Smart Meetings

JUNE 23, 2022

The 1,700 attendees checking in live at Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Conference ( WEC ) at Moscone Center in San Francisco this week were treated to a performance in three acts designed to provide “perspective,” “approach” and “action,” according to Paul Van Deventer, MPI president and CEO.

Education 59

Education 2011 2023 Healthcare 59

Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

While the speaker can be to blame for lack of audience engagement, in my experience, it’s usually the fault of the audience!” When I facilitate longer conferences I can assure you that almost everyone will ask questions in public at some point during the event. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

2011 120

2011 Education Tech Conference 120

Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Could businesspeople be persuaded to stop traveling to meetings, to sit instead in comfortable local studios hundreds of miles apart, handsomely equipped with cameras, microphones, screens, and speakers that magically allowed them to meet as well as if they were all in the same room? Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

Meetings 120

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

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Food and Beverage 78

Food and Beverage Entertainment 2002 Venues 78

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 30, 2016

But six years ago, the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) decided to completely revamp the organization’s annual events and find a way to make banking more dynamic. That meant that CBA was in “conference mode” for nearly the entire year, Hunt said, sapping staff bandwidth and creating redundancies around everything from travel to F&B.

Banking 40

Banking Meetings 2011 Speakers 40

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. The Boston event, now in its fifth year, has countless moving parts.

Meetings 157

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 157

Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Such workshops routinely meet the outcomes they’re designed to achieve: creating useful and memorable learning experiences and connections. These workshops are not successful because of the: excellence of a speaker; beauty/novelty of the venue/F&B/entertainment; or extraordinary facilitation. Helping me find a wonderful.

2011 136

2011 Education Consulting Conference 136

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

While the shifts are plentiful, there are five that stand out from the fold when it comes to modern event design. All of the above is driving the generation’s expectations in regards to meetings and events, ultimately redefining the industry as a result. Here’s how the meetings industry is changing the game.

Meetings 158

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The next wave of breakthrough innovations will bring startups and business events together. Along with the rise in venture capital, there has been a corresponding increase in business events that explicitly define a role for themselves as connectors of money and innovation, and are carving out a place for themselves in established verticals.

Tech 71

Tech 2018 2002 Banking 71

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Open-ended comments from respondents shed more light on how events — specifically those of a global nature — are being impacted by politics, new regulations, and security concerns: “We’ve given more attention to security, more marketing, and more concentration on attracting international attendees.”. “We 2007 Event-supply rentals.

Marketing 78

Marketing Meetings 2016 2007 78

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

We don’t usually think about the learning models we employ during conference sessions, and I believe our events would be better if we did. Conventional conferences assume a ready supply of experts to whom we listen while they cover the learning that has been advertised at their sessions.

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