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2018 Conference and Event Trends That You Need to Know

Guidebook

With so many conferences and trade shows out there, it’s important to stay on top of emerging trends and ensure that your event presents the value that attendees are looking for. Don’t worry, we’ve examined events far and wide to compile this handy list of trends to work into your next conference! VR is Here. One Universal Message.

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Lessons learned from online meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Conferences that Work

All quotes are from the article “ Virtual Growing Pains: Initial Lessons Learned from Organizing Virtual Workshops, Summits, Conferences, and Networking Events during a Global Pandemic “ in the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. Conferences are an important learning and support resource for early career scientists.

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PeopleFWD 2018 Explores Disruptive Approaches to Workplace Culture

PCMA Convene

Presented by CPP-The Myers-Briggs Company, PeopleFWD 2018 invited human resources professionals and business leaders to come together to wrestle with the most difficult issues facing organizations today, like employee culture and constantly evolving organizational trends. 17–18, 2018. Event Details. San Francisco, California.

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The UnExpo Experiment

Conferences that Work

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) We intend to run a more streamlined UnExpo at future TestBashes and encourage other conferences run them too!

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My Events World – Nancy Mollett, Convention Centre Director at ICC Wales

Prestige Events Magazine

I was also very fortunate to be involved in the design process for ICC Wales from the outset and in 2018 took on the role of Venue Director. Since opening our doors, we’ve hosted some incredible events including the UK Space Conference, International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) and the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association Annual Conference.

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How To Promote Your Conference Event App For Guaranteed Adoption?

NVOLV

Conference event apps are important, they no longer an elective afterthought. Industry Research Report 2018 states that: 63% of event planners make use of conference event apps. In order to help you out, we have listed down 6 methods to promote your conference event app for guaranteed adoption. Recruit Your Speakers.

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Guestboard

Event Industry News

From team retreats to virtual conferences, the modular event “widgets” allow you to pick and choose exactly which features you’d like to enhance your guest experience. As the most user-friendly event management platform, Guestboard is an affordable and flexible solution for managing groups of 10 – 1000+.

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