Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

(Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

2018 145

2018 2004 Conference Trade Shows 145

Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

We still had to be out in front of potential customers, meeting them face-to-face. We chose to meet potential clients at trade shows or at their office. More : Natural Disasters Create New Challenges for Meetings Industry. Of course, as anyone in the hospitality industry knows, at no point were we able to coast.

Tourism 74

Tourism Hospitality 2004 2005 74

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2021

In 2018, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed that the average consumer ate more than 222 pounds of red meat and poultry — a new record for humans eating animal proteins. In 2018, though, that attitude shifted. The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) is a registered trademark of the Events Industry Council.

2019 106

2019 Trade Shows 2004 2018 106

Bizzabo

JUNE 19, 2019

At a special event in October 2018, the tech giant announced its plans to release better versions of a few of its flagship products: the iPad, Macbook Air, and Mac Mini. MacWorld/iWorld was an annual trade show with conference tracks dedicated to the Mac platform. Instead, the trade show was hosted by IDG World Expo.

Trade Shows 63

Trade Shows 2019 Tech 2004 63