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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Research a potential client’s financial background? Since 2016, I’ve been participating in the annual, invitation-only Meeting Design Practicum conferences that have been held all over Europe. Provide frequent and timely feedback to my staff? Maximize milk production on a New England dairy farm?

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How OpenAI Has Misappropriated My Copyright: ChatGPT’s Land Grab

Conferences that Work

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.

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

A recent thread on the MECO community (a great resource for meeting professionals since 2006) describes numerous recent basic logistical failings, and points to what I see as symptoms of fundamental problems with meeting industry associations at the national level. But their inclusion looks good on the promotional materials.

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Participants Will Pay for Virtual Events If the Content Is Compelling Enough

PCMA Convene

The panel members — a corporate planner, two association planners, a meeting-design expert, and a hotel executive — discussed the viability of hybrid events. And the panelists agreed that growing an audience size will increase the financial viability of the event, and a group’s bottom line over time.

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Hybrid is happening, here’s what works!

Expo Pass

In terms of event production, Montegrano added that her company, Encore, designed their safety plan to be specifically inline with various venues — and to match their meeting design, traffic flow, tech, and cleaning guidelines. Hybrid events can help you reach attendance and financial goals.

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Top 10 books Event Planners Must Read in 2018

Hubilo Blog

Penned down by the event professionals themselves, it is an all-in-one book about meeting designing. Financial issues, less investment, monetary crisis! Judy Allen has explained whether or not having financial troubles; you can still increase your client base and make your event planning business work.

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

Areas of expertise include conference business models, strategy, attendance marketing, sponsorship programs, and meeting technology. Bo Krüger is a speaker, facilitator and meeting designer. Bos passion is to create outstanding meetings that will let participants leave eager to change themselves, their business and the world.

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