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Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. CoffeeGate One sunny morning in 2105, two hundred of us arrived for the opening breakfast at a Canadian conference to discover There Was No Coffee. The young first-time volunteer staff had forgotten to brew it. Three days later, people were still grumbling about CoffeeGate. MORE
We possess a proven track record catering for events such as the London 2012 Olympic Games, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. Bleep is the leading provider of EPOS solutions to the biggest and best events around the globe. MORE
The use of holograms at events has had its peaks and troughs over the past few years, skyrocketing to international prominence with the brilliant, or morally questionable, resurrection of Tupac Shakur at the 2012 Coachella Festival. MORE
Adam Blaxill originally joined the PLASA Board as the Professional Services Representative in 2012 and was elected as Vice Chair in 2014. MORE
Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. MORE
Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. Most of them are dull and largely irrelevant. MORE
Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. We are biased against creativity. MORE
Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. My first public gig as a musician was at David Bowie’s Beckenham Arts Lab. MORE
Due to the firm’s previous acquisition of event technology provider, Lanyon in 2012, rumors quickly spread about a potential future merger of the two companies. In April, the event tech industry was taken somewhat by surprise when Cvent announced its acquisition by private-equity firm, Vista Equity Partners in a $1.65 billion deal. MORE
Neptunus are fast becoming the structure supplier of choice for the corporate hospitality sector as the company builds on success at London 2012 and our award-winning performance at the Rugby World Cup. MORE
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. How do we get people to participate at meetings? MORE
Multiplay has been working with Mojang on the production of the annual Minecraft convention MINECON between 2012 and 2016, trebling attendees to 12,000. […]. MORE
Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. What’s an Ideal Meeting? MORE
The independent report, which was originally published on an annual basis between 2008 and 2012, details key procurement trends, statistics, facts and insights sourced from planners and buyers in the meetings and events community. MORE
Back in 2012 we let you in on the best events you must […]. Have you ever wondered how everyone hears about all the cool events and you’re always one step behind? How does everyone have tickets before you? MORE
Here’s an illuminating story from the pages of a New Yorker article about Jim Simons , the noted mathematician founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and a funder of a variety of research projects: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. MORE
Having welcomed 2,400 attendees to their first event in 2012, the guests talk about how the event has grown to 10 times that size in 2018. Download this episode (right click and save). This week’s Event Industry News podcast goes trans-Atlantic with its lineup, as host James Dickson talks to members of the USA-based INBOUND event. MORE
All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct. George Bernard Shaw 5) Registration websites: you know me, you know my company. Why do I have to fill out the same information again? 4) Registration lines: They are the first impression of a conference. Why are they so hard to get right? Why do I have to wait so long, only to get something I then have to go into a corner alone to read and figure out what to do next next? MORE
An embarrassing incident I was hanging out at the Marlboro South Pond Regatta , a whimsical affair where local sailors of all stripes and abilities casually “race” around a few buoys in the lake, sometimes stopping to chat mid-race with each other or watch our beautiful loons. MORE
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams I’m in a leadership class through the employee resource groups at my corporation and we’re studying a great book called “Leaders of the Future 2.” My team recently taught a chapter on leading through crisis and complexity. One of the sections talked about nonprofit leadership, another on Army leadership, and another on corporate leadership. MORE
South by Southwest 2012 (know as SXSW) is taking place in Austin, Texas, and my husband is attending live and in person. "Events are the original Social Media." - Liz Lathan It's my mantra. :-) And on days like yesterday and today, I'm really living by it! I, however, am home with our 4-year-old and our dogs who just had surgery. I'll get to join in the fun tomorrow, but in the meantime, I'm keeping up with the scene via Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and the various live blogs going on. MORE
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. MORE
You're a great friend but if the zombies chase us, I'm tripping you. Anonymous So I’m reading this book about the zombie apocalypse (I know, completely silly… it’s called World War Z – TOTALLY recommend it), and it’s presented as a historical account of the zombie war. One chapter talks about the skills of the population in the face of this unique society-rebuilding challenge. MORE
Neptunus are fast becoming the structure supplier of choice for the corporate hospitality sector as the company builds on success at London 2012 and our award-winning performance at the Rugby World Cup. MORE
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. 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. MORE
But this is a roundabout way of avoiding the all-important question that is rarely fully and productively explored: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. Great — a client who doesn’t know what they want! Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. MORE
He is the Author of "Confessions of a Hiring Manager,” which was the WINNER of the 2012 International Book Award for Careers, and the Gold Medal WINNER of the 2012 Global eBook Award for Employment. On this episode of event TALK we are speaking with Donn LeVie Jr. MORE
Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. MORE
She speaks at countless industry events and was named a 2012 “Best in Class” speaker by PCMA. Register now for “Common Contract Mistakes” Sometimes little errors can cause big problems. MORE
In 2012, ITN is on the cusp of a transformation in the events industry with the arrival of NFC-enabled Smartphones to the U.S. In 2012, Active Network continued its focus on event management solutions with a major acquisition and some key product launches. MORE
After a few days experimenting, I realized that the height of the commercial plastic shelf I’ve been using since 2012 was causing my shoulders and upper arms to tense up while typing, leading to the achiness. MORE
Peter Ward and Clive Stephens launched WeTrack to help solve the pernicious project management equation for London 2012, where the two men were part of teams tracking objectives and tasks across LOCOG, and the operational design, planning and […]. MORE
New in the UK charts comes James Arthur’s new single ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ James Arthur hit the UK music industry after winning X Factor 2012 and after a sell out number one hit ‘Impossible’ he was unfortunately dropped by the Syco record label due to behavioral issues. MORE
Recently, DoubleDutch , a mobile applications developer that was one of the first to introduce game strategy into the (primarily) corporate event environment, announced that it received venture capital funding in the amount of $4 million. MORE
Following the disastrous traffic congestion caused by unexpectedly high spectator numbers at the 2012 Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Show, organisers of the 2017 event knew they needed to avoid a repeat performance. MORE
From 2012 he has combined his business with technological diffusion in the industry, […]. Joining the Event Technology Awards judging panel for 2016 is Alex Barbero – Technology Evangelist & Senior Sales Executive at Eventoplus. MORE
Lectures, panels, and speeches prevail even though evidence shows that the traditional stand-and-deliver lecture does little to help an audience learn ( Bligh 1971 ; Freeman, McDonough, Okoroafor and Wenderoth 2014 ; Smith and Valentine 2012 ; Teaching College by Norman Eng just to name a few). MORE
The case was previously heard in April 2012 when the director, Lolo Daniels, and Platinum were both fined. On 1 November Platinum UK Facilities Management Ltd and its director, Lolo Daniels were sentenced for deploying unlicensed guards following a retrial. MORE
In 2012, ITN is on the cusp of a transformation in the events industry with the arrival of NFC-enabled Smartphones to the U.S. In 2012, Active Network continued its focus on event management solutions with a major acquisition and some key product launches. MORE
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” - Seneca Today I had the great pleasure of speaking at the PCMA Education Conference on the topic of Strategic Meetings Management with Kevin Iwamoto, VP of Enterprise Strategy for Active Networks. Kevin is a person I would call "the father of strategic meetings management," and it was an honor to share the stage with him. Myself? MORE
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Recently, DoubleDutch , a mobile applications developer that was one of the first to introduce game strategy into the (primarily) corporate event environment, announced that it received venture capital funding in the amount of $4 million. MORE
Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade. James Bennis In the never-ending season of budget cutbacks and layoffs, it's harder and harder to justify attending educational industry conferences - especially for corporate meeting planners. But if you have truly selected event marketing as a career path, and not just a job, you must find ways to stay relevant and keep learning your trade. MORE
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DECEMBER 10, 2012
In 2012, ITN is on the cusp of a transformation in the events industry with the arrival of NFC-enabled Smartphones to the U.S. In 2012, Active Network continued its focus on event management solutions with a major acquisition and some key product launches.
Fork in the Road
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Recently, DoubleDutch , a mobile applications developer that was one of the first to introduce game strategy into the (primarily) corporate event environment, announced that it received venture capital funding in the amount of $4 million.
Fork in the Road
DECEMBER 10, 2012
In 2012, ITN is on the cusp of a transformation in the events industry with the arrival of NFC-enabled Smartphones to the U.S. In 2012, Active Network continued its focus on event management solutions with a major acquisition and some key product launches.
Event Philosopher
MARCH 11, 2012
South by Southwest 2012 (know as SXSW) is taking place in Austin, Texas, and my husband is attending live and in person. "Events are the original Social Media." - Liz Lathan It's my mantra. :-) And on days like yesterday and today, I'm really living by it! I, however, am home with our 4-year-old and our dogs who just had surgery. I'll get to join in the fun tomorrow, but in the meantime, I'm keeping up with the scene via Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and the various live blogs going on.
Event Philosopher
JUNE 11, 2012
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” - Seneca Today I had the great pleasure of speaking at the PCMA Education Conference on the topic of Strategic Meetings Management with Kevin Iwamoto, VP of Enterprise Strategy for Active Networks. Kevin is a person I would call "the father of strategic meetings management," and it was an honor to share the stage with him. Myself?
Event Philosopher
JUNE 1, 2012
Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade. James Bennis In the never-ending season of budget cutbacks and layoffs, it's harder and harder to justify attending educational industry conferences - especially for corporate meeting planners. But if you have truly selected event marketing as a career path, and not just a job, you must find ways to stay relevant and keep learning your trade.
Event Philosopher
MARCH 12, 2012
All evolution in thought and conduct must at first appear as heresy and misconduct. George Bernard Shaw 5) Registration websites: you know me, you know my company. Why do I have to fill out the same information again? 4) Registration lines: They are the first impression of a conference. Why are they so hard to get right? Why do I have to wait so long, only to get something I then have to go into a corner alone to read and figure out what to do next next?
Fork in the Road
NOVEMBER 27, 2012
Recently, DoubleDutch , a mobile applications developer that was one of the first to introduce game strategy into the (primarily) corporate event environment, announced that it received venture capital funding in the amount of $4 million.
Event Philosopher
JANUARY 11, 2012
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. John Quincy Adams I’m in a leadership class through the employee resource groups at my corporation and we’re studying a great book called “Leaders of the Future 2.” My team recently taught a chapter on leading through crisis and complexity. One of the sections talked about nonprofit leadership, another on Army leadership, and another on corporate leadership.
Event Philosopher
JANUARY 3, 2012
You're a great friend but if the zombies chase us, I'm tripping you. Anonymous So I’m reading this book about the zombie apocalypse (I know, completely silly… it’s called World War Z – TOTALLY recommend it), and it’s presented as a historical account of the zombie war. One chapter talks about the skills of the population in the face of this unique society-rebuilding challenge.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 20, 2017
Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. My first public gig as a musician was at David Bowie’s Beckenham Arts Lab.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education.
Conferences that Work
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. What’s an Ideal Meeting?
Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. We are biased against creativity.
EventMB
AUGUST 30, 2016
Back in 2012 we let you in on the best events you must […]. Have you ever wondered how everyone hears about all the cool events and you’re always one step behind? How does everyone have tickets before you?
Conferences that Work
JULY 9, 2018
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. 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.
Conferences that Work
AUGUST 27, 2018
An embarrassing incident I was hanging out at the Marlboro South Pond Regatta , a whimsical affair where local sailors of all stripes and abilities casually “race” around a few buoys in the lake, sometimes stopping to chat mid-race with each other or watch our beautiful loons.
Event Industry News
MAY 11, 2017
The use of holograms at events has had its peaks and troughs over the past few years, skyrocketing to international prominence with the brilliant, or morally questionable, resurrection of Tupac Shakur at the 2012 Coachella Festival.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
After a few days experimenting, I realized that the height of the commercial plastic shelf I’ve been using since 2012 was causing my shoulders and upper arms to tense up while typing, leading to the achiness.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 26, 2018
Here’s an illuminating story from the pages of a New Yorker article about Jim Simons , the noted mathematician founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s largest hedge funds, and a funder of a variety of research projects: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference.
Conferences that Work
JUNE 5, 2017
Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education.
Conferences that Work
MARCH 13, 2017
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. How do we get people to participate at meetings?
Conferences that Work
JANUARY 2, 2017
Related posts: Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education.
Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
The case was previously heard in April 2012 when the director, Lolo Daniels, and Platinum were both fined. On 1 November Platinum UK Facilities Management Ltd and its director, Lolo Daniels were sentenced for deploying unlicensed guards following a retrial.
Event Industry News
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Peter Ward and Clive Stephens launched WeTrack to help solve the pernicious project management equation for London 2012, where the two men were part of teams tracking objectives and tasks across LOCOG, and the operational design, planning and […].
Event Industry News
JANUARY 9, 2018
Adam Blaxill originally joined the PLASA Board as the Professional Services Representative in 2012 and was elected as Vice Chair in 2014.
Connect Your Meetings
DECEMBER 6, 2018
She speaks at countless industry events and was named a 2012 “Best in Class” speaker by PCMA. Register now for “Common Contract Mistakes” Sometimes little errors can cause big problems.
Conferences that Work
JULY 2, 2018
But this is a roundabout way of avoiding the all-important question that is rarely fully and productively explored: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. Great — a client who doesn’t know what they want! Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference.
MeetingPool
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Due to the firm’s previous acquisition of event technology provider, Lanyon in 2012, rumors quickly spread about a potential future merger of the two companies. In April, the event tech industry was taken somewhat by surprise when Cvent announced its acquisition by private-equity firm, Vista Equity Partners in a $1.65 billion deal.
Event Industry News
APRIL 5, 2017
Neptunus are fast becoming the structure supplier of choice for the corporate hospitality sector as the company builds on success at London 2012 and our award-winning performance at the Rugby World Cup.
Conferences that Work
JUNE 18, 2018
Designing Participation Into Your Meetings No, that’s not me up on the stage, and that’s not the kind of session I’ll be leading next Tuesday, May 22, at the MPI New England 2012 Northeast Education. CoffeeGate One sunny morning in 2105, two hundred of us arrived for the opening breakfast at a Canadian conference to discover There Was No Coffee. The young first-time volunteer staff had forgotten to brew it. Three days later, people were still grumbling about CoffeeGate.
Event Industry News
AUGUST 24, 2017
Multiplay has been working with Mojang on the production of the annual Minecraft convention MINECON between 2012 and 2016, trebling attendees to 12,000. […].
Eventinterface
MAY 11, 2017
He is the Author of "Confessions of a Hiring Manager,” which was the WINNER of the 2012 International Book Award for Careers, and the Gold Medal WINNER of the 2012 Global eBook Award for Employment. On this episode of event TALK we are speaking with Donn LeVie Jr.
Event Industry News
MAY 2, 2017
Following the disastrous traffic congestion caused by unexpectedly high spectator numbers at the 2012 Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Show, organisers of the 2017 event knew they needed to avoid a repeat performance.
Event Industry News
AUGUST 4, 2016
From 2012 he has combined his business with technological diffusion in the industry, […]. Joining the Event Technology Awards judging panel for 2016 is Alex Barbero – Technology Evangelist & Senior Sales Executive at Eventoplus.
Event Industry News
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Having welcomed 2,400 attendees to their first event in 2012, the guests talk about how the event has grown to 10 times that size in 2018. Download this episode (right click and save). This week’s Event Industry News podcast goes trans-Atlantic with its lineup, as host James Dickson talks to members of the USA-based INBOUND event.
Conferences that Work
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Scenes from a peer conference—part 2 Since 2012, I’ve had the privilege of designing and facilitating the annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future Peer Conference. I’ve been attending conferences for over forty years. Most of them are dull and largely irrelevant.
Event Industry News
MARCH 1, 2017
We possess a proven track record catering for events such as the London 2012 Olympic Games, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. Bleep is the leading provider of EPOS solutions to the biggest and best events around the globe.
Event Industry News
APRIL 5, 2017
Neptunus are fast becoming the structure supplier of choice for the corporate hospitality sector as the company builds on success at London 2012 and our award-winning performance at the Rugby World Cup.
MeetingPool
OCTOBER 3, 2016
New in the UK charts comes James Arthur’s new single ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ James Arthur hit the UK music industry after winning X Factor 2012 and after a sell out number one hit ‘Impossible’ he was unfortunately dropped by the Syco record label due to behavioral issues.
Event Industry News
MARCH 6, 2017
The independent report, which was originally published on an annual basis between 2008 and 2012, details key procurement trends, statistics, facts and insights sourced from planners and buyers in the meetings and events community.
Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 6, 2017
Lectures, panels, and speeches prevail even though evidence shows that the traditional stand-and-deliver lecture does little to help an audience learn ( Bligh 1971 ; Freeman, McDonough, Okoroafor and Wenderoth 2014 ; Smith and Valentine 2012 ; Teaching College by Norman Eng just to name a few).
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