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Alexander von Humboldt: A meeting designer way ahead of his time

Conferences that Work

I’m indebted to Martin Sirk for sharing remarkable information about an 1828 conference designed by the German geographer, naturalist, and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Read what follows to discover that Humboldt was also a meeting designer way ahead of his time! Martin Sirk Modern meeting design!

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Participant experience design — moving from the old to new event world

The MICE

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. On the surface it’s a very basic function — to get food.

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New Event Formats and What They Mean for Business Networking

Converve

For some time, more and more event managers have been concerning themselves with the topic of meeting design. There is still however no clear description of what meeting design actually means. (updated 18 July 2018). This already happens today in the form of barcamps. Totally Analogue. "The

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The Power of Multi-Hub Meetings: Maarten Vanneste

Endless Events

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? In 2006, Marteen started the Meeting Design Institute. Meeting Architecture: A Manifesto by Maarten Vanneste.

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10 Awesome Event Concepts That You Will Want to Duplicate

Slido

The previous secret locations ranged from the historic ‘StummfilmKino Delphi’ in Berlin to an abandoned theater in London that had been closed to the public for over 65 years. Secret Cinema Secret Cinema has gained popularity in the world of immersive events.

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Catching Up

PCMA Convene

Also, the International Congress and Convention Association’s (ICCA) latest rankings of international meeting destinations introduced a new city to its No. 1 spot: Berlin. But it’s not too soon to be making plans to attend PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2017: Designing CoLABoration — Jan. 8–11 in Austin, Texas.

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