Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

These two quotes are from my posts on the parallels between the evolution of journalism and events (2015) and on the parallel missions of journalism and participant-driven and participation-rich events (2018).] This brings us to a key question that is rarely openly discussed: Whom are conferences for?

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Meetings Meeting Design 2015 Conference 208

Conferences that Work

JUNE 18, 2018

CoffeeGate One sunny morning in 2105, two hundred of us arrived for the opening breakfast at a Canadian conference to discover There Was No Coffee. The young first-time volunteer staff had forgotten to brew it. Three days later, people were still grumbling about CoffeeGate.

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Meetings 2012 2015 Education 175

Conferences that Work

JANUARY 9, 2017

According to my weblogs, this site is now one of the most popular websites on meeting design and related issues, with 31 million page views to date, 25 million of which were made in the last three years. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. As expected, hardly anyone visited initially.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

She’s a past president of Meeting Professionals International, Chicago and has been named as one of the 40 under 40 in the meetings industry by Connect magazine in 2015. She is the founder of Strategic Meeting and Events which produces mid to large scale corporate events.

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Trade Shows Social Media Consulting B2B 119

Gallus Events

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Back in 2015 (probably after attending workshops that weren’t workshops) I wrote a post: Definition of a Workshop. It made me think about this format again and it also had some good best practice examples. So here’s what I hope will be a great little summary of how you make the most of this format. What is a workshop.

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2015 Speakers Meeting Design Events 100

Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

In January 2015, 3,700 #meetingprofs & #eventprofs will attend Convening Leaders in #Chicago ! see the highlights and what’s to come in 2015! South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive masks networking events in the form of parties, gaming expos, and mixers scheduled throughout the life of the conference. Register now: #pcmaCL.

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2014 Food and Beverage Social Media 2015 60

Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference. Why have a keynote speaker at your event?

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Speakers Consulting Healthcare Financial 101