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Reduce Chinese-style self-censorship at your meetings

Conferences that Work

Why mention this on an event design blog? Well, the most effective aspect of China’s online censorship regime illustrates what happens when you don’t incorporate covenants into your meetings. Tech In Asia explains: “Imagine being near a steep cliff. Photo attribution: Flickr user zedzap.

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A few thoughts about events for the event industry

Gallus Events

Those three are Event Tech Live in London , EUBEA World Festival , which this year took place in Coimbra in Portugal and IBTM World in Barcelona. IBTM session was all about Meeting Design and the venue is about 5 miles from my office, so attending that one was much easier! The main stage at Event Tech Live.

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Hub and spoke meetings

Conferences that Work

Ever since my first encounter with the hybrid hub and spoke meeting topology at Event Camp Twin Cities in 2011, I’ve been a big fan of the format. Yesterday [see below], I realized that hub and spoke is a great format for purely online meetings too. What’s a hub and spoke meeting? But first….

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

After a successful career as an entrepreneur and tech executive, Pizzaro took to writing about the impact of technology on business, society, and the greater world. Keynote speakers in Artificial Intelligence (AI Tech). Prior to RPL, he led engineering for BackType which was acquired by Twitter in 2011. Where to Find him?

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Top 98 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

After a successful career as an entrepreneur and tech executive, Pizzaro took to writing about the impact of technology on business, society, and the greater world. Keynote speakers in Artificial Intelligence (AI Tech). Prior to RPL, he led engineering for BackType which was acquired by Twitter in 2011. Where to Find him?

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Create memorable learning experiences and connections at simple workshops

Conferences that Work

All they need for success is good process, competent facilitation, and a few low-tech items. Every process element is a strategic ingredient of the workshop design. Running these workshops helps me continually refine the design, stripping away components that distract focus from the desired outcomes. They are also simple.

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5 Meeting Industry Trends That Are Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

Their secret is relying on the best tech in the meeting industry. As a result of these efforts, Nashville saw a 38% increase in conventions between 2011 and 2016. For starters, it has 200 renowned speakers, tastebud-tingling food, a boozy bar-crawl, four separate venues, a full-on music festival, and more.

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