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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.) See the post for full details.)

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

Rachel in her wide career of journalism and events has mastered Trade Shows. She is the founder of Strategic Meeting and Events which produces mid to large scale corporate events. Awarded as one of the top 100 women who inspire and innovate in 2018 by Smart Meetings Magazine. county finalist in 2019.

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Event Tech Trends to Watch in 2019

Meeting Tomorrow

There are a number of meeting design elements that need to be accounted for, but the cost savings and expanded participation seem well worth it. For evidence, take Cvent’s big acquisitions in 2018 and the PSAV / Encore merger just this past month. Rising: Industry consolidation opens up space for innovators.

2019 57
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Guest Blog: The top event technology trends for 2019 — According to 27 event experts

Event Industry News

“Slowly but surely, the meeting industry is learning that the old lecture-saturated conference model is increasingly inferior to meeting designs that incorporate the active learning, connections, engagement, and outcomes that attendees actually want and need.” “Integration is a big trend.

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The Top Event Technology Trends for 2019 — According to 27 Event Experts

Event Industry News

“Slowly but surely, the meeting industry is learning that the old lecture-saturated conference model is increasingly inferior to meeting designs that incorporate the active learning, connections, engagement, and outcomes that attendees actually want and need.” “Integration is a big trend.

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5 Ways the Meetings Industry is Changing the Face of Events

Social Tables

By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. Where you meet matters more than ever before. And more events.).

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