Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

As a demographic, they also value experiences over material goods, want to share those experiences (usually via social media), have higher technological literacy, and are 62% more likely to travel then their generation X counterparts. Control over the meeting agenda is moving to attendees. labor force at 35%.

Meetings 158

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

Guidebook

JULY 18, 2018

Announce your ticket sales on your social media platforms and encourage people to sign up for notifications or to purchase their tickets early (if that’s an option). Wouldn’t you feel special if you were whisked away to VIP seats or had special access to intimate, VIP-only Q&A sessions with speakers?

Social Media 90

Social Media Tech Speakers Meeting Design 90

Gallus Events

APRIL 25, 2018

You will find me going on about the importance of the venue in a lot of posts (specially the ones that cover meeting design ) as the venue helps the organiser create the right atmosphere and environment. Some of the teams will start working but they will probably be planning and scoping rather than designing and building.

Social Media 145

Social Media Venues Fashion Speakers 145

PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

For Matter, Fuson selected a 114-year-old venue that was originally built as a chapel and served as the hub of a residential neighborhood for many years, as well as a meeting place for both the women’s suffrage and civil rights movements. The design of the hotel’s meeting space, The Apartment, also mixes playfulness and purpose.

Meeting Design 40

Meeting Design Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels 40

Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

And yet technology is indispensable for modern event management, from registration to sound and lighting, digital displays, interactive games, security, data collection, social media engagement, and collecting attendee feedback. Smith , Managing Director at Interactive Meeting Technology LLC. ” — Samuel J.

Event Technology 111

Event Technology Technology 2019 Consulting 111

Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

And yet technology is indispensible for modern event management, from registration to sound and lighting, digital displays, interactive games, security, data collection, social media engagement, and collecting attendee feedback. Smith , Managing Director at Interactive Meeting Technology LLC. ” — Samuel J.

Event Technology 111

Event Technology Technology 2019 Consulting 111

Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Some seating issues we heard back about in our seating survey included participants having trouble understanding the layout, not being connected enough to the speaker, and needing more spatial/seating flexibility for networking. 88% of event profs believe social media has raised the expectations for F&B at events.

Hotels 149

Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Smart Meetings sent a team to do some early reconnaissance, and the top lessons learned included the following. How People Think is as Important as What They Think. She has found that planners who consider how the brain processes information are more successful than those who plan based on what they want to force onto the attendee.

2017 58

2017 Sustainability Meeting Design Education 58

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

For Matter, Fuson selected a 114-year-old venue that was originally built as a chapel and served as the hub of a residential neighborhood for many years, as well as a meeting place for both the women’s suffrage and civil rights movements. The design of the hotel’s meeting space, The Apartment, also mixes playfulness and purpose.

Travel 74

Travel Event Design Food and Beverage Hotels 74

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

A few months before this announcement, I had a large conference where I pushed attendees further than they wanted to go by incorporating QR codes, iPads, and social media throughout the entire program. I will revolutionize attendee engagement through innovative meeting-design practices.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. That order gets even taller when it comes to reflecting diversity in a speaker lineup.

2020 128

2020 Meetings 2019 Speakers 128

Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Corbin Ball is an international speaker, consultant and writer dedicated to helping clients use technology more efficiently for improved productivity. With a big tech focus, you’ll find plenty of reads on social media and apps, among more general event industry news. All about event tech. Corbin Ball’s TechTalk. Techsytalk.

Trade Shows 133

Trade Shows Food and Beverage Tech Education 133

Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 27, 2016

Meeting or event design elements cover a wide array of details ranging from thematic tie-ins, signage, audiovisual production, speaker selection, technology use, seating, room set-ups, food and beverage menus and program content. Design program. Engage speakers and performers. Design site layout.

Meetings 62

Meetings Food and Beverage Risk Management Contracts 62

SmartMeetings

JULY 4, 2020

To do that, you need the following: Experiences : Design experiences where the attendees and speakers take ownership to educate each other. Speakers : Select speakers from diverse communities and give them the platform to advance their dreams and goals. Now we are meeting fewer new people, so we can go deeper.

Food and Beverage 122

Food and Beverage Hotels Travel Contracts 122