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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

What makes attending conferences worthwhile? As I described in Conferences That Work , the two most common reasons for attending conferences are to learn useful things and make useful connections. But there are numerous other ways that conferences provide value to stakeholders. Complicated problems.

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Mastodon is the old Twitter

Conferences that Work

Many have striven for massive follower counts and social media “influence” Others, like myself, have enjoyed the platform’s often-strained ability to discover and sustain communities of interest on a myriad of topics. From my viewpoint, the platform’s popularity and usefulness reached a peak between 2014 – 2017.

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Sustainable Event Buyer’s Guide: Sustainable catering part 1

Event Industry News

It also states that sustainable catering (for example, plant-based, organic, ethically-sourced, healthy and local where possible) can make a “significant environmental impact.”. It also found that the number of vegans in the UK alone has quadrupled between 2014 and 2018.

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The Sustainable Event Awards – Meet the Judges

Event Industry News

The Sustainable Event Awards Celebrate Excellence in Event Sustainability. Led Sustainability at Smyle for 10 years and set up the industry wide initiative Sustainable Events Summit in 2014. What does sustainability mean to you? When did you first become interested in sustainability?

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California: Meet Where Sustainable Innovation Lives

Smart Meetings

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.

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Sustainability efforts pay off for Ryans Cleaning at Vicarage Road

Event Industry News

Sustainability is key for every business and the staff at Vicarage Road have been raising the bar with new innovative sustainability initiatives that other venues could certainly learn from. Sustainability efforts are very much a team collaboration between the venue, the cleaning contractors and the patrons. Photo by Watford FC.

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California: Meet Where Sustainable Innovation Lives

Smart Meetings

California innovators are actively inventing a more sustainable future in and out of the ballroom. It is a model for a sustainable economic future. Let’s look at the legacy of sustainable innovation, where it is going next and what it means for meeting professionals. Sustainable Meeting. A Green Legacy.