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

Conferences that Work

The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? Scenes from a peer conference A slideshow of images from the Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, held at the Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort November 6-7, 2014.

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

I’ve run the core Conferences That Work design in a day numerous times, and it’s always a rush. A peer conference design such as Open Space doesn’t need so much time—a few hours can be useful—though it omits some of the features that make Conferences That Work so effective.

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Best in Show 2016

PCMA Convene

Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year. Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “Larry is an outstanding professional. She is efficient, prompt, polite, and professional. SPECIAL MENTIONS.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Finally, there are conferences that are entirely experiments! In the meetings world, the most well known are the series of EventCamps that were held around the world between 2010 and 2014. These were volunteer-run, meeting experiments that explored a wide range of meeting and session formats and technologies.

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25 best Social Media conferences in 2019

Eventory

Interact is a digital marketing conference designed to provide attendees with the knowledge and opportunity to network with each other in a form of a fun-driven conference. What once was a one-day regular conference – now is enriched by an additional day. Interact 2019. When: 9 – 10 April 2019.

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What’s the best learning model for conference sessions?

Conferences that Work

Such process is the focus of the peer conference designs and associated participation techniques that I’ve been developing and writing about here and in my books. Studying how to facilitate this process and then adopting it is perhaps the most effective way you can improve the learning at your events.