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Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli

Conferences that Work

The problem is that too many game designers are using long-outmoded models of what it means to be “educational” — Can educational be fun? ” —Ian Bogost, Gamification is B t (2011). Amy Bruckman.

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The PIE: Transforming knowledge and networks

Event Industry News

Clare Gossage is COO & co-founder at The PIE (Professionals in International Education), which since launching in 2011 has become the sector’s hub, ‘transforming knowledge and networks’. This episode is a deep dive into The PIE, looking at its history, its drivers and the big splash it’s made in events-world.

2011 62
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Closer Still Media close up

Event Industry News

Laura Shapiro is portfolio director for medical events at Closer Still Media (CSM) where she’s worked at for more than 12 years, during which the company has grown from 20 people to 700. This episode is about Laura’s frontline experience, how serving the sector has changed since 2011.

2011 57
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Immersive Technical Production with George P Johnson

Event Industry News

He has worked at Imagination, ExCeL and has been at global experiential agency George P Johnson since 2011. Mark is a highly experienced event professional with specific skills in technical production, event logistics, work scheduling and budgeting, ensuring the highest production values are consistently maintained.

2011 88
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Convene’s 27th Annual Meetings Market Survey

PCMA Convene

When we invited event professionals to participate in this Annual Meetings Market Survey in November, the U.S. What seems more significant, however, are concerns about events that attract international attendees to the U.S. and those that travel to international markets. 2007 Event-supply rentals.

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MPI WEC Inspired Action in San Francisco

Smart Meetings

At the Thursday lunch, attendees were treated to a taste of the festivities that await next year when the annual event moves to the Mexican Caribbean, Riviera Maya, June 12-15, 2023, as a culmination of conversations that have been going on at the highest levels of MPI and the Mexican government since 2011.

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How To Hypercharge Your Events (and Personal Brand) With Experiential Marketing

PCMA Convene

When Johnny Earle, aka Johnny Cupcakes , opened a retail shop (his fourth) on London’s Regent Street in 2011, hundreds of fans waited on line for hours — some of them camping overnight — to be among the first to visit the store. “And by doing that, other people do the advertising and marketing for us, and it spreads like wildfire.”