Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

” —Ian Bogost, Gamification is B t (2011). Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Do your conference programs include pre-scheduled sessions you belatedly discover were of little interest or value to most attendees? If so, you’re wasting significant stakeholder and attendee time and money — your conference is simply not as good as it could be. The key to successful 21st century conferences Attend Participate!,

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Attendease

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Now, customers who have been using the video conferencing platform to host online events, conferences, meetings, or live streams, have to find a new way of connecting with virtual audiences. BlueJeans , a Verizon-owned software company, is sunsetting this year. Are you a BlueJeans customer looking for an alternative solution?

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JUNE 11, 2018

Sue, Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Event Industry News

JULY 11, 2022

Agency name : Conference Hotel Group BV Date formed : 2011 No of annual events supported : 700 – 900 events a year Staff : 5 persons incl the two owners Offices : 1 in Amsterdam Web address : www.conferencehotelgroup.com Mantra : Full of energy & passion for hotels! .

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 22, 2019

” at the end of a conference session? Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Any questions? Rethinking traditional Q&A appeared first on Conferences That Work. Hands rise, and the presenter picks an audience member who asks a question. The presenter answers the question and picks another questioner.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Event Tech Live (ETL) debutant Conferize is sponsoring the Best Venue Booking Solution category at the Event Technology Awards (ETA), which takes place on site at Old Truman Brewery, and virtually, during ETL’s hybrid week in November. We have seen a real shift in how events are run, in what attendees expect and in how organizers work. “So,

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Squaring the circle: creating room sets for connection appeared first on Conferences That Work. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Smart conference producers incorporate participatory sessions into their events. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The top educational meeting format appeared first on Conferences That Work. Sources for additional information. If you had told me then that the.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Did you know that at Axon’s annual user conference, Accelerate , participants help design new company products that address their needs? This is clearly a potential win-win for both Axon and its clients, and it surprises me that more organizations don’t use their events to improve their products and services.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Conference Compass develops mobile event apps for associations and conferences. . We are Conference Compass, a developer of powerful conference and association apps. Founded in 2011, we have continuously proven to be an industry leader in high-quality mobile apps. Contact details: Conference Compass B.V.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 14, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Handling a meeting question that isn’t appeared first on Conferences That Work. Sue, Conferences That Work goes to Japan! The first Conferences That Work peer conference held in Japan begins today! The notes at the.

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Event Industry News

MAY 18, 2020

Conference Compass develops powerful association and event apps that serve events building and engaging their community. Whether you are adapting your event to virtual or planning a virtual or hybrid event from scratch, at Conference Compass you will find the solution that suits you best.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In less than three minutes, you can improve almost any conference session with pair share. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. More details can be found in Chapter 38 of The Power of Participation.). Share with everyone in the comments below! Sources for additional information. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Many “experiential” events are just razzle-dazzle appeared first on Conferences That Work. The problem is that most events touted as experiential simply add irrelevant novelty to a familiar event process. For example, the much-hyped C2 Montréal. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 21, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Improve meetings by de-emphasizing old-school status appeared first on Conferences That Work. I think about status at events as the relative levels of proclaimed or perceived social value assigned to or assumed by attendees. The notes at the.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

When Tara Milburn attended her first Promotional Products Association International Show in 2010 or 2011, it was her first entrée into swag (stuff we all get). While Ethical Swag has sold to conference and event organizers, the company’s primary markets are the government and corporate sectors. It’s that storytelling.”

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 23, 2020

From 2011 – 2017 I hosted a weekly online Eventprofs Happy Hour, first on Twitter and then Google Plus. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Eventprofs Happy Hour — Feelings Edition appeared first on Conferences That Work. We used the #ephh hashtag, and announced meetings via the @epchat Twitter account.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 9, 2018

But they are poor vehicles for creating the useful participant learning, connection, and outcomes that well-designed small conferences can deliver. So if you are (un)fortunate enough to be the owner or designer of a large meeting, what can you do to maximize participant value? Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. Sources for additional information.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 11, 2024

At the recent PCMA Convening Leaders conference, the former U.S. Making Decisions with Big Consequences Recounting the May 2011 operation by U.S. Secretary of State recalled a critical moment in her career that defined her approach to staying open-minded, objective, and energized when leading teams through tough tasks.

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 27, 2022

Starting Friday, traveling by car to business meetings and conferences will get a bit more affordable. in recent weeks, the cost of sending drive-in attendees to regional meetings and conferences is way up. The last time the agency made a mid-year adjustment was in 2011. With average retail gas prices in the U.S.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 15, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Liberating Structures 1-2-4-All has a big problem appeared first on Conferences That Work. But in practice it invariably misses innovative ideas that need time for the group to understand and value. The notes at the. Whoever they are—young developing leaders,

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Master the Event

APRIL 1, 2022

As a result, City Planning Conferences are happening with an increased frequency to address this growing issue. (no City Planning Conferences – The Numbers are a Little Surprising. On conferencealerts.com there were over 100 meetings, conferences and events scheduled in “Urban studies, architecture and related fields”.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs. The steady rise in popularity of participant-driven and participation-rich designs like Conferences That Work continues. Can we overcome bias against truly creative event design? The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 10, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Two free easy ways to create graphics for blog posts and presentations appeared first on Conferences That Work. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. They were followed immediately by small group discussions to cement and broaden the.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Participate! The key to successful 21st century conferences Attend Participate!, Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 19, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Here are three things we can do.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

Enterprises are habitual to conduct their communication online and virtually via video conference solutions like “Zoom”. However, not everyone can work around with only what Zoom has to offer, especially conferences & events. This made us study about, what are the best alternatives to Zoom for virtual conferences ?

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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. What obstacles are preventing you from live streaming your conference education?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 29, 2019

“You’ll love this…I went to a 4 hour morning workshop at this digital conference. Speakers (and the folks that concoct conference programs) decide to jazz up the description of a broadcast-style session by calling it a workshop. Last week, my friend Traci Browne wrote to me about a workshop that wasn’t.

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Eventinterface

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Nintendo have been very clever by creating an entire engaging experience for Pokémon Go gamers, and this is what conference attendees desire. Giving away goodie-bags or promotional gifts at conferences can create positive brand association – people are more likely to try your services and invest in other products in the future.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 6, 2017

Far less has been shared about how to create the right action outcomes at large meetings, aka conferences, that professionals attend. Perhaps that’s because the focus at conferences is typically on learning and connection, which hopefully lead to relevant personal outcomes rather than group outcomes.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants. The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

They went out to market with a series of small buyer/seller speed meeting shows in 2011 creating the brand and launched RecFest three years later – a festival-style event in a conference room, AstroTurf on the floor, attended by some 100 people.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 16, 2017

At traditional conferences, attendees choose from predetermined sets of sessions chosen by conference organizers. Conferences don’t have to be designed this way. Conferences don’t have to be designed this way. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Think about your experience of such events.

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