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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

Conferences that Work

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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Concern about the future of high-energy physics research

Conferences that Work

high-energy physics community recommends we build a new kind of particle accelerator in the United States , I took a look at their recommendations. And learned that particle physicists in the United States say we should spend billions on a muon collider. Why should we believe a bigger particle accelerator will?

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Burn Conference Traditions Immune From Criticism

Velvet Chainsaw

We don’t think institutions have our best interests in mind he says. We believe they serve the interests of the professionals who created and run them, and they serve the interests of perpetuating their own existence. Your association, annual conference, and governance are all institutions. Who Do You Trust?

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The Best Association Website Examples: 17 Features You Need to Attract + Retain Members

Eventmobi

We have a couple great examples of event websites below!) That said, we suggest avoiding autoplay, as many visitors find it jarring–and it’s also an accessibility concern. Your event page could feature a registration form, FAQ, information on event speakers , programming schedule, code of conduct, travel information, and more.

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Invest in Your Speakers to Grow Your Value Proposition

Velvet Chainsaw

The bread and butter of conferences is concurrent education sessions. Why do we often leave this most critical and valuable aspect of the conference experience in the hands of speakers who are not prepared to deliver an engaging learning experience? Embrace 21 st Century Learning Principles.

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Does Your Conference Need an Emcee?

Velvet Chainsaw

Talk to any meeting owner who has managed a large virtual event this past year using a skilled emcee and he or she will tell you it made all the difference. That’s why we like to refer to this role as a Content Weaver. The emcee is there to serve the audience. The post Does Your Conference Need an Emcee? Check That Box.

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Did anyone learn anything?

Conferences that Work

During last week’s chat, one of the topics we discussed was whether there are differences in how people learn online, as opposed to face to face. We know that: presenters need to incorporate audience engagement ; social learning is humans’ true superpower ; serving up learning in small bites works much better than long lectures; and.