GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Take a look at the following picture of a trade fair back in 1979: National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association Conference & Trade Show 1979. Same goes for meetings format. Most of the meetings today are still about people sitting down and listening to one or more speakers. Sure, what people wear has changed.

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Slido

OCTOBER 15, 2018

How many times have you reached into your creative ideas shelf when planning a conference and realized you’ve used all the usual session formats way too often? This can be difficult at the end of a conference day as people’s attention tends to wane. This year’s Festival of Marketing used this format widely.

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Slido

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A good icebreaker at the onset of your conference can set the tone for your event, boost audience engagement and create the right conditions for networking. But before you dive into planning one for your conference, keep these three things in mind: Set a clear goal Know what you want to achieve with your icebreaker. Do you have a pet?

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

In this blog, we are representing the industry’s brightest minds that are renowned for their own contributions and the work they are doing. They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. She even launched her own events agency DAHLIA+.

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Event Industry News

MAY 3, 2019

And it should be simple, making event organisers more productive rather than distracted by blogs, glitches, or confusing user interfaces. ” — Adrian Segar , Founder at Conferences That Work. Technology should support that focus, not supplant it. “The biggest trend that I want to see is making tech trivial.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

I want to re-share this article that I wrote back in 2019 and was initially published on VDVO website , because the principles of event design remain the same, the human is in the centre of every experience that we want to design for our events and technology technology should enhance this experience, and not replace it.

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Slido

JANUARY 30, 2019

The goal of our one-day event in partnership with Convene was to show how a successful all-hands could look in 2019 and beyond by using interactive technology and meeting design thinking. As a part of that strategy, we asked two of our speakers to become virtual panelists at our event. Here are some of our key learnings.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve confirmed that virtual events can be engaging and productive, but only if the meeting design is truly participant driven and takes into consideration the needs of that audience. Now that we can meet again, attendees are craving strong networking opportunities and being able to have meaningful conversations with their colleagues.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Fill out the form and we’ll email you a PDF version of this blog post to read anytime you want. tojulius Julian Solaris, Editor of The Event Manager Blog, always has the low-down on attendance-worthy events and the newest event technology. If you’re active on the event and hospitality conference circuit, you might bump into her.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2019

PCMA has done a great job in live-streaming some of their best keynote speakers and creating a whole discussion online with the virtual audience of 1,000 or so participants. Many of the large tech conferences like Google I/O and Facebook’s F8 arguably have a greater response online than in the meeting itself.

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Slido

MAY 16, 2019

If applicable, review your speakers’ published pieces so that you can better relate to their arguments, or refer to their work during the panel discussion. Scouring through Twitter, or reading a couple of new blog posts from influential people, can do no harm. Don’t let anything surprise you.

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I spoke at IBTM in Barcelona ( you can read the “review” here ) at the end of November on one of my favourite topics, Meeting Design or fresh formats for conferences. I then picked out five key things to consider when you thinking about designing fresh formats. What objectives should underpin meeting design.

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Slido

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The point was to gauge the audience position on the topic that the speakers had to oppose or defend. Audience-driven Q&A The fact that the speakers were on the opposite ends of the opinion spectrum created healthy tension that resulted in dozens of questions flowing in. Gauging the starting position The session started with a poll.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

That decrease in daily face-to-face interactions could result in increased demand for team and company gatherings that previously happened informally or in the conference room. We will have an intentional mix of physical and virtual presences with in-person gatherings driven by purpose and designed for collaboration.”.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

That’s right – by reading insights shared by industry experts on their blogs, of course! After all, event industry blogs are accessible, provide information about events from around the globe and cover every aspect of event planning. We’re bringing you 40 of the best event industry blogs from across the globe. Eventbrite.

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The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. Gamifying a conference – ShipCon case study. Anne Geelhoed, Vice-Chair at YoungShip Rotterdam, shared how they pivoted their bi-annual conference—ShipCon—into a virtual format.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 22, 2019

And it should be simple, making event organisers more productive rather than distracted by blogs, glitches, or confusing user interfaces. ” — Adrian Segar , Founder at Conferences That Work. . “Augmented reality (AR) and chatbots with artificial intelligence (AI) will enhance the attendee experience.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

Re-Think MS, a multi-hub, one-day medical conference organized by AIM Group International, was broadcast from a main studio to 13 sites across Italy. Nine expert speakers (one remote) broadcast training sessions from the main studio in Rome, with 180 remote participants. Courtesy of AIM Group International). Barbara Sambugaro.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Say you are preparing for a meeting, or a conference, or a class, or a banquet, or a wedding, and you want to optimize the venue or space you are using so that the seating and tables are set up for the best attendee experience. For example, conferences and meetings usually focus on networking and professional development.

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Slido

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The organizers reimagine the concept of lecture and push its boundaries to create immersive worlds and unforgettable moments with world-class speakers. Those who sign up, receive only vague advance cues about the film, dress code, and a meeting point. However, packed conference agendas rarely leave enough time for Q&A.

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Slido

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

They are increasingly popular with event organizers and for many conferences, it’s a fixed element in their agendas. Since then, the concept has evolved from one-way speeches to immersive conversations and has replaced solo keynotes at many conferences. Bring the guest speaker and audience closer together.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

in electrical engineering and a master’s in physics, writes about what’s humorous and unsettling about AI in her AI Weirdness blog , which is built on five principles: The danger of AI is not that it’s too smart but that it’s not smart enough. A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. Shane, who has a Ph.D.

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