Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 31, 2018

As conference organizers, we frequently ignore the evidence all around us of what’s working and what’s not. Often our conference planning teams and volunteer advisors follow our lead as we give more precedent to what feels right. What type of data do we have already have in our hands for any conference improvement process?

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Your association, annual conference, and governance are all institutions. One of the sacred cows for associations and their annual conference is attributing notoriety to the office of the president, board chair or annual conference committee chair. Smith’s year” or “Sally’s year” when referring to past annual conferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

As a conference organizer, you can seed your annual meeting with experiences that nurture authentic conversations, deep connections and community. You can design, structure and facilitate conference experiences that foster and reclaim meaningful dialogue in an age of digital disruptions. Your Conference Must Facilitate Community.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 10, 2018

This is the first of two posts that are intended to be a helpful resource for conference organizers as they develop their attendee succession-plan strategy. Key Indicators For Most Conferences. Have leadership that is present. Transparency and trust are the future currencies for engagement. User Experience Design (UXD).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 11, 2019

They offer significant membership and registration discounts as well as ample presentation opportunities. So is this the right strategy for your association and conference? A large percentage of student attendees won’t make all of your conference constituents happy. Does Investing Early Result In Loyalty?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 24, 2018

Who owns the overall experience that customers have at your conference? Who oversees and manages the conference customers’ journey? Or perhaps no one is considering the holistic experience of your conference customer? Do you know what your conference target market customer wants? Owning The Conference Customer Experience.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 26, 2018

Within the conference arena, innovation is the process through which new value is created and delivered to customers. Our conferences need innovation in processes, systems and design more than it needs new inventions in technology. Innovation within the conference and meetings space is going to be about the way we do conferences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 2, 2016

Many conferences depend upon academic researchers to present at their event. Yet that very research often puzzles their conference stakeholders. Other times, the research presented is so narrowly defined that it appears to lack real-life application. The Irony Of Academic Research And Conferences. Ironic, right?!?!

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 22, 2017

You can make your conference the purple cow of all conference experiences. By creating conference experiences that help your participants think smarter! This means designing conference experiences that go full frontal ! The Traditional Low Level Cognitive Conference. Most conference experiences are passive.

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Coterie Spark

JULY 12, 2021

Planning a hybrid conference, a combination of an in-person conference with a “virtual” online component, can be a lot of fun, but also demands clarity and expertise. It’s a lot like planning two different and yet thematically connected conferences at the same time. Which tier is best for you?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 29, 2018

A conference is more than just talks and booths inside a ballroom. This means their experience both during and in-between conference events are in your hands. Not to worry, that’s why we’ve put together all our conference planning guides here, to make sure you plan the best event experience for them.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

With so many moving parts to juggle, planning a conference can seem like a daunting task. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to plan a conference from A to Z. What Does It Take to Plan a Conference? But how long does it take to plan a conference?

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Socio Events

AUGUST 4, 2022

Anybody who has ever planned a conference knows the value of flexibility and engagement. And if that’s what you’re looking for from your next event, you might want to consider planning a virtual conference. That said, many event planners are still new to virtual event planning—and that’s ok.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 26, 2018

Conference and meeting professionals like action when planning their events. Herein likes one of their challenges when starting a conference improvement process. Herein likes one of their challenges when starting a conference improvement process. The Traditional Present-Forward Planning Mindset.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES? Schedule it right.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES? Schedule it right.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Event Industry especially was hit the hardest but has sprung up to action with ideas as innovative as Virtual Conferences. . Being the norm of 2020, virtual conferences are now the staple form of delivering immediate content to one’s audience, while reaping immense benefits. WHY NOT PHYSICAL CONFERENCES? Schedule it right.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

They may need to straighten out seating, throw away trash, or be present to help supervise room setup turnovers and between-use cleaning. What are some other ways you have dealt with staff shortages at your conferences? How do you plan to prepare for your future meetings? Almost everything takes longer on site.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Your conference-slip is showing! Well conference professionals, your conference-slip is showing. If conference hosts and meeting professionals don’t foster and protect specific beliefs about today’s society and business, they lack the intellectual framework for their event to transform lives. Conferences are for people.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Host Hotels & Resorts’ Sourav Ghosh (clockwise from top left), STR’s Amanda Hite, and Hotel News Now’s Stephanie Ricca participate in the online Hotel Data Conference. The Hotel Data Conference has been held annually for around 700 attendees in Nashville for the past 12 years. Screenshot by Rachel Daub).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 18, 2017

It’s the adventures of your next conference experience across the eighth dimension. Well, similar to Buckaroo’s adventures, you have the opportunity to take your band of conference participants into the 21st Century conference dimension. These conference programming trends are headed your way.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Conferences that are like time capsules promote and preserve nostalgia and the past. Conferences that are like time machines teleport people to the future so they can discover what’s next. Conferences that resemble time capsules defend the status quo and traditions. Meeting Planning Evolves. They are like time capsules.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

It is much more effective to provide opportunities for conference participants to solve their own problems, then telling them how to solve it. Conference organizers automatically assume that if someone is attending their event, they expect the conference to help them solve their problems. Paraphrase Dr. A. There is another way!

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 17, 2019

As conference organizers this leads us to bad decisions when selecting speakers and programming where we promote sharing success stories over asking questions, verifying validity and understanding context. So how often have you promoted conference round table discussions for attendees to share stories and take advice from peers?

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Endless Events

AUGUST 23, 2019

Do you know how to make a good presentation? It’s critical to the success of your event that presentations go well. It’s a common occurrence for presentations to fall flat. We’ve all been there, you’re at a conference, you’ve been waiting for months to hear a particular speaker. Ban PowerPoint Forever .

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 17, 2022

Our guide to the best virtual conference platforms helps you pick the right virtual solution. So we created this guide to the best virtual conference platforms to help you. So we created this guide to the best virtual conference platforms to help you. Virtual conference platforms. What is a virtual conference?

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Endless Events

JANUARY 16, 2019

Are you using video to enhance your conference? Today Will Curran will walk you through 4 types of video that all conferences need to create your best conference yet! Today Will Curran will walk you through 4 types of video that all conferences need to create your best conference yet! Most conferences start that.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Conferences and meetings are planned with a definite reason. Associations, organizations, meeting planners and their teams put a lot of time, energy and effort in to the planning and organizing of the various types of meetings, events, conferences and the like to ensure the best possible outcome and success.

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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? They explored the various learning experiences offered by experts, presenters, professors and teachers. Shallow Learning. Deep Learning.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 15, 2020

There are a handful of virtual medical conferences which are meticulously designed and implemented. With the era of digitalization and the current Coronavirus pandemic, hosting your medical conferences virtually will be a great idea to capitalize on what’s coming your way. Considering e-patient and patient audience for the conference.

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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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Coterie Spark

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As we move into the fall conference season, the weather can become increasingly unpredictable. This is especially the case along the Gulf Coast, but even if you’re not hosting there you should still keep an eye on weather reports to better prepare your conference for weather-related disturbances. Always be marketing.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 6, 2019

Delegates at the Australian Marine Sciences Association conference take a plastic-free coffee break. After creating a near plastic-free annual conference , the Australian Marine Sciences Association and event management organization Encanta created a tip sheet for other groups hoping to reduce the use of plastics at their meetings.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 6, 2023

They Present Options When Faced with a Challenge: Projects rarely go exactly as planned, and challenges are bound to arise. By re-stating your expectations, they ensure that everyone is on the same page. When you finish a call with them, you should expect a written recap as reinforcement and alignment.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2023

Contingency plan, A, B & C: iStock Credit: Andrii Dodonov Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. Fortunately, this association had already planned a digital version of the conference to be held four weeks after the in-person event.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 28, 2019

Efficient planning does not mean reinventing the wheel each time. Successfully planning an academic conference can take years. A strong foundation is the key to a smooth and efficient planning process. Organizing the abstracts, posters, and presentations at your conference can easily become your most time-consuming task.

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Master the Event

APRIL 5, 2022

In addition to being liberal and open minded, Seattle has a vibrant and energetic urban lifestyle that presents the most stunning and unaffected settings and ambiances. Conference Planning Seattle – So Much to See and Do…. When planning a conference in Seattle there really is so much to choose from.

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