Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

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.” When you adopt a strategic objective like that for your conference, it leaves room for creativity in achieving that desired outcome. Reuse and Reduce.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 27, 2018

This happens all the time As a facilitator of conferences and meetings, I meet and talk with hundreds of people every year. I don’t want to forget the people I meet — but my aging brain is less cooperative. So here are three ways to minimize embarrassment when meeting people whom you might have met before.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 11, 2018

Sue, Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve been promoting the Conferences That Work meeting format for so long, that some people assume I think it’s the right choice for every meeting. two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Well, it’s not.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The panel focused on conferences management and interpretation in times of Covid. It was vital for these international actors to maintain their diplomatic and multilateral meetings and conferences around the most important global issues. “ Before the pandemic, the meetings were managed by only 2 or 3 people.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2019

Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. Even though many of the rounds used at meetings are far too large.) Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Squaring the circle: creating room sets for connection appeared first on Conferences That Work. The notes at the.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 2, 2018

Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That. Conferences That Work goes to Japan! ” and “ who?

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 9, 2024

In 2013, professional meeting facilitator Kristin Arnold decided to devote her full attention to the art of moderating panel discussions. In 2014, 63 percent of survey respondents thought panels were merely okay or worse. Arnold wanted to explore how to radically improve the popular session format. Panel discussions aren’t going away.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 6, 2022

Welcome to Principality Stadium Experience , the meetings and events division of Principality Stadium. If you are looking for the perfect place to hold your meeting, exhibition, dinner, or conference, then where better than this iconic Welsh landmark in the heart of Wales’ capital city, Cardiff.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, a huge number of international professional conferences are held throughout the world, where very important issues are discussed. Opportunities that open up at fintech conferences. Top 15 fintech conferences to attend. 14 November 2019, Convene Conference Center, New York. RegTech Summit . Seamless FinTech.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I invented the format by accident 26 years ago when there were no expert speakers to invite for a conference on administrative computing issues in small schools.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 2, 2022

Planning an event in multiple languages can be a challenge for meeting planners. Innovative virtual language interpretation software is making attendee accessibility a reality for everyone involved in creating inclusive meetings. The program makes its virtual services impartial to any particular meeting platform.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Training associations how to create powerful and effective participant-driven and participation-rich conferences is one of the most rewarding aspects of my work: I love facilitating the learning that occurs, and the organization is then equipped with the process tools needed to transform their events.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And yes, I admit it, during the second day of my vacation while enjoying the harmonies I hear, I’m jolted to think about religious meeting design…. Religious services are thought to be around 300,000 years old — by far the oldest form of organized meeting that humans have created. Don’t let any one person talk too long.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2022

PCMA and CEMA President and CEO Sherrif Karamat celebrated the achievements of Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno with the Global Meetings Executive of the Year award. Buongiorno is Vice President, AIM Group International, a company that for over sixty years has been one of the international leaders in events and conferences.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 25, 2016

I guarantee you will learn many new great ideas about conference panels from this Blab of my Thursday chat with the wonderful Kristin Arnold. With many thanks to Kristin and our viewers (especially Kiki L’Italien who contributed mightily) I now offer you the AMA About Conference Panels annotated time-line. 1:30] Using sli.do

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Event Smart

JANUARY 2, 2020

Meet the Northwest Berry Foundation The Northwest Berry Foundation exists to strengthen the NW berry industry through on-farm research, grower education and information sharing, and reducing food waste.

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Quickmobile

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

How Mobile Impacted Meetings & Events. The same holds true for enterprise meetings. Why Your Enterprise Meetings Need Mobile. Mobile has also had a huge impact on enterprise meetings. If you’re not taking advantage of mobile at your enterprise meetings , it’s time to now! Better event personalization.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 27, 2021

It’s always going to be niche,” Bill Carroll, then a professor at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, told Fast Company in 2014, “constrained by how many people want to stay in an Airbnb type of experience.” ” URL vs. IRL: Chip Conley on Why We’re Wired to Meet in Person. Except one hotel veteran. Chip Conley.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

As a multi award-winning support system geared towards the event industry, Grip serves intelligent recommendations, facilitates meaningful connections and enables quality on-site meetings for exhibitors and visitors. It can also book meetings at an event and get them added straight into your calendar.

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Event Farm

OCTOBER 27, 2016

When we launched our first industry conference in 2016 -- OFFLINE Summit -- we learned quite a bit about what conference and meeting planners go through in all realms. Securing sponsorship for a conference is sales. Many conferences do not ask that third question. What’s in it for them? Use social proof.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 10, 2019

In addition, I frequently present at meeting industry events and to clients. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Two free easy ways to create graphics for blog posts and presentations appeared first on Conferences That Work. It’s an honor to work on a classic Conferences That.

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Unique Venues

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The friendly conference services staff has years of experience understanding the needs of their clients and delivering excellent service through a wide range of resources. The next visit on our tour keeps us in Ontario with Humber College Conference Services & Accommodations. Accommodations & Conference Services.

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Connect Your Meetings

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Others like it, designed as special events during conventions and meetings, are happening throughout Colorado , Nevada and California. And as recreational marijuana achieves greater acceptance, cannabis events could become a regular part of many mainstream meetings, conventions and incentive programs. Grassroots Appeal.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2014, venture capitalist Ron Shah was deep into a month of internal meetings when the pipes burst in. The office’s conference space was flooded and unusable. He worked the phones in a rush, trying to clinch local hotel meeting rooms on short notice. Bizly in action. his building. He called it Bizly. “It

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 25, 2021

Interactio is a leading remote solutions platform providing real-time multilingual interpretation services for remote or hybrid meetings. Interactio has been used to interpret and stream over 26,000 events since its launch in 2014. Fully remote meetings and virtual conferences can be hosted on Interactio multilingual meetings solution.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

The Solution Room is rapidly becoming a popular meeting plenary. Invented at MPI’s 2011 European Meetings and Events Conference, the session fosters active meaningful connections between attendees, and provides peer support and solutions to the real professional challenges currently faced by participants.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 8, 2019

For an excellent summary of the work I do, check out this interview and podcast , Creating Conferences That Work by Celisa Steele of Leading Learning. Here’s an overview: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Creating Conferences That Work with Adrian Segar appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 26, 2021

From 2014 to 2018, Caesars Entertainment invested $250 million in its AC resorts, including construction of the East Coast’s largest event facility, Waterfront Conference Center , and renovating Harrah’s Coastal and Harbour towers. The post Caesars Unveils $400 Million Revamp in Atlantic City appeared first on Smart Meetings.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Both organisations, which will be exhibiting on the Meet In Wales stand (Bayside E2316), will be promoting their extensive meetings and events and corporate incentive offering to the North American market. The Celtic Manor Resort , a flagship destination in South Wales, has been consistently voted the UK’s Best Conference Hotel.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 7, 2019

The Events Industry Council recently announced 214 individuals passed the latest Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) examination. This distinguished credential, recognised throughout the events industry, demonstrates an individual’s comprehensive knowledge of meeting management as well as a commitment to the profession. .

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Event Industry News

MAY 1, 2020

The judging panel for the inaugural awards is a stellar line-up of experts and we’d like to introduce them to you in our Meet the Judges series, kicking things off is Rick Stainton, Founder & Group Executive Director at Smyle Group. What experience can you draw upon to successfully judge the SEAs?

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In addition to annual member meetings, certification training sessions and countless webinars, Ricker facilitates gatherings such as CompTIA DC Fly-Ins and annual industry conference ChannelCon. For the fly-ins, members meet in Washington, D.C., For the fly-ins, members meet in Washington, D.C.,

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

It’s a commonly known fact that global conferences have numerous advantages. Conferences can equip attendees in new skills, business contacts and increase their awareness of new industry trends. We gathered a list of 25 best social media conferences you don’t want to miss out on. Social Media conferences in 2019 .

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 29, 2019

Company name: Mixtroz Founded: 9 th November 2014 Web address: www.mixtroz.com. Mixtroz services events, meetings, trainings, orientations, weddings, you name it—anywhere 50 or more are gathered. Type of events served: Brand activations Conferences Experiential Galas dinners Meetings Parties / functions Team building Weddings.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 8, 2017

During a livestream hosted by PCMA back in 2013, Marie Lou Coupal, CMP, struck up a conversation with other meeting professionals in the group chat. “I Coupal and event-marketing strategist Rachel Stephan, whom she also met during the livestream, chartered a bus to Boston for 25 meeting professionals. Branding the experience.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 27, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post How to improve your facilitation: an example appeared first on Conferences That Work. Share your ideas in the comments below!

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