Conferences that Work

JULY 9, 2018

Although you’d never guess it from reading meeting industry trade journals, most meetings are small meetings , and this is a good thing if you want effective and relevant connection and learning to take place. Sources for additional information. Whoever they are—young developing leaders,

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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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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. The participants are four hundred scientists who work all over the world and only get to meet en masse every few years. How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways. first published in 1972 !

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be. ” For twenty years I assumed this was how conferences were supposed to be. “…gets an award for most/best/most thoughtfully organized conference I think I’ve ever been to.”

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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. In my opinion, the perfect hybrid meeting. The Switch On.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

My Dutch friend and expert moderator, Jan Jaap In der Maur , recently shared an innovative format for an in-conference pitch competition he devised for the Conventa Crossover Conference , in Ljubljana, Slovenia: “There were also the Conventa Crossover Awards. given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010? If so, download.

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Conferences that Work

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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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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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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Master the Event

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As stated previously (in this blog as well as many others), meeting planners are a busy bunch of industry professionals. They accomplish these responsibilities and tasks through an unbelievable amount of effort, planning and organizing the various meetings and events on their plate. Have no fear there is some great support out there.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 6, 2017

Many believe that meetings are an unpleasant evil that sucks time and energy away from getting things done. That’s unfortunate, because meetings — when done right — are one of the most powerful business tools for creating the action outcomes that stakeholders and participants want and need. I’m so glad you asked!

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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

JULY 8, 2019

Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. Even though many of the rounds used at meetings are far too large.) 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

MARCH 23, 2020

From 2011 – 2017 I hosted a weekly online Eventprofs Happy Hour, first on Twitter and then Google Plus. We used the #ephh hashtag, and announced meetings via the @epchat Twitter account. It was an opportunity for meeting professionals from all over the world to meet and connect. I hope to hear and see you there.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

Well, the most effective aspect of China’s online censorship regime illustrates what happens when you don’t incorporate covenants into your meetings. When such freedoms are agreed to individually and as a group at the start of a meeting, ambiguity about meeting behavior dissipates. to say and do.

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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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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). She realized that she needed “to be able to meet our customers where they are” and to pursue “progress over perfection,” she said. “If The products were crap.”

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a meeting planner? Especially a world meeting planner. At first glance the life of the meeting planner, especially one that travels the world, might look glamorous. However talk to a seasoned meeting planner about their travel schedule and you might not get the answer you thought you would.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 3, 2017

How do room sets imply and influence what happens at meetings? Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Can room sets affect the quality of democracy, sharing, and equality experienced by participants? Sources for additional information.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2018

.” —Sarah Kendzior, The View From Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America The meeting industry is no exception. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity. Though millions of meetings take place every year, thousands of meeting organizers know how to create truly create conference designs.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 19, 2016

“Intel’s annual meeting was entirely virtual. ” — Steven Davidoff Solomon , New York Times, Online Shareholders’ Meetings Lower Costs, but Also Interaction. Forty years later, “group telemedia”, now known as virtual meetings, are firmly established and increasingly popular.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 13, 2017

How do we get people to participate at meetings? Seth Godin describes a desirable meeting mindset: What would happen… if we chose to: …Sit in the front row. Ask a hard question every time we go to a meeting…. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Seth Godin, What Would Happen.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 15, 2019

While Liberating Structures include many useful ways to improve meetings and organizations, one of the “simplest” offered — “ 1-2-4-All ” — has a big problem. 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.

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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

JUNE 19, 2017

Can meetings where no one says a word exhibit significantly different interpersonal dynamics? Read the full article at Conferences That Work. After completing my third Vipassana silent meditation retreat (this one at the headquarters of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts), I’m gonna say: yes they can!

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 10, 2019

In addition, I frequently present at meeting industry events and to clients. 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.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary. 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.

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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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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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Plan Your Meetings

JUNE 9, 2020

Let’s take a hard look at the meeting and event industry. I addressed this glaring omission four years ago in “ The Invisible Minorities of the Meeting and Event Industry.” That is why organizations such as the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners, founded in 1983, and recognition ceremonies like Best in Black Awards exist.

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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

JUNE 20, 2016

Conferences that leverage all the expertise in the room, rather than the contributions of a few experts. Meetings that become what the participants want and need them to be, autofocusing on the topics and questions that are of genuine relevance, rather than sessions predefined six months in advance. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

Though it’s clearly sensible to keep a conference running on schedule, we’ve all attended meetings where rambling presenters, avoidable “technical issues”, incompetent facilitation, and inadequate logistics have made a mockery of the published program. It seems obvious to do this. Chaos and cynicism follow.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 20, 2022

Read IMEX CEO Carina Bauer’s goals for the return to European meeting. IMEX initiatives and efforts in this domain may provide inspiration and a roadmap of ideas for those teams seeking to apply practices in their own conferences, meetings and events. Questions such as: “Where are we meeting?” “How

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 12, 2022

Since 2011 Chicago-based Ink Factory has been delivering visual note-taking, physically and virtually.

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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.

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