Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Big business, conferences, education, government, medicine, membership associations, nonprofits, professional societies, religious organizations, trade organizations, etc. Yes, your conference and your membership organization are customary, standard institutions. “I’m done with !”. Not sure you agree with me?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 18, 2018

It is creating a habit of regularly questioning every conference planning practice and programming component that we currently use. This includes asking the more obvious yet often elusive questions of “Why are we holding a conference? Purposeful abandonment is about abandoning the past in favor of the future.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Presenters Tracey Steiner, NRECA’s senior vice president for education, training and events, and Velvet Chainsaw Consulting’s managing director, Dave Lutz, will share learnings, pros, cons and alternatives that associations are exploring for their 2022 event portfolios.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 29, 2018

We have a choice in our service of conference planning and implementation. We can see the planning process as a transaction of pushing our skills and expertise at conference participants. Teachers talk about the deep gratification and child-like insights they receive from educating their students.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Your conference narrative should not resolve the story arc challenge on its own. It should leave space and time during its education sessions and networking experiences for participants to process the steps and actions they should take to achieve this opportunity.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 31, 2017

What guides you to uncover your organization’s foundation that makes your competitors unable to replicate or reproduce your conference experience? Successful conference organizers lead with this question, “Why?”. They help their conference participants adapt and steer their futures. Nothing precedes purpose.

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Conference Conference Planning Education Meetings 199

Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 3, 2017

Pane, a senior scientists and distinguished chair in education innovation at RAND. While Pane made this statement about personalized learning in schools, his insights apply to adult education as well. And they have implications for personalized conference experiences too. The Role Of Technology And Deep Learning.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 12, 2020

Many organizations are banning business travel altogether, with large companies mandating that employees work virtually and educational institutions closing campuses to students and staff. Global, national and local governments are all over the board on prescribed actions, from declaring states of emergency to barring travel.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

A conference is a formal gathering that brings together like-minded people to discuss specific topics. Conferences usually take place over multiple days and require a fee to attend. Oftentimes, conferences include keynote speakers and workshop sessions, each designed to educate attendees. We hope not!

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

In order to design relevant education and networking experiences at our conferences, we need to be focused to the point of obsession with our target audience. Over the past 18 months, we’ve carefully scrubbed and analyzed the attendance of 20 major conferences. If student attendance is material, we like to analyze separately.)

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Is attendance on the show floor or in education sessions as expected? More than ever, track and monitor behavior activity on-site to determine the mood and vibe of your audience. Does it feel like a reunion? Are people utilizing the spaces you’ve created to network or have downtime? Your audience may be excited or nervous (or both).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2017

In the conference arena, conference choice architects frame their programming based on solving the needs of their target audience. Asking conference participants to create statements of accomplishment at the beginning of the event will help them focus on their commitment up front.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Not only should your education sessions offer transformational learning experiences. And we know from education research that the best learning experiences happen in small groups of two or three. It’s how we move industries, professions and societies forward—through groups that have real conversations.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It is the responsibility of the meeting planner and team to make sure that everything, and I do mean everything, has been planned, organized and is ready for the onslaught of attendees. Conference Planning Resources – It’s All About Business! From the financial to the educational perspective, they are big business.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This is the exact time to be curious, to be rigorous, to be analytical and scientific says Professor Rob Cole referring to educational trends. The next time a trendy bandwagon comes along, press pause. Take a deep breath. This is the time to be tough on what people are telling you.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 28, 2017

But most conference experiences have changed very little, if at all. So what type of conference education are you serving your customers—shallow learning, advancement learning or deep learning? So what percentage of your conference education falls into each of the following three categories? Shallow Learning.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 12, 2018

These views developed over time and through education, experiences and interactions with others. These mental models are deeply embedded in our conference planning and management practices. It is the unspoken, unrecognized, and unquestioned assumptions that steer your thinking, decisions and actions.

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Eventinterface

JULY 12, 2017

She has experience working on multi-day customer appreciation events, educational seminars and social events. How to implement hybrid event strategies for your meetings and conferences. Planning the audience experience and PR for your events. CONNECT WITH JULIA SPANGLER. Julia Spangler. Phone: (217) 251.0348. Save Save

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InitLive

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The logistics associated with a well run conference is complex, to achieve the required economies of scale and be successful not only must a conference support the needs of multiple types of attendees, such as buyers, vendors, and employees. Make sure to check out - Mastering the Art of Conference Planning in 5 Easy Steps.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 26, 2018

The demand for new conference innovative experiences is high. No I’m not talking about new education formats. What is the conference narrative you are framing for your audience? What courageous vision are you willing to invest in your conference programming? Here are four innovation invitations waiting for your response.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 11, 2019

Investing in future professionals who have made a greater personal commitment to their education is more likely to pay long-term dividends over those in undergraduate programs. In the health-care profession, student categories can include residency or fellowship training. Grants and Awards.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

At IMEX Frankfurt, the team has highlighted “low carbon” options across its menus event-wide, to help educate and inspire around this emerging topic. Attendees will also need to eat at an event, and numerous studies continue to find that vegetarian and plant-based meals require lower greenhouse gas emissions to raise, produce or manufacture.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Being present, accessible and participating in educational and networking sessions designed for the attendees. Yielding the stage to someone who can challenge the profession to advance—not a board or committee member. Losing the teleprompter in favor of authenticity. Empowering staff to reach objectives and staying out of the details.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 9, 2016

It is not related to the amount of time they sit in an education session or listen to a speaker. We should remind them that their level of learning and retention is directly related to their level of active mental engagement and participation. Shift From Verb To Noun.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 23, 2016

Savvy 21st Century conference organizers can effectively demonstrate strategic learning alignment of their conference networking and education programming. Smart conference professionals are skilled at articulating the value of their event’s networking and learning opportunities.

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Master the Event

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In general, the success of every meeting and conference starts with the experience, skills and organization of the conference planner. The job of a conference planner takes time, energy, hard work and can be an overwhelming responsibility. Conference Planner and Conference Planning – So Many Hats Upon One Little Head!

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

In general, the success of every meeting and conference starts with the experience, skills and organization of the conference planner. The job of a conference planner takes time, energy, hard work and can be an overwhelming responsibility. Conference Planner and Conference Planning – So Many Hats Upon One Little Head!

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 5, 2023

She helped push me into the conference planning role and it really helped me launch my career in the meetings and planning industry. One of the coolest things about our industry is that you may have the background and the education and the experience, but really it’s about interactions.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

For example, conferences can provide attendees with valuable knowledge and networking opportunities, but they can also be a great way for your organization to promote your brand and generate leads. So define whether the purpose is to educate attendees, provide networking opportunities, promote your brand, or generate leads.

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Eventinterface

JUNE 3, 2018

She has experience working on multi-day customer appreciation events, educational seminars and social events. How to implement hybrid event strategies for your meetings and conferences. Planning the audience experience and PR for your events. CONNECT WITH JULIA SPANGLER. Julia Spangler. Phone: (217) 251.0348.

Sustainability 100

Sustainability Conference 2015 Consulting 100

Eventinterface

JUNE 3, 2018

She has experience working on multi-day customer appreciation events, educational seminars and social events. How to implement hybrid event strategies for your meetings and conferences. Planning the audience experience and PR for your events. CONNECT WITH JULIA SPANGLER. Julia Spangler. Phone: (217) 251.0348.

Sustainability 100

Sustainability Conference 2015 Consulting 100

Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2017

Imagine designing your next conference or annual meeting from scratch around content instead of picking up the template you’ve been using for years and tweaking it. Not just your education programming, but your breaks, meals, even your exhibit hall (which we advocate for evolving into a solutions center, including changing the name).

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Connect Your Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2018

as conferences manager at NMAC. What I do: I educate leaders to stop the HIV epidemic. Through conference planning, I work to keep adult education interesting and relevant so my attendees continue to fight HIV in and for their communities. Alison Jo McKeithen, MBA, CMP, 38, works in Washington, D.C.,

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 22, 2017

When we create education sessions that go full frontal, participants become adept at transforming information to be recalled into bigger, better and original ideas says Chapman. People must attend specific sessions and recall specific content to pass a test to receive or maintain their designation. It’s actually a low-level cognitive skill.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Conference education sessions that lead with questions can do much more than just draw out information. Questions can encourage conference attendees to become participants and collaborators in solution finding. When someone engages me in a question, it wakes me up.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 14, 2018

As meeting professionals you have a tremendous opportunity to create conferences that inspire your participants’ curiosity. Relevant, interesting questions can serve as the cornerstone for your conference planning. Start with questions that stir up curiosity and provoke reflective thinking.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Search within blog categories like education, sustainability and team building or check out her opinion pieces for something different. Their blog, the “Event Leaders Blog” is packed with education, training and insights for event profs just like you. We love their focus on careers and education development. Plan Your Meetings.

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