Gallus Events

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Supporting conference speakers. Julius asked me to do a session that would help planners better understand and better support their speakers. A conference needs great content as much as a blog does. The conference organiser impacts the content as much as the speaker. There’s a quid pro quo.

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Eventory

AUGUST 28, 2018

Needless to say that even the most meaningful conference has to involve the attendees. There are different triggers that assist in the completion of this task, for instance, an expressive speaker or a physical trigger. The attendees are human beings and their attention will probably fade away if a lengthy conference makes them bored.

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GEVME

JULY 28, 2021

With the advent of the pandemic, virtual conferences became a popular go-to option for many event organisers. Even while at the time of writing, some parts of the world are returning to normalcy, virtual events , particularly virtual conferences, are here to stay. Events are essential for the company to promote its sales and business.

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Eventinterface

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many businesses thrive when it comes to events and conferences, whether it be attending them or hosting one themselves. For the latter, however, you need to market your event or conference and then also have high attendee engagement. Are you wondering how to get people through the door for your next conference?

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Eventinterface

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Many businesses thrive when it comes to events and conferences, whether it be attending them or hosting one themselves. For the latter, however, you need to market your event or conference and then also have high attendee engagement. Are you wondering how to get people through the door for your next conference?

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SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Organizing a medical conference that brings results can be stressful. Every day, we help 10 out of the top 20 life science and pharmaceutical companies get the maximum value from their events through technology. Want to jump straight to the list of the best medical conference apps? Why Do You Need A Medical Conference App?

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EventMB

JUNE 5, 2022

What do you do if your speaker goes off the rails? Let’s say the speaker goes off script and says things that don’t align with your company? What questions do you ask of the speaker to prevent this from happening? The speaker was very famous. Clarify Why You Want To Hire a Keynote Speaker.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The Green Events and Innovations Conference (GEI 15), the foremost conference for sustainable events is delighted to announce the first speakers for the 15th edition, which will take place on 28th February 2023 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. .

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Eventmobi

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

So for many event planners looking for the right tool to host a virtual conference, Zoom is the first thing that comes to mind. This means planners can easily connect their Zoom account with EventMobi to deliver a seamless and user-friendly experience to their virtual conference attendees. Already an EventMobi customer?

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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Attendease

JANUARY 22, 2020

The events industry has been behind some of the most innovative tech conferences in the past decade. Opening the doors for new business prospects, these conferences are places where the top professionals meet and showcase their innovative concepts and bold theories for the future. 120 conferences with speakers from leading brands.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

More than a decade ago, when EventMobi launched, mobile apps for conferences were a revolution. These days, they’re a prerequisite for a fantastic conference experience. With the right conference app, you can: Enhance communication Streamline event management Personalize attendees’ experience And so much more. Networking!

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. It is not a comprehensive list, and the companies are listed alphabetically, not in order of preference.

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Gallus Events

OCTOBER 4, 2018

There is a direct correlation between how well a speaker is briefed and how good the conference will be. And therefore the better the conference. So how do you design the perfect speaker briefing? How are you briefing your speakers. It’s certainly been the case in my experience as an organiser and a speaker.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2022

Mentoring charity aims to take a slice of the growing speaker market and launches with varied mix of social entrepreneurs, entertainers and thought leaders. Speakers include children’s nurseries founder June O’Sullivan , mine clearance activist Chris Moon , television presenter Michelle Ackerley , and comedian Mark Watson.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 4, 2024

That sounds like an easy metric to exceed, but you would be surprised how many annual conferences fall below this benchmark. If your annual conference doesn’t hit these benchmarks, you need to identify a performance metric to move the needle. Lagging indicators may include items like gross revenue or gross profit.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 16, 2018

Event speakers are essential to a successful event marketing strategy. And, for attendees to learn, they need someone to learn from, aka — your speaker! When sharing her event management tips, Cathy stresses the importance of relevant and engaging speakers, saying, “Speakers are critical to the event.

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Endless Events

JULY 25, 2018

We all want to create an event that is full of uniquely engaging conference speakers, but how do we do that? First, we need to change the way we look at conferences. Most events no longer want basic conference speakers. A speaker standing in front of the crowd talking at them with slides is no longer enough.

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Gallus Events

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

So we have created the ultimate virtual event speaker brief. If you are an organiser who has never organised an online event before and you are worried about briefing your speakers then this article is for you! If you are a speaker who wants to deliver better content for virtual events, then this article is for you.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 1, 2022

Event Tech Live ’s (ETL) flagship show moves to ExCel London in-person on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th November and organisers are calling for speakers to join their illustrious cast. It’s an invaluable ideas exchange with great interaction between speakers and their audiences before, during and after the event.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In recent years, many event organizers have observed a notable trend: despite offering enticing early bird registration discounts, many attendees are hesitant to commit to conferences well in advance. As a result, many are cautious about allocating funds to nonessential activities like conferences.

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Bizzabo

AUGUST 28, 2020

Luckily, nearly every industry has embraced virtual events , including tech companies. Here are 10 well-executed virtual event ideas from tech companies and what you can learn from them. 10 Well-Executed Virtual Events From Tech Companies. 10 Well-Executed Virtual Events From Tech Companies. Source: Qualtrics.com.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Conference live streaming technology has come a long way since the glorified Zoom calls of March and early April 2020; attendees expect more than a choppy, poorly lit, and unrehearsed webinar. Assess your virtual conference engagement needs. Are speakers using reliable mics?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position. Too often our current conference planning processes focus on the greatest common denominator.

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Stova

JANUARY 17, 2023

Event Event Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies Event The Hematology (the study of blood) Debate offers a mix of plenary sessions and interactive workshops designed to provide scientific and clinical updates on topics relating to a range of hematological malignancies. This guaranteed more, relevant questions being asked in each session.

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SpotMe Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

To ensure a smooth event is achieved, companies can’t just hope and pray for things to go right, they need certainty. With the landscape of future events changing rapidly, hybrid event management companies are ensuring organizations keep pace with innovative designs and futuristic event strategies.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 7, 2021

But what is a keynote speaker, exactly, and how do you go about finding the right one? In this post, we take a deep dive into what a keynote speaker is: Who they are, what they do, and where to find them. Well, for starters, harnessing the power of an accomplished and enticing speaker could help take your event to the next level. .

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

In order to design relevant education and networking experiences at our conferences, we need to be focused to the point of obsession with our target audience. Over the past 18 months, we’ve carefully scrubbed and analyzed the attendance of 20 major conferences. Some companies will rotate the team members they send from year to year.

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GEVME

JUNE 13, 2018

The unique story of any conference should begin with the goal and then a detailed plan on how to reach this goal. In his article for Smashing magazine , the founder of HybridConf, Zach Inglis, states that the aim of every conference organiser should be to create experiences that reenergize people and fill them with new zeal for their work.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Sourcing conference guest speakers can be quite the challenge, especially if you’re trying to reach out to as diverse a pool of potential presenters as possible. The site provides a directory of women and gender non-binary speakers who, as the name would suggest, focus primarily on design in their talks.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The report analyzed the gender diversity of more than 60,000 event speakers over a five-year period, from 2013 to 2018. Every event benefits from having greater gender diversity and balance across its speaker lineup,” said Alon Alroy , Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer at Bizzabo. Almost 70% of All Event Speakers are Male.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 14, 2022

Many hospitality conferences and conventions were virtual or hybrid events , while others were forced to cancel altogether. As a result, many industry professionals are wondering what to expect from the top hospitality conferences of 2022. Check out what 14 of the most popular hospitality conferences of 2022 have in store: 1.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2018

There is one debt every conference organizer must face and vanquish. It can cripple a conference. Organizational debt—the interest your conference pays when its structures, policies, procedures, practices, committees and leadership roles stay fixed and accumulate even as the world around it changes.* What is this debt?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2017

It’s as if Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore’s Experience Economy is just now hitting its stride—for conferences at least. The word is out: we’ve got to create conference experiences, not just conferences that feel like a patchwork quilt of our great grandmother’s dresses. A Disturbing Conference Trend. Read on…). Wrong hook!).

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 5, 2018

Conference organizational debt. Your conference organizational debt includes the static roles, traditional structures, outdated models, long-established practices, antiquated procedures and legacy policies that prevent your organization from adapting to evolving markets, technology and society. What is it? What’s its history?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 29, 2018

We are used to thinking of our conference and its planning process as a one-way transaction from the company to its customers. We may even dread working with a new conference advisory committee due to our negative past experiences. See your conference as a giving field and reap its new harvests.

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