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The Conference Arc — the key components of every successful participation-rich conference

Conferences that Work

Participant-driven and participation-rich peer conference designs improve on traditional events because they don’t treat openings and closings as necessary evils but as critical components of the meeting design. Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Participate!

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How to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom

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In person meetings have vanished overnight. It’s time to implement what we’ve learned about great face-to-face meeting design and process into online meetings. Meetings will never be the same. So I won’t repeat myself here; read them for full details! It is one.

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The Secrets Behind Conference Engagement

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Read the full article at Conferences That Work. The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. So you’re holding a conference.

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Architect Model of Third-Party Planning

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When time is short and the to-do list is long, the solution is often to bring in an expert contractor to help with everything from sourcing of space and technology solutions to meeting design and management. Time is valuable when planning an event—corporate meeting professional time and consultant time.

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The four meeting professionals you meet in heaven

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He was kind enough to tell me I possessed this quality when I spoke to a class he was teaching at the Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. He also said he thought it was essential for good meeting professionals. Do you agree with this set of qualities? No related posts.

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Happy to Seize the Throne from King Content

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The meetings industry is far more aware of the importance of treating and supporting attendees as active participants rather than passive consumers of education. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. I like to read a wide variety of nonfiction, mysteries, and science fiction. It is one.

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Create memorable learning experiences and connections at simple workshops

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Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Participation techniques you can use in conference sessions Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. It is one.

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