow to a meaningful conclusion.