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The top educational meeting format

Conferences that Work

April 2018, Meetings and Conventions Magazine Do you incorporate participatory sessions into your events? 80% of meeting professionals prefer f acilitated workshop-style, participatory sessions [ survey by M&C Research, April 2018 Meeting and Conventions magazine ]! What’s an Ideal Meeting?

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Five Reasons to Change Conferences

Conferences that Work

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. But our conference programs still focus on lectures, where a few experts broadcast their knowledge to passive listeners.

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Smart Meetings’ Top 5 Videos of 2018

Smart Meetings

Video ruled the social media world in 2018. Marin Bright, CEO of Smart Meetings , kicked off 2018 with a video detailing changes to Smart Meetings magazine. Marin Bright, CEO of Smart Meetings , kicked off 2018 with a video detailing changes to Smart Meetings magazine.

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What True Learning Is at Participant-Centered Conferences

Velvet Chainsaw

Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Learning conferences are havens where participants consider, assess and practice new patterns of thinking, while nurturing new mental models on how to do their work. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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Summer 2024 Travel Trends with Meaning

Smart Meetings

Inspired by 19 th -century poet and publisher Eliza Jane Nicholson, this boutique hotel on Magazine Street is only steps away from iconic food and beverage establishments such as Commander’s Palace , and Café du Monde as well as famous music venues like the historic jazz spot The Spotted Cat Music Club.

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Special Events Magazine's Gala Awards Are Calling for Entries

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The Gala Awards have been presented by Special Events magazine, a sister publication to MeetingsNet, since 1986. If you or your colleagues coordinated a special event in 2018 that dazzled attendees while hitting the mark with the host organization and its sponsors, then there's still time to submit an entry and perhaps win a 2019 Gala Award.

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Your Conference Content Has Magnetic Pull

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s about atomizing the content you’re already creating said Convince & Convert President Jay Baer during his 2018 PCMA Convening Leaders session—The 365-Day Event: Using Digital Content to Drive Year-Round Engagement. Read Content Marketing Institute founder Joe Pulizzi’s Content Marketing Trends to Watch for 2018.