Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

thesis After a postdoctoral year at Tufts, I went on to manage a solar manufacturing company, teach college computer science, and develop a successful information technology consulting practice. His enthusiasm for my conference design work was a huge boost. My 1977 Ph.D. I didn’t, but the right one would have helped.)

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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.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

The March conference, which brought the neurologist community together to discuss progress on diagnosis and early treatment of multiple sclerosis, was not the first of its kind that AIM has organized, said Barbara Sambugaro, business manager, AIM Education. Another multi-hub AIM event connected as many as 40 venues, she told Convene.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. It’s a new language of how you talk to technology that has to be embedded in event design ,” she said.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 10, 2021

5 Program Design Change Trends. As we work with conference organizers to plan the return of their major conferences, five conference design trends have emerged, which may be useful to keep in mind as you design your own events. Purposeful abandonment :?This Hybrid Reality Check. Start small.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Management have desired outcomes for the meeting: e.g. developing new products and services, communicating changes in company strategic goals, training and incentivizing sales teams, implementing successful product launches, etc. I’ve run the core Conferences That Work design in a day numerous times, and it’s always a rush.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 28, 2018

Our conferences end up with hackitectures, petrified designs. Eventually, the conference design is driven by the needs of these hackitectures and organizational debt instead of the target market and future of the profession. Read the next post to uncover how to refactor your conference organizational debt.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 17, 2017

I’ll admit that in 2011, when the Virtual Edge Institute (now called the Digital Experience Institute) first co-located its conference with the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders, the experience fell flat for me. and encouraged and vetted questions to ask of the speaker at the appropriate times.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. From a conference design perspective, we believe the current best practice is to bookend your conference by opening with a strong-thought provoking speaker and closing with inspiration. What to Look For.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 6, 2017

So consider these questions: Is your conference designed to give your customers the experience they expect? If you plan to meet their expectation of just one or two takeaways, you’ve already lowered your conference standards to average at best. It runs smoothly as planned. Word of caution here.

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InitLive

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Social Media Marketing World , held by Social Media Examiner (SME), is a conference designed for social media experts. SME's event manager, Jaci Feinstein, had been storing volunteer information in an Excel Gantt chart and emailing each volunteer with their schedule. SME needed a solution. Streamlined Scheduling.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

To facilitate business change, there’s an entire industry of well-paid organizational change management consultants who use different change models. Traditional conference designs also adopt this model. If we want to facilitate change in our lives, having a model of how change happens can be very helpful.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

As evidence of software tester conference awesomeness, I offer three examples below. a short history of the peer conference. I first designed and convened what I called a “ peer conference ” in 1992 for a group of IT managers at small schools that eventually became known as edACCESS. But first…. …a

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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Event Industry News

JULY 13, 2020

Every single day counts, and we now need bigger and bolder action to save our industry, get back to making meetings matter, creating terrific tradeshows, engaging audiences with experiences and delivering brilliant live content at conferences designed to help the UK bounce back safely and securely.”.

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Connect Your Meetings

JULY 9, 2019

Heather Wakefield, 39, works remotely in Nashville, Tennessee, as a s enior manager of education and events at Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society. 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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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Dennis Cross , Senior Event Manager, Kansas City Convention Center Nominated by Mia Short, CMP, WATT Global Media “Dennis is a strategic, creative, collaborative, solutions-centric partner. Ariane Estepa, CMP , Meeting and Event Manager, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. CONVENTION SERVICES / HOTEL. Nominated by Vicky H.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

You might be aware that Bizzabo provides event management software, but they are also committed to sharing advice and inspiration for event planners everywhere. Bizzabo’s list-style posts about event management, marketing and engagement are enhanced by monthly interviews with event profs who are breaking the mold. Gallus Events.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

Implement a customer relationship management system for my veterinary circus animal practice? Complicated problems (“known unknowns”) succumb to expert analytical judgment. For example, how can I: Unify my business’s unique branding and marketing needs? Provide the best guest experience at my Airbnb castle rental?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When more than 750 financial and insurance conference professionals converged at JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes the first week of November for FICP Annual Conference 2018, the message that event professionals need to move from simply managing logistics to helping people make meaningful connections was loud and clear in word and deed.

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Slido

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Event Manager Blog With its exhaustive guides on all things events, the Event Manager Blog is the go-to place for all event professionals. PCMA Convene This award-winning magazine by Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) is our hidden gem in the events ecosystem. Event trends, news and inspiration 1.

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Eved

JULY 3, 2017

Between running one of the largest tech focused meeting websites and traveling to speak at events, he somehow manages to also share breaking news and thought provoking content with followers on a daily basis. RECENT TWEETS: @EventMB , Event Manager Blog. RECENT TWEETS: @BearAnalytics , Bear Analytics Inc. RECENT TWEETS: .

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 12, 2018

Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. How have you and your conference planning team applied LXD or UXD to your events? Participants also value opportunities to positively impact the host community. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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Event Leadership Institute

JANUARY 31, 2018

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Experience Manager | Live Nation | Phoenix, AZ. Events Strategy Manager | Creative Circle | Scottsdale, AZ.

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Event Leadership Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Check out Event Leadership Institute’s on-demand library with over 100 courses & interview videos for as little as $25 per month, as well as our online Professional Development courses in event management. Design & Event Coordinator | AlliedPRA | Chandler, AZ. Experience Manager | Live Nation | Phoenix, AZ.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 18, 2017

In that future, she predicts, “very abstract things” like conferences will fulfill a growing need in society. . ” What examples of conference design have you seen that better tap into a right-brain experience? These truly right-brain episodes are about to explode; people will need them.”

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 26, 2018

A must-attend for performance marketers managing the complex sales cycles and group buying realities common in B2B industries with 1,000+ B2B marketers and 100+ speakers covering buyer preferences, engagement trends, top marketing channels, and best practices. One of the biggest European marketing conference. June Conferences 2019.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 2, 2017

That’s a quote from Sourabh Kothari, director of advocacy, brand, and content for Signifyd, who called for a revolution among the meeting professionals attending his session at the Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders conference in January. Imagine the content isn’t yours. You have no right to it.

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The Modern Event

MARCH 30, 2016

Adrian Segar’s blog is for the corporate meeting professional; creating “relevant, memorable conferences.” The site acts as a resource for conference design and facilitation with tips, Q&As, and great examples. MindyWeiss.com. For a special events planner, particularly wedding planners this is the site for you!

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Bizzabo

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The goal of the Devnexus Conference is to connect developers from all over the world, provide affordable education, and promote Open Source values. eTail is a three-day conference designed to help you increase the profits from your business. If you are serious about managing remote teams, this event is for you.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

This is why, we’ve put together a list of the top in-person, virtual, and hybrid conferences for you to review and select from in 2023. Suppose you want to be educated on the standards and best practices in the Destination Management industry. If you’re committed to making content more useful and useable, Confab is perfect for you.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The Startup Grind Global Conference provides an environment unlike anything else - where our community of startups, partners, investors, thought leaders, and worldwide directors come together for 2+ days of invaluable education, connection, and inspiration. INDUSTRY: The Product Conference. Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Even, in fact, if you ask for it to be explained like you’re five years old, but somehow Paul manages it (which we’ll see a little further down in this post) alongside his team. Part of the reason why I wanted to do the conference was because I wanted to grow a community and grow a movement around this in the United States.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

Over three days, Airbnb Open distinguished itself as a truly one-of-a-kind event, borrowing some lessons from traditional conference design while breaking with many others. In what would have been a nightmare for most meeting professionals, Kutcher managed to turn the situation into a teaching moment. A NEW SENSE OF BELONGING.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

When I speak with HR managers at major global banks, or the Deloittes of this world, they ask, “What’s going to happen to the human capital in the workforce?” What examples of conference design have you seen that better tap into a right-brain experience?

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Interact is a digital marketing conference designed to provide attendees with the knowledge and opportunity to network with each other in a form of a fun-driven conference. What once was a one-day regular conference – now is enriched by an additional day. Interact 2019. When: 9 – 10 April 2019.

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Eventbrite UK

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The post A Quick Guide to Conference Badging appeared first on Eventbrite UK Blog. What's the right badging solution for your event? We run you through the 3 main options to help you make the right choice.

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