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Becoming a writer

Conferences that Work

Slow progress, eventually leading to triumph In 2007, something changed. His enthusiasm for my conference design work was a huge boost. Instead, I felt largely incapable of writing sentences that conveyed what I wanted to say. Yet somehow, I persevered. My struggle lasted two years. There was no blinding flash of insight.

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2019 40 Under 40: Heather Wakefield, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

Connect Your Meetings

metro area in 2007, I had the opportunity to start working in a medical specialty association on educational programming. I have since worked for two additional medical specialty associations and have grown in my responsibility and understanding of all aspects of annual conference design and execution.

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What’s the best learning model for conference sessions?

Conferences that Work

Such process is the focus of the peer conference designs and associated participation techniques that I’ve been developing and writing about here and in my books. Quotes from David Weinberger, Everything Is Miscellaneous , Times Books, 2007. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.