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Fake women event speakers? We need to think bigger!

Conferences that Work

Fake women event speakers? Fake articles by fake writers in Sports Illustrated? Fake speakers Creating fake women speakers is just one tiny step in the right direction. Fake speakers Creating fake women speakers is just one tiny step in the right direction. How hard is it to make all your speakers fake?

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Are Your Speakers Speaking to Speakers?

Velvet Chainsaw

I wonder about the future of peer review for conference abstracts. While it is a critical filter for high-quality journals, it is a very inefficient process for accelerating innovation and discovery at conferences. We refer to these conferences as meetings of speakers speaking to speakers. Flip the Approach.

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Our most popular articles of 2023: Expo Pass fan favs!

Expo Pass

For us at Expo Pass, it means looking back at the top event planning articles in 2023. The top 6 articles cover diverse topics from ChatGPT to sustainability and on-site badge printing. As a final HOORAH, we’ve compiled a short review of the Top 6 articles to help you review your wins and plan for 2024.

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How to Plan a Conference: 12 Steps for a Memorable & Successful Conference

Eventmobi

With so many moving parts to juggle, planning a conference can seem like a daunting task. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through how to plan a conference from A to Z. We’ll cover everything from budgeting and marketing to finding sponsors and speakers to reporting and analytics.

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path. Keynote speakers should be chosen wisely. How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. Determine the degree a speaker will research and deliver relevancy for your industry.

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5 Practices for Improving Concurrent Sessions

Velvet Chainsaw

Conference organizers know that the “main course” of their education offering and value proposition is in the concurrent education sessions. Don’t Leave Education to Chance Imagine what could happen if you invested in developing your conference committee members and speakers to increase the quality of their delivery and session design?

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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. Related posts: Conferences That Work goes to Japan!