Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 20, 2021

As it becomes more apparent that face-to-face events will return in some form this year, conference organizers have an opportunity to make changes that would have been more difficult to sell up the ladder in the past. It’s a good time for planners to challenge their organizations to make the meeting experience more valuable than ever.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 26, 2025

But this year, the Veterinary Meeting & Expo embraced a buzzy art theme that gave exhibitors a creative license to experiment. In order to enter a booth, attendees usually had to fill out a digital form or scan their badge, and then they were guided through a spiel or presentation on the exhibiting company and its products.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders. Obvious problems. Complicated problems.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 18, 2022

I’ve been writing about hybrid meetings for a long time; my first post was in February 2010. The COVID19 pandemic created an explosion of interest in hybrid meetings, and the marketplace and event professionals are still defining what “hybrid” means. (No, Sounds crazy, yes, but stay with me!

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Event Marketer

MARCH 25, 2025

Conferences and trade shows in my industry are critical, and I was surprised how critical these shows were when I first got into med device, she says. The brands exhibit at RSNA 2023 was recognized as a Standout Booth, and at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting that year, 4DMedical won Best in Show in the mid-size category.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 29, 2020

I’ve been noticing a strange trend, ever since COVID-19 caused just about all bread and butter meetings to vanish. Suddenly, people are calling the meetings we’re holding these days virtual meetings. I’m sorry, but when I think of a virtual meeting, this comes to mind…. together with content like this….

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 10, 2020

Is it possible to routinely start online meetings on time? Think about the last three meetings you attended. Why don’t scheduled meetings start on time? The reason that almost no scheduled meetings (in-person or online ) start on time is that we provide one single time for meetings to both open and start.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 27, 2022

Want a simple way to improve meeting session learning? Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Improve meeting session learning with this simple tip! appeared first on Conferences That Work. Provide a shared Google doc where all participants can take notes, ask questions, and get answers!

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

What are the fairest rules to use when running meetings? ” I think it’s reasonable to concentrate on fairness to participants : the majority of those involved with the meeting. All meetings have rules, whether overt or covert, conscious or unconscious, that influence how they proceed. Status and power at meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The outdoor event destination introduces a new end-of-year festivities offering for businesses Center Parcs Conferences & Events announces the launch of its first ever end-of-year festive event package for business clients – Festive Meetings in the Forest – available at both its Woburn Forest and Sherwood Forest venues.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 4, 2020

Providing downtime during any meeting is important , but it’s especially important to schedule breaks during online meetings. What happens if you don’t schedule breaks during online meetings. Obviously, there are times when online meeting participants need to take a break. Let’s explore this.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 19, 2021

Ever since my first encounter with the hybrid hub and spoke meeting topology at Event Camp Twin Cities in 2011, I’ve been a big fan of the format. Yesterday [see below], I realized that hub and spoke is a great format for purely online meetings too. What’s a hub and spoke meeting? But first…. A terminology reminder.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

London Hotel Group, The Wesley, has two sustainable hotels based in Camden and Euston, that serve as the perfect location for delegates looking for a corporate event, training, conference or meeting space in Central London. Bloomsbury – An intimate meeting space with a large LED screen. This room can also be partitioned.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 10, 2025

The nature of business meetings has undergone a significant transformation. Companies are increasingly shifting from large, infrequent conferences to smaller, more frequent gatherings that foster collaboration and connection. Another key factor is budget optimization.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 27, 2025

The Meetings Industry Association (MIA) has reacted to the Chancellor of the Exchequers Spring Statement 2025, which was presented in the House of Commons yesterday. Every conference, exhibition and meeting fuels wider business activity, attracting inward investment, inspiring innovation and supporting job creation.

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Event Marketer

MARCH 14, 2025

Health care conferences can often come off as sterile. Due to the serious nature of the conversations, solutions and sessions presented, that can translate to a buttoned-up, clinical approach to the design and attendee experiencebut not at VMX 2025. When we stopped by on day two of the expo, the painting was halfway to being completed.

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

So for many event planners looking for the right tool to host a virtual conference, Zoom is the first thing that comes to mind. This means planners can easily connect their Zoom account with EventMobi to deliver a seamless and user-friendly experience to their virtual conference attendees. Already an EventMobi customer?

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

As a luxury hotel sales director, youve seen how increasingly sophisticated meeting planners are becoming in their venue selection. Takeaway Tip: Suppliers who embrace these trends and market them effectively in their RFPs, proposals, and promotional materials will stand out as trusted partners for meeting planners.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 5, 2021

If people come to meetings to learn, how can we create the best environment for them to do so? It turns out that trust and safety are prerequisites for optimum learning at meetings. How we learn at meetings. Only about 10% of adult learning involves formal classroom or meeting presentation formats.

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Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Take Canva: For a few years, the graphic design service hosted its Canva Create conference as a themed keynote followed by a vibrant afterparty, geared primarily toward an internal audience of Canvas employees, known as Canvanauts. After all, there are rock stars behind every winning idea, no matter how big or small.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Read More : Today’s Best Practices for Visas and International Travel Business travel has been a key economic driver, thanks in no small part to the power of in-person meetings and events. While virtual meetings kept people connected during the pandemic, in-person engagements are proving more critical than ever.” billion, a $1.2

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 16, 2020

The bread and butter of conferences is concurrent education sessions. Why do we often leave this most critical and valuable aspect of the conference experience in the hands of speakers who are not prepared to deliver an engaging learning experience? Change up session/presenter evaluations. Proof is in the Pudding.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

From screen to scene, elevate your next event Finding the perfect meeting space is a process. To get a better sense of what is possible when you host your event at the movies, Smart Meetings took a look at Galaxy Theatres Grandscape in The Colony, Texas, and chatted with Frank Rimkus, CEO of Galaxy Theatres , to find out.

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EventMB

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Skift Take: Conferences and events are digging deeper to excite and engage younger attendees, and typical keynote presentations aren't the answer. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Though I don’t teach college anymore, I’m interested in educational class design because a class is a meeting. And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. Not so much by the information presented but more by the way it was done. ” Sadly, I was disappointed.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

Over the years I’ve designed and facilitated hundreds of meetings. One of the most common issues I address that is rarely acknowledged openly is the tension between the wants and needs of suppliers and practitioners at meetings. But what happens when both suppliers and practitioners at meetings attend sessions ?

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Meetings and conferences are perhaps one of the most important fundamental ways in which people come together and change happens. So I’m pleased to discover an academic research article paper about unconference — especially since its title is: The Future Of Conferences Is Unconferences !

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Event Marketer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Nine ways the internal event got a festival-inspired upgrade It was out with the old and in with the new at Quest Software’s 2024 internal sales conference in Anaheim, CA, as the brand overhauled the annual event with a festival-inspired theme designed to support its forward-looking company vision. More impressive still, he didn’t fall. “In

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Eventmobi

JULY 31, 2024

An annual meeting is many things—a gathering, an experience, and a way to build connections. But an annual meeting is only three days out of the year, maybe four. Many organizations are producing better meetings than ever. That’s especially true once you hit the trade show floor.) EventMobi Director of Sales Ian Webb thinks so.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

American Airlines has gifted passengers an early holiday present this year in the form of new technology to shut down group-jumpers. Looking for a showstopping dining experience to feature at your next meeting? You’re not alone—a major conference is being held to address the G20’s fastest-growing MICE market.

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Eventmobi

MAY 23, 2024

A well-planned and executed conference will do wonders for your organization. A conference can help you achieve these things—if you host it correctly. To ensure your conference is a smashing success, invest in conference management. Keep reading this comprehensive guide to learn: What is a Conference?

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 25, 2025

The business events, accommodation and meetings industry contributes more than 61 billion to the UK economy each year, yet it remains particularly vulnerable to inflationary pressures, talent shortages and inconsistent government support. Our sector doesnt just respond to growth we help drive it.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 27, 2025

Smart Meetings Wellness Experience brought not-a-buzzword, capital-W Wellness to life in word and action. Read More: The Science of Event Happiness Featured at Smart Meetings Elevate Experience Wellness, now. Its meeting people where theyre at, and there are so many ways we can do it. Wellness is already in events DNA.

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Attendease

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Whether you’re organizing a corporate conference, a product launch, a holiday party, or a training seminar, this handy tool turns overwhelming project timelines into bite-sized, actionable steps. Use it during team meetings to guide discussions and track progress. This is where an event planning workback schedule can help!

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 20, 2025

Greengage Solutions has announced the shortlist for its 2025 Sustainability Awards that will be presented at a ceremony in London in May.

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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. Zoom has rapidly become the dominant platform for online meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

Highlighting these dishes first not only encourages healthier choices but aligns with statistics from The Vegan Society showing that 49% of people are more likely to select plant-based options when presented as the default choice.

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