Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Speaker recruiting? Kristin Arnold [I think you’re referring to Zoom Rooms, not Zoom Meetings. Use shared documents to seek feedback and capture insights from large groups. Mostly because my panelists are tech people and not always the best speakers????. More hybrid meetings in future. Raza Shaikh.

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Attendease

AUGUST 20, 2024

But how can you ensure every single touchpoint meets and exceeds expectations? Again, consideration activities vary by event type: For in-person conferences and seminars: Email nurture sequences that highlight the agenda, speakers, venues Free informational webinars Engaging social content like lives with speakers, Q&A sessions, etc.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 11, 2018

On the heels of multiple studies showing that event professionals are increasingly being asked to do more with less, Smart Meetings asked a veteran planner for tips on how to create “wow” on a budget. Modify your menus: It’s sad but true that food is often wasted at meetings. Tap your speakers’ bureau. Food and Beverage.

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. MEET THE CHANGE in Numbers. This required quite a technical set up: © MEET THE CHANGE pictures by Oliver Wachenfeld. The Experience on Site.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

We’ve all made the shift to virtual meetings—because we had to. How can your digital meeting beat a Netflix binge or mindless scrolling? Read More : Virtual Meetings Are Missing These Two Things, Meta Is Working on a Fix. Meet the Demand With On-demand. Here are five tech tips to make your virtual event engaging.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 17, 2019

The above technology is still around and heavily used at meetings and events. To increase engagement and adoption, share the in-app features with your attendees and have your speakers promote the app on your behalf as well. Have the speaker introduce the poll and read the question out loud. Text Voting and Polling.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 30, 2023

How to design events that leave a lasting impact At MPI’s WEC 2023 , Jacques Martiquet, known professionally as The Party Scientist , had a room full of meeting professionals dancing, laughing and opening their hearts to people who had been strangers when they entered the room. He traveled the world and led flash mobs in 12 countries. “I

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Eventmobi

JULY 26, 2022

The conference is a mix of speaker sessions, networking, exhibitor booths, and evening social events. Meet the Person Behind the Magic. “We were searching for a flexible, robust event app that would meet our unique needs and could enhance our attendees’ experience.” ” — Rachel Lyon. Feedback Surveys.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Prior to the initial kickoff meeting for every event my team produces, we sit down with our clients to clarify their mission, define any non-negotiables and outline their goals and KPIs. Once these tasks are complete, I schedule time to walk them through each document. Read More : How to Budget Realistically for Hybrid Meetings.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This document should clearly outline your specific needs and include a defined budget range. It’s important not to expect your event producer to draft this document for you. Last-minute Changes Permitting last-minute slide changes by speakers can lead to unnecessary stress and disorganization.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

While many companies resort to software like zoom to have virtual conferences or meetings, how can one take an entire social group of thousands of people virtual, and how do you manage such an event? The team had to go through with the run down and instruct on which speaker would speak when.

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Eventmobi

JULY 9, 2020

Nothing beats the power of in-person meetings to create long lasting relationships or enhance learning, but a well executed online event will allow you to foster your community in different ways. Use your website to provide up-to-the-minute revised session and scheduling information to your attendees, speakers and sponsors.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Meet Cambridge is proud to have worked alongside The International Neurotrauma Society (INTS), a body of globally-renowned scientists and clinicians tackling brain and spinal cord injuries, helping the organisers to win the bid and bring the 2024 conference to Cambridge for the very first time. In all, 45 different countries were represented.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Bid document. The supplier then submits a bid document to explain what services they can offer. Breakout rooms are small meeting rooms created for a virtual audience in which attendees can divide into small groups to discuss the topic at hand. Certified Meeting Professional (CMP). Keynote speaker. Blackout date.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

I had the opportunity to work on a large national sales meeting, which gave me on-site exposure.” In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another. “As she began to trust me with more of her work, I realized how much I enjoyed it,” says Dolecki.

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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. This is analogous to walking around and interviewing such individuals at in-person meetings.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 24, 2023

It aligns everyone— event speakers , vendors, attendees—into a harmonious rhythm. Keep scrolling to learn how to create a top-notch run of show document. At its core, a run of show is a play-by-play of your event that maps out every detail, from keynote speakers to coffee breaks. What Is a Run of Show Document?

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Eventmobi

JUNE 26, 2024

When designing the attendee experience for your next conference or meeting, creating a seamless and quick check-in flow is crucial. Not to mention, a pain-free experience can also significantly impact interest and registrations for all the other meetings and events you host throughout the year.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Here are five examples of how explicit communication improves meetings. 1—Tell attendees how your meeting socials will be social! Want to make your meeting “socials” actually social? A little explicit pre-party communication will improve your meeting. Don’t just throw a party with loud music.

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Attendease

MAY 16, 2024

Some smart glasses are equipped with open-ear speakers to allow wearers to listen to music and take phone calls, and some have cameras for hands-free photo and video taking. These can be helpful in the planning stage when exploring venue options, picking out potential decor, documenting the set-up process, and more.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 1, 2017

For years, you’ve offered education to your constituents to meet industry or profession CE requirements. You’ve kept detailed data on content alignment with obligations, program and speaker approvals from governing boards, attendance, test scores and customer certification status. It’s worked for decades. It won’t be easy.

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Attendease

OCTOBER 27, 2022

On your event registration website, make sure to highlight the parts of the event your attendees should be excited about, like keynote speakers and top-rated sessions. Elevate the user experience by providing links to all supporting and downloadable documents right in the chat, rather than having your attendees go searching for them.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 24, 2023

Read More : When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event A sporting event being held in a high occupancy stadium will have more dynamic risks than a conference due to the size of the venue and activities taking place.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 25, 2021

An agreement on how you expect people—attendees, staff, speakers, exhibitors, etc.—to You can use an app like Event Farm to control crowds and stagger queuing anywhere a line forms, like registration/check-in, meet-and-greets, product demos, and food/beverage stations. #15: 1: Code of conduct. to treat each other is not new.

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Attendease

MAY 27, 2021

For Convening Leaders, whether it was pre-recorded or live, there weren’t a lot of speakers on stage this year: there were a couple in Singapore at one of our hubs, we had a couple of other hubs in the US, but not a lot of onstage presentations, a lot of them were pre-recorded and run semi-live. Get people’s fingers moving.

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GEVME

JANUARY 8, 2020

Cancellation of speakers or performers . Read your policy – in some cases, your insurance can have exclusions, and you should be able to recognize such cases stated in your policy document. Event planners should also ask visitors or vendors to read an event policy document carefully to understand possible coverage. .

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Eventmobi

MAY 18, 2020

Speaker readiness and presentations are just as important as they are at in-person events, but in-session engagement, high quality video production , and facilitating online networking takes on a whole new meaning at online events and conferences. Networking needn’t be an afterthought just because your attendees can’t meet in-person.

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GEVME

JUNE 20, 2018

From the length of the session to “Who’s the next speaker?”, What’s more, many event professionals question the need to build an agenda for small-scale corporate meetings in the first place. The following guide, along with three agenda samples, is meant to demonstrate the value of an event agenda for versatile corporate meetings.

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Gallus Events

MAY 11, 2020

As one of my speakers said during my last online event: “to get to the next level you will have to pay at the next level” Everyone is heading online……… So here they are: The five best online training courses for online events. with the trainer and a stack of templates and documents. COST: $500.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 9, 2018

Help attendees find others interested in meeting up in the days leading up to the event. Give speakers an opportunity to start a discussion with attendees about their upcoming topics. Push Out Promotional Content: Content can include assets such as videos from past events, blog posts from speakers, and the event hashtag.

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

Depending on the complexity of the conference and the tools you use to build your checklist, it can be a very detailed document that includes deadlines, assigned responsibilities, comments, budget specifications , and updates, or it may just be a short list of items. Arrange onsite check-in: Have a team meeting with an onsite team.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

The final step in the event management process is a follow-up meeting after the event to discuss the event’s overall ROI, attendee and sponsor feedback, and make the necessary readjustments to the overarching event strategy. Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared. Event apps.

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 24, 2021

Coordinating the staff, speakers, and vendors. Event management software is that robust machine running the actual event and seamlessly connecting speakers and vendors to attendees (and collecting data throughout the process). Want to suggest some new marketing ideas at your next event planning meeting? Communication.

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Eventinterface

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Countless multilingual business meetings, conferences and events are conducted around the world daily, the success of which largely depends on attendees understanding each other. If you are hosting a multilingual meeting, conference or event, it is important to keep in mind how critical it is to get the participants' messages across.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 24, 2018

On April 12th, the world celebrated GMID (Global Meetings Industry Day). Behind every meeting, conference, and incentive trip, there are event organizers making an impact on businesses, economies, and communities. During the event, I participated in a panel about technological innovation in the meeting and event industry.

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Attendease

MARCH 19, 2024

Include standing meetings and appointments with key stakeholders. Identify opportunities to cross-train employees for different event roles, such as registration support or speaker management. Determine meeting cadences and use agendas to stay on track. Add key milestones like vendor booking deadlines and payment deadlines.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Welcome to the era of disrupted meetings, in good company with other industries and institutions whose established norms are being taken down to the studs. They have expectations of involvement.

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