Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Lecturing has been the core modality in our education systems for centuries. Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design. Most meeting presenters still lecture. And most meeting session presenters resort to lecturing as their dominant session modality.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 22, 2023

Hey everyone, especially educators who teach courses on meetings and hospitality. My ebooks are now available on VitalSource , the largest global supplier of digital course materials to higher education! Thank you for your ongoing support of my work and your commitment to advancing the field of meeting design!

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Participant-driven and participation-rich peer conference designs improve on traditional events because they don’t treat openings and closings as necessary evils but as critical components of the meeting design. Let’s examine each phase of the peer conference arc in more detail.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

The supplier’s perspective on attending meeting sessions. Typically, suppliers are looking for opportunities to sell and perhaps get some education. First, you need to understand before the meeting what your practitioners and suppliers want, need, and expect.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 20, 2024

Today, because consulting on meeting design and facilitation is a niche practice, marketing via sharing my website posts with subscribers and on social media has also become a significant source of new clients. industry education ). industry education ). Feedback like this is a gift that helps me improve my craft.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 18, 2018

Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

Related posts: 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. The notes at the.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 24, 2019

Next month, Thomson again will be looking for innovative ways to address the issue, this time as part of “ Hackathon: How the Events Industry Can Help the Unsheltered/Homeless ,” at PCMA’s Education Conference in Los Angeles on June 25. What can we do as an industry to help? With the skills that we’ve got, we can do a lot of good.”.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Here are five meeting industry trends that are changing the game. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: And then in 1992, I wanted to do a conference in a new area: The rise of personal computers, using them in educational administration. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game. C2 aren’t the only ones making professional events feel like bucket-list festivals. Millennials are the decision makers now.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Where past generations of meeting-goers might have been content as spectators, attendees today are looking for more active participation and experiential learning — starting with the fact that much of what they used to travel for is now available digitally. FLIPPED LEARNING The Upside-Down Classroom. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING All Hands On.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

She’s an established thought leader on the topics of technology, leadership, event design, audience engagement, social media, digital strategy. Kristi has educated audiences in Latin America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America face-to-face and virtually on the topics she excels at.

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Event Industry News

JULY 27, 2021

Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), a leader in luxury hotel sales for meeting incentives, conventions, and exhibition (MICE), welcomes the addition of Silvia Zamora to the ALHI executive team. Zamora graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor of science degree in advertising.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We asked some of the people creating meeting magic today alongside the massive influx of new meeting designers that have come to the industry since Covid for tips on what to ask your partners and when to get started. Consider this your global positioning system for navigating the exciting world of producing events.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Attendees include event and retail florists, researchers, wholesalers, growers, and suppliers. The “Advanced Design Techniques” workshop — one of several — was described as “speed dating meets design education.”

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

For example, conferences and meetings usually focus on networking and professional development. Classes and seminars focus on education. And here is a list of the top event design tools on the market.). With all this said, here are the most popular event setups used by event professionals and planners.

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Kate’s story — and a Convene Podcast with educator Janet Sperstad, CMP — focused on the benefits for participants when meeting designers adding meditation practices and a mindfulness mindset to events. . And reduced stress. . But what about you?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With great enthusiasm, clarity and presence, she educates her audiences with timeless strategies blended with tactics and trends. Seema is currently serving as AVP and Senior Lead Principal – Education, Training and Assessment and Head of SAP and Oracle Academy at Infosys Ltd. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

“This is our fourth class,” said PCMA President and CEO Deborah Sexton, “and with each one, we are struck by the passion and insights these individuals bring to the business-events community. 20 in Their Twenties is supported by the PCMA Education Foundation and Visit Seattle. Derek Anderson. Where would you like your career to go?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

With great enthusiasm, clarity and presence, she educates her audiences with timeless strategies blended with tactics and trends. Seema is currently serving as AVP and Senior Lead Principal – Education, Training and Assessment and Head of SAP and Oracle Academy at Infosys Ltd. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer.

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EventMB

MARCH 24, 2025

Skift Take: Planners put so much focus on the meeting experience that they sometimes overlook how much logistics have an impact on content. Barbara Scofidio Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

In addition to daily posts on event planning and software reviews, Event Manager Blog has published a number of free e-books like “ The Event App Bible ” and “ The Good Event Registration Guide.”. Gallus Events. Stylevise is dedicated to the specifics of event design. Event Marketing Institute.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

In the beginning, we looked at what was on the market and saw that many online event platforms attempt to mimic real life. We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. Offline, we created a highly artistic experience that got everyone into a collaborative mindset.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

Why mention this on an event design blog? Well, the most effective aspect of China’s online censorship regime illustrates what happens when you don’t incorporate covenants into your meetings. The Chinese government runs a massive online censorship program. Tech In Asia explains: “Imagine being near a steep cliff.

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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

H: Meeting or event design. Each one is linked to a story by a meeting professional that we think will help you understand them better and apply them to your work. We also offer educational PYM LIVE Events as well as and webinars and certificate programs through our association with the MPI Academy.

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