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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

In a nutshell, I think that our industry associations have become too focused on justifying their continued existence financially, and are neglecting their core mission of supporting and representing their members and association meeting attendees. Our industry conferences are the obvious places to provide this education.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

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Get Ready for the Future of Events at ELI’s Business, Design & Strategy Summit

Event Leadership Institute

The packed agenda will bring together leaders from across the industry to address the most pressing issues—with content specifically addressing the needs of corporate events teams, nonprofits, and trade show organizers. Look for more announcements to come with additional speakers, the full agenda, and more surprises.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

The traditional bread and butter of a meeting planner’s job. But when you’re spending all your time on these issues it’s easy to forget that they are not what meetings are about. The deficiencies of meeting planning textbooks and education. They assume that meetings will consist of sessions with speakers on a stage.

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#RotterdamExperiment 2 – The best gamification is gamification that is unnoticed

The MICE

The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. These themed nights will be two hours long and will also include a keynote speaker, presentations and panel discussions. Why use gamification? And we really wanted to bring that online.

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Event Layouts and Room Setups – A Comprehensive Guide

Planning Pod

For example, conferences and meetings usually focus on networking and professional development. Classes and seminars focus on education. So if a primary event activity includes a keynote speaker or performer, then your seats need to be directed toward the front of the event. Alternative: Classroom Chevron. Auditorium Setup.

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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

All of the above is driving the generation’s expectations for meetings and events, ultimately redefining the meeting industry entirely. Attendees want more control over the meeting agenda. Gone are the days of static schedules, where speaker after speaker shuffle on stage while attendees remain seated.

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