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We are biased against truly creative event design

Conferences that Work

A “creative” event design is one with a novel venue and/or decor and lighting and/or food and beverage. Consequently, planners restrict the entire focus of creative event design to novel visual and sensory elements. Truly creative event design We are biased against truly creative event design.

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

Conferences that Work

I understand their perspective, because I also feel the temptation to pin down specifics — number of participants, duration, venue, budget, etc. hoping that in the process the event’s purpose and desired outcomes will become clearer. “, and typically bring me in to consult at the “ how? ” stage.

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Sustainable Stand Design: Resource Design

Event Industry News

Food and beverage events. Venues that don’t allow sanding or drilling. Smaller venues. Since 2012, the show is built mainly using FB. What we offer is an authentic solution to temporary structures that uses board made from recycled pulp, does not use harmful to the environment products and is fully recyclable.

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The State of the Art in Sustainable Venues

PCMA Convene

When the Green Venue Report debuted in 2014, it used survey information from 16 convention centers around the world to outline best practices in event-venue sustainability. And for the 2016 Green Venue Report, which the Greenview sustainability consulting group released last month, the number hit 44.

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Destination West London with ILEC Conference Centre!

Event Industry News

One of the most exciting venues, we feature one of London’s top largest and most versatile event suite, fitted with state of the art equipment, stunning design and one of the best secret to keep budgets in line. At the time the hotel-venue featured London’s largest pillar-free event space.

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Mixed Reality For Virtual Events With Touchcast!

Endless Events

How can these emerging technologies and production partners elevate your virtual events? “When we started in 2012, it really focused on the future of video communications. As he explains, “this is an Xbox controller that I’m using right now to move the camera around this amazing venue. Introducing, Touchcast!

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Crafting Corporate Events That Resonate with Gen Z

Endless Events

Gen Z includes people born between 1997 and 2012. They also need: Support via social media: They expect to be able to chat with you one-on-one, so you’ll likely get event inquiries not via usual channels like email but through channels like social media. Fast wifi: Your venue must have fast, available wifi. No exceptions.