Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

The first peer conference I convened and designed was held June 3 – 5, 1992 at Marlboro College, Vermont. So, as of today, the community of practice that eventually became edACCESS has enjoyed 27 years of peer conferences. Twenty-three people came to the inaugural conference. 27 years of peer conferences.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

I’ve been designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich in person meetings — aka peer conferences — for almost thirty years. Because participants love these meetings ! Now the covid-19 pandemic has forced meetings online. In person meetings have vanished overnight.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

And it made me think about meeting design. And, me being me, I thought about what Marcy had just said in the context of meeting design. And meetings are no exception. The art and craft of the meeting designer. It’s a meeting designer’s job to create these contextual layers.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

At the end of February we supported Practically Perfect PA to run their second “Assist Conference” They reached their target of 100 PAs just a few days before the date of the conference, and everyone was delighted to have sold out the event. The five keys to great conference content. And the reason?

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Conferences that Work

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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APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Conferences that Work

JULY 24, 2017

So you’re holding a conference. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 5, 2021

For over twenty years, we’ve known that adults learn 90% of what they need to know to do their job via informal learning. Only about 10% of adult learning involves formal classroom or meeting presentation formats. Peer conferences first uncover the content and issues people want to discuss. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 3, 2022

Here’s a rare opportunity to ask me anything about meeting design and facilitation at a unique, free, online workshop. When it’s over, you’re welcome to stay and socialize online, and I’ll stick around for informal chats. Though the central core is the AAA session, this is an active learning workshop.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

So that’s what made me think that journalism, properly conceived is a service.” — Interview of Jeff Jarvis by David Weinberger A new definition of journalism: “…convening communities into civil, informed, and productive conversation, reducing polarization and building trust through helping citizens find common ground in facts and understanding.”

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Gallus Events

APRIL 18, 2017

There is no such thing as the “perfect” conference programme. Every programme should reflect the slight differences in the audience; those delivering the content; the physical space in which the meeting takes place; the budget, and a good few other aspects too! Conference Programme Template. Add some meeting design.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Well, information dumps from an expert lecturer are one of the worst ways to learn anything important. All meeting design needs to recognize this reality. What we think of as modern business meetings and conferences are hundreds of years old. Yes, humanity’s problem is a meeting problem. Want more evidence?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

If you want maximum learning, interaction, and connection at a meeting, small meetings are better than large meetings. For example, think about a conference to explore the implications of a medical breakthrough. Here’s a little information about the groundbreaking ECTC. Producing Event Camp Twin Cities 2011.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 6, 2019

As these experts work to understand changing consumer trends, preferences and behaviors, considerations must be made into meeting design to craft a truly relevant event, which target audiences will not want to miss. Consider these three key trends and how they can positively impact meeting design. Not sure where to start?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. ChatGPT is just a shell overlayed onto a data set.

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Gallus Events

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In February Gallus Events organised the fourth annual conference for Europe’s largest blog for Personal Assistants “Practically Perfect PA” Attracting over 150 attendees to the physical event in London and over 100 watching online, we created an event that was very different from any other conference for Assistants.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

By “practitioners” I mean the folks who do what the meeting is about; e.g., doctors at a medical event or scientists at a conservation conference. Often, vendors meet with practitioners at a tradeshow, and sponsors (who are usually vendors too) get opportunities to address practitioners.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

Award-winning events and meetings space provider, Warwick Conferences , has announced the appointment of Christine Jones as Business Development Manager. Supporting organisations in the pharmaceutical, finance and legal sectors, Christine has worked at Warwick Conferences for more than 12 years as a Sales Manager.

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Gallus Events

MAY 2, 2017

Clients often ask me, what should they look for in a venue that will support a creative conference? Too many venues, especially hotels, are still designed and to house traditional conferences. If you want to run a creative conference, one that uses Meeting Design you have to find a venue that will really support your conference.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. And David gave me a free hand with the design. The design parameters were interesting.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

This is all very well, but it begs the question: what can meeting designers do to make it easier for attendees to participate more at meetings? Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Sources for additional information. Seth Godin, What Would Happen. Here are three things we can do.

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Conferences that Work

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. of what I routinely did at the conferences I convened and led.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

At the end of February we supported Practically Perfect PA to run their second “Assist Conference” They reached their target of 100 PAs just a few days before the date of the conference, and everyone was delighted to have sold out the event. The five keys to great conference content. And the reason?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The term wake evokes a more informal event and experience than that of a traditional funeral. As the registrations come in, I will use the affiliation information included to create appropriate descriptions for these rooms. I decided to start somewhat formally with everyone together, as in a traditional memorial service.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. I’ve shared the why? and the details of how I typically run this format here.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 12, 2019

Sustainable Brands goes into Detroit areas during its conference, giving participants social and environmental purpose along with a change to build communities within the larger group. Volunteer program at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting gives student attendees an option to lower or eliminate registration fees.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The NAS study gives us some important new information: “ [M]ost college STEM instructors still choose traditional teaching methods…We find that students in the active classroom learn more, but they feel like they learn less. . Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 26, 2019

I embarked on a series of careers that increasingly integrated my technical background with working with people: owning and managing a solar energy business, teaching computer science at a liberal arts college, and consulting in information technology. If you had told me then that the. Whoever they are—young developing leaders,

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2019

Organizer Karen Norris , who invited me, summed up The Event as follows: “We pride ourselves on the fact that our conference is not a typical, didactic conference and we are an ‘experience.'” For more information, check out the full program , registration , and accommodation and travel details.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 29, 2021

And I know many great meeting professionals who strive to wear on their sleeve how they love being with people. Twenty years ago I was a successful, independent information technology consultant. What has surprised me during this journey is meeting so many meeting professionals I like along the way. Yay for us!

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Take a look at the following picture of a trade fair back in 1979: National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association Conference & Trade Show 1979. Same goes for meetings format. Most of the meetings today are still about people sitting down and listening to one or more speakers. Sure, what people wear has changed.

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EventMB

APRIL 12, 2018

This is a case study sponsored by Meetings + Conventions Calgary. More information about Event Manager Blog’s case studies.

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Slido

OCTOBER 15, 2018

How many times have you reached into your creative ideas shelf when planning a conference and realized you’ve used all the usual session formats way too often? This can be difficult at the end of a conference day as people’s attention tends to wane. The format stimulated focused thinking among the attendees.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

has a larger and more secular audience in his sights: conference-goers. Packard shared how “conference refugees” — who find the hallway more appealing than the breakout room — are pointing the way for meeting professionals to adapt. I was just at a religious conference, and it was incredibly dissatisfying.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

has a larger and more secular audience in his sights: conference-goers. Packard shared how “conference refugees” — who find the hallway more appealing than the breakout room — are pointing the way for meeting professionals to adapt. I was just at a religious conference, and it was incredibly dissatisfying.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 8, 2016

For over 25 years, I’ve been designing and facilitating Conferences That Work : successful, innovative, highly interactive, participant-driven events that leverage attendees’ expertise and experience to create just the conference that participants want and need. I’m excited! Earn CIC education credits.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 12, 2016

I’ve been convening, designing, and facilitating conferences for over 35 years, concentrating on participant-driven and participation-rich event facilitation and design since 1992. I kept THEM from experiencing one of the most productive and informative workshops I have ever attended. I am so ashamed! Earn 16.00

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