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What True Learning Is at Participant-Centered Conferences

Velvet Chainsaw

Putting the participant at the center of your conference programming by becoming more learner-centric, that is planning and offering education sessions that go beyond surface learning, is one of the biggest challenges facing conference organizers today. How much of your conference program is focused on learners?

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Doing peer conferences right

Conferences that Work

Software testers do peer conferences right! They even call them a peer conference , rather than unconference , a term I don’t like.) As evidence of software tester conference awesomeness, I offer three examples below. a short history of the peer conference. The 2022 SoCraTes peer conference. How it worked?

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Conferences Need More Sharing

Velvet Chainsaw

One of the strongest intangible attributes of a healthy conference is how much sharing takes place. Professions that deliver conference sessions with a high level of sharing – not diluted or generalized from the stage – are often in fields linked to prevention, healthcare, education and philanthropy.

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7 Huge Event Planning Trends Spotted at MPI WEC 2018

Eventmobi

After spending the past week at MPI WEC 2018 (one of the largest annual gatherings for meeting professionals), I experienced what it’s like for an organization to pull out all the stops to create a truly memorable experience for events planners (who have seen and done it all). Theme trend: celebrating the city you’re in.

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How to Create a Winning Gamification Strategy: Lessons from IWConnect 2018

Eventmobi

Keep reading to learn how IncentiveWorks was able to create a winning gamification strategy at their 2018 conference. To read about other client gamification strategies, check out CSAE’s 2018 Trillium Winter Summit. How to Create a Winning Gamification Strategy. Lessons Learned: How to Win With Gamification.

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The Art of the Follow-up: How to Build Relationships From Conferences

Eventmobi

It might seem like conferences are an ideal place to do business, with so many people in attendance and the high potential for interpersonal interaction. But the reality is, very few deals or sales actually happen because of the lack of opportunity to build relationships from conferences. Conferences go by in the blink of an eye.

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How to Maximize and Build Event Success with Video Marketing

Eventmobi

Here, you can see a video by the Australian Association of National Advertisers promoting its annual conference RESET: Pre-event videos do more than promote your event; you can also use video to promote your app ! Here is one of the 20 videos the brand produced at its most recent conference: Attendees . Interactive (and funny!)

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