Conferences that Work

MARCH 4, 2024

During a 1992 conference, I created the first of what I now call spectives. Over the last 32 years, I’ve led hundreds of spectives and introduced the format to many event professionals and facilitators. the 2015 PCMA Education Conference ) and small (e.g. the 2023 BizBash Leadership Summit ) conferences. A hat tip!

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 3, 2020

In 2020, attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors were more forgiving of our virtual conferences than they will be in 2021. They, like you, are all experiencing Zoom fatigue and will have much higher expectations for conferences this coming year — especially those they are investing their precious time and money. Don’t waste a good crisis.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Truly creative event design We are biased against truly creative event design.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2019

Event design may be more important than you think. I’m going to argue that event design changes society. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event design changes society appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Why not make your entire conference a braindate? One of Skift’s “ 10 event trends for 2020 ” is networking. The report predicts: “Activities such as braindates that deliver more meaningful connections will become mainstream at events.” Because good event design is about how a conference works.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 15, 2024

The UK has hosted 1.02million conferences in the last year alone, generating an outstanding £16.3 billion for the economies of popular conference destinations1. As one of the leading conference destinations in the UK, Leeds has seen huge success in the last 12 months, welcoming 2.5

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This episode is a deep dive into the brand, with a particular focus on Cvent Connect Europe, the company runs a similar event in North America, and how event tech fits into event design. With questions from host […]

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 30, 2018

Here’s a powerful tool you can use to generate creative event designs. You can use this tool for every aspect of event design. Stylists working on the look and feel of an event often use it to stimulate fresh thinking about the venue, the décor, the lighting, the food and beverage, entertainment, and so on.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Software testers do peer conferences right! They even call them a peer conference , rather than unconference , a term I don’t like.) As evidence of software tester conference awesomeness, I offer three examples below. a short history of the peer conference. The 2022 SoCraTes peer conference. But first…. …a

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In order to take full advantage of this option, it’s important to choose a highly customizable virtual conference platform. With our advanced design features, EventMobi’s Virtual Conference Platform gives you the power to create the branded home screen design of your dreams. Watch our product tour now!

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 28, 2023

Keeping a recurring conference going, alive and fresh every time, is hard enough. Successfully starting a conference from scratch is even tougher. But if you are courageous enough to start a conference, you have one big advantage.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The other day, a client booked an hour with me to discuss how to make their conference better. Thinking about our conversation afterward, I realized that all my recommendations involved six fundamental processes that, when implemented well and appropriately, will make any conference better.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 31, 2020

Please stop treating adults like children at your conferences. for Sessions , described in Chapter 26 of my book Event Crowdsourcing , is exactly what you’ll need for an in-person session. So, please stop treating adults like children at conferences. For an exception, see the end of this post.). one exception.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 20, 2020

The Association for Software Testing (AST) has just issued a free guide to creating peer conferences. I believe the software testing community adopted my term “peer conference” for their get-togethers after a conversation I had with pioneer software tester James Bach in 2004. email templates and helpful checklists.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 6, 2021

Now that the new year has rolled in, event profs are eager to know the trends that will shape the months to come. And while there’s a lot to cover, we figured that there’s no best way to start January than by outlining the 2021 event design trends that will define the industry. Defining Event Design.

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Picatic by Eventbrite

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Bringing exhibitors and attendees together for a successful event starts with a great conference theme. The post Find Your Next Great Conference Theme With These Brainstorming Steps and Ideas appeared first on Eventbrite US Blog. Here are some strategies for choosing one that goes hand in hand with your brand.

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Eventmobi

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Virtual event design may work differently from on-site event design, but the visual elements are no less important. The benefits of a branded virtual event platform. EventMobi’s Virtual Event Design for a Branded Online Experience. Virtual Event Design Options: From DIY to Full Service.

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EventMB

JUNE 5, 2023

Skift Take: Belonging is a focus of the “Guiding Principles in Experience Design” study released during Marriott’s Association Masters Customer Conference. The gathering showcased both the benefits and challenges of fostering belonging at meetings and events. Andrea Doyle Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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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. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

BizBash consistently uses the term “event design” to mean “ visual design” As an example, consider the 2016 Design Issue. The cover proclaims “What’s Next in Event Design?” 3 — Conferences That Work. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Here are nine mythodologies about conferences. At least half the sessions programmed at traditional conferences are not what attendees want. Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Reality : People tend to stay with people they already know at event socials. Mythodology: Learning occurs through events.

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MARCH 6, 2020

Taken from a survey of over 800 event professionals, these three trends are shaping the competitive landscape of conferences and corporate events.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Conference Care was formed by two ex-hotel operations managers, Andrew Deakin and Chris Peacock. In 1995, they founded Conference Care Ltd (back then Conference Care UK) to provide two key things: 1. A high-quality service to event planners – Andrew […]

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. But our conference programs still focus on lectures, where a few experts broadcast their knowledge to passive listeners. Related posts: Conferences That Work goes to Japan! Here are five reasons why.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 5, 2024

A champion of innovation, Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre is the go-to destination and organisation for the pioneers of today and tomorrow. Designed for hosting large-scale events, the state-of-the-art exhibition and conference centre features expansive exhibit spaces and flexible meeting areas.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 21, 2023

The Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel has everything you need to get together and reconnect with clients, colleagues, friends and loved ones.

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EventMB

JUNE 30, 2022

These are the sorts of value-adds that attendees have come to expect after the pandemic-inspired metamorphosis of event tech. Intentional Event Design. The post Hot Tech Conference Collision Defies Odds, Draws 35,000 to Toronto appeared first on Skift Meetings.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 18, 2024

The Scottish Event Campus has grown the conference sales team further with the appointments of two new experienced sales talents.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

The first peer conference I convened and designed was held June 3 – 5, 1992 at Marlboro College, Vermont. So, as of today, the community of practice that eventually became edACCESS has enjoyed 27 years of peer conferences. Twenty-three people came to the inaugural conference. 27 years of peer conferences.

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Planning Pod

JUNE 16, 2020

As an experienced event planner, you know that good gatherings and parties don’t just “come together.” Creating quality and wow-evoking conferences, corporate meetings, marketing events, product launches, premieres and more all require careful planning, meticulous detail and innovative event design.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 6, 2020

A recent Wired article argues that “ Science Conferences Are Stuck in the Dark Ages “ Unsurprisingly, I agree — but there’s some light in the darkness! Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Are science conferences stuck in the Dark Ages? appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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EventMB

MARCH 7, 2019

Every year, creative professionals working in experiential marketing, meeting/event planning, event design, and production attend TIDE to experience the latest in AV technology, showcase examples of extraordinary vision, and inspire each other. The pressure for creatives to come up with […].

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The second lecture in the University of Westminster’s autumn Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 14th October. This includes designing the internationally acclaimed Zeitgeist event in the UK for the last 14 years. Brand Events. Conferences. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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All Seated

MARCH 15, 2021

Instead, everyone is longing for fresh creative designs and environments that virtually take them to new locales and destinations. To provide a little inspo, Kristin Banta of Kristin Banta Events recently gave us a tour of some of her favorite virtual event designs and shared insights into how the virtual event designs came about. .

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. Here are three session formats we’re using for the middle of the conference arc. In my experience, each of them is far more effective than a traditional conference lecture.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. Easing Attendees into the Atmosphere. With Open Space, you should never be bored.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 4, 2024

The Green Events & Innovations Conference (GEI), the foremost conference for sustainable events, welcomed 400 delegates to the Royal Lancaster London for the event’s 16th edition on 27th February.

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