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Better Because You Were There

Velvet Chainsaw

A number of our consulting clients have made social responsibility a cornerstone of their conference strategy — with the desire “to leave the host city better because we were there.” This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014.

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The Sustainable UK Event Industry in 2050

Gallus Events

This growth has the potential to further impact the environment as a considerable amount of resources are used to create large events, so much so that there are claims that the industry is “wholly unsustainable” (Tinnish & Mangal 2012). Well, of course, no one REALLY knows, but that is where scenario planning comes in.

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How to Meet Authentically in Northern California

Smart Meetings

Cut the Stigma; Support Mental Health Connor Fields As a BMX bike athlete who experienced his highest high (winning the gold in the 2016 Summer Olympics) and the lowest lows (choking in the finals of the 2012 Olympics and almost dying in the 2020 Olympics), Connor Fields knows a few things about managing extreme emotions.

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How to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need

Conferences that Work

“, and typically bring me in to consult at the “ how? The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? ” and “ who? “, have often fixed their “ when? ” and “ where? ” stage.

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Design your event for digital

Gallus Events

For the last ten years or so I have been working as an events consultant helping organisers and organisations to run better events. One of my earliest consultancy projects was to help an Institute to run online events. This was way back in 2012. My consultancy pivoted. And I have been pretty busy. Design for digital.

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Smart Moves in Chicago, Mexico and More

Smart Meetings

In his 18 years in the hospitality industry, Siddiqui has worked with several large hotel brands, most recently having worked as hospitality and multifamily consultant for The Shephard Hotel in New York City. Scalia joined the organization in 2012 as senior director of marketing and was later promoted to vice president of marketing.

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Venue Ventilation: Reasons for Planners to Pay Attention

MeetingsNet

Why did the veteran meeting designer and founder of the consulting firm Conferences That Work go through the trouble? The roughly $100 device captured carbon-dioxide readings in the airport, the airplane, the ground transportation, the hotel, the conference center, and anywhere else that Segar went during his trip.

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