Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2019

They persist in seating attendees in long straight lines whenever possible, ignoring the benefits of curved and circular seating at their events. Meeting planners typically default to squaring the circle when specifying room sets. See Paul Radde’s Seating Matters: State of the Art Seating Arrangements for more information.)

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Leading event website and client services specialists ASP have today announced the appointment of Jon Benjamin as CEO. Previously a director at both LinkedIn and News UK, Benjamin joined ASP in 2014 and was appointed to the position of managing director in 2020. Since taking on a leading role at the tech business, ASP has […]

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 14, 2019

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June. Sue, Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

The five day event is being held by Federation EIL, the worldwide network of The Experiment in International. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Five Reasons to Change Conferences appeared first on Conferences That Work. Related posts: Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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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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2013 2014 Education Conference 219

Conferences that Work

MARCH 26, 2018

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In July 2014, Dr James Morgan, Principal Lecturer at the University of Westminster set up the Event Tech Lab. The idea in setting up the virtual incubator, was to help and mentor start up event technology companies wanting to get into the event space, globally.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

Related posts: A birthday present for you on the 21st anniversary of Conferences That Work What a long strange trip it’s been The first Conferences That Work event was held June 3–5, 1992, at Marlboro College, Vermont. If you had told me then that the.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The BBC said the area, which hosted the debut festival in 2014, would be its “permanent home” in the future. The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival is to permanently move to Greater Manchester, the broadcaster has revealed.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 22, 2023

Benham, who has been managing director of the company since 2014, will now take the helm as Kru Live embarks on its next phase of growth and expansion into new territories later this […] UK based global live engagement agency, Kru Live, has announced the appointment of Sarah-Jane Benham as its new CEO with immediate effect.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 21, 2018

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. Want to learn more about how to incorporate The Solution Room into your next event?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 2, 2018

Recently, a client asked for help designing a new conference. Thirty minutes of discussion with three stakeholders revealed they hadn’t yet settled on the event’s specific purpose, scope, and format. hoping that in the process the event’s purpose and desired outcomes will become clearer.

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Meeting Design 2012 2014 Meetings 192

Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

Related posts: A birthday present for you on the 21st anniversary of Conferences That Work What a long strange trip it’s been The first Conferences That Work event was held June 3–5, 1992, at Marlboro College, Vermont. If you had told me then that the.

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Communication is one of the pillar aspects of organizing an event. Accumulation of responsibilities was not a problem for the organizers of the Design Thinking Camp. Accumulation of responsibilities was not a problem for the organizers of the Design Thinking Camp. gorzata Rzepa: Recently, we organized Design Thinking Camp.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The third lecture in the University of Westminster’s autumn Event Design Lecture Series takes place on Monday 21 st October. . Originally from Australia, Chris produced many high profile events before moving to Europe including Museum Victoria’s 150th Anniversary, a U.N. Brand Events. Event Tech. Sporting Events.

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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.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 14, 2018

Mythodology: Event socials are a good way to meet people. Reality : People tend to stay with people they already know at event socials. Participant-driven and participation-rich events provide far more opportunities to meet people you actually want to meet. Mythodology: Learning occurs through events.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Imagine this: you’re busy planning your next big event. You have all your ducks in a row: awesome venue booked, killer catering secured and tickets to your event are sold out. Whether your event has 50 or 5,000 attendees, we have three solid ways to engage your audience to ensure your guests have an unforgettable experience.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

This International Women’s Day, we would like to raise a toast to the empowerment and diversity in our events industry. They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+.

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Trade Shows Social Media Consulting B2B 119

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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2012 2014 Conference Meetings 82

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 14, 2019

A big thank-you to the meeting industry luminaries who were kind enough to write testimonials for Event Crowdsourcing ! Here’s what they wrote: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Event Crowdsourcing testimonials appeared first on Conferences That Work. Lab at The EVENT, April 4-6, Montréal!

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Canadian Special Events

AUGUST 18, 2016

Sky’s the Limit is a phrase that truly captures the essence of this forward thinking, innovative event design firm, based on the east coast of Canada. Today, owners, Stephanie and Mark have a dedicated team of wedding designers by their side that are committed to each and every client they have.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

And in 2014, the Vatican recommended that sermons be limited to eight minutes or less ! Physical movement during events is important because blood flow to the brain starts to decline within ten minutes of sitting still, leading to decreased attention. Don’t let any one person talk too long. They stand to sing and pray.

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Meeting Design Meetings 2014 Speakers 154

PCMA Convene

MARCH 2, 2018

student had at a bar in 2014 to one of the most promising advances in AI in the past decade. But which ones are most directly relevant to the business-events industry? What impact will that have on construction — specifically of event venues? Photo Credit Adobe Stock. appeared first on PCMA Convene.

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Technology Tech 2014 Government 88

Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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PCMA Convene

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It was just a few months before PCMA’s 2014 Convening Leaders in Boston in January, and Coupal, who is currently president-elect of the PCMA Canada East Chapter, asked the group if they were attending. They wanted to make the travel experience an event experience. I thought, I have a job to do to now, I have to make this happen.”.

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Meetings 2013 2014 Travel 74

Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I am well aware of the incredible demands made on meeting planners before and during events. I’ve had that role for hundreds of events, and know what it’s like. Things rarely go according to plan, and creative solutions need to be invented on the spot.

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Contracts 2014 Consulting Conference 120

Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

two meeting types and three situations when you should NOT use a Conferences That Work design: — Most corporate events. Many corporate events have a tight focus. Special events involve a mixture of entertainment, celebration, and raising money. Well, it’s not. Here are (drum roll!) are not excluded.

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Meeting Design Conference Meetings Conference Design 120

Conferences that Work

JULY 25, 2016

Being Schooled: Inside a Conference That Works “Mad blogger” Sue Pelletier of MeetingsNet has written an excellent article on her experiences at the four-day Conferences That Work format edACCESS 2014 annual meeting I convened in June.

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Conference 2013 2014 Consulting 120

PCMA Convene

APRIL 30, 2016

It was a collaborative event,” Richardson said, in that “our staff was also learning what they can do to better meet the needs of language educators, while the teachers were learning how to make these assessment tools more effective for their students.”. CAREER CAFÉ. SOCIAL MEDIA LOUNGE.

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2015 2014 Social Media Education 49

Conferences that Work

JUNE 26, 2023

My 2014 post on RSQP gives a clear example of how it works (and my book Event Crowdsourcing includes full details) so I won’t repeat myself here. The 2014 and the recent conference each had around 200 participants, so the process and timing (around 25 minutes) were pretty similar. Two significant differences 1.

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2014 2023 Conference Meetings 156

PCMA Convene

MAY 4, 2016

Little did I know that the inspiration for the event came from the other side of the globe. She persuaded the city arts council to bring the Vivid Sydney creative director to Baltimore in March 2014 to see if something similar could be created there. We plan on following up on that — stay tuned!

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2012 2014 Venues Event Design 56

PCMA Convene

MAY 31, 2017

When I went in search of the trade-show real estate occupied by Spacebase , the event-space-booking platform, at IMEX Frankfurt, I almost missed it. From its founding in Berlin in 2014, the company has expanded into 10 countries, including the United States, and offers listings for more than 2,000 meeting spaces.

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Tech Trade Shows 2014 Consulting 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

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. Another significant finding is that communication between event organizers and venues around event sustainability continues to improve year over year.

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PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 16, 2017

“From a very young age, I told stories — at school, at church, on the speech team, at storytelling festivals,” Hall, a national storytelling champion and recipient of a 2014 Storytelling World Award, said in a recent interview with Convene. “If But companies, brands, and events are built on many small stories.

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Speakers Consulting 2014 2018 65

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The last time NSBE held its convention in Pittsburgh in 2012, the event left behind more than $15 million dollars in direct spending. “I VisitPITTSBURGH has partnered with NSBE beyond the convention by supporting a Summer Bridge Scholarship Program during 2014 – 2016 through a grant totaling $60,000.

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Canadian Special Events

JULY 6, 2017

Using Creative Technology To Enhance Your Event Environment. We as event planners are constantly faced with the challenge of having to create bigger and better experiences but we are told to stay within the same budgets or sometimes even less. Lighting is an easy and cost effective way to create ambiance. 2016 Trade Show.

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