Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. People have to pay to buy a legal copy.

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Hubilo Blog

MARCH 4, 2019

Let’s delve into some of the best picks of event blogs/videos collection from the month of February. Themiceblog – This blog is an interview blog with Thomas Vig, Client Director of the Agenda Group. To read the entire blog, click here. He is a known meeting designer, facilitator of many conferences.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 15, 2021

Recently, I’ve been appearing as a guest at college event planning and hospitality courses to talk about meeting design. (I Rather than lecture for an hour, I’ve been using an Ask Me Anything (aka AMA ) meeting format. I love to do this. Teachers, please contact me , it’s free!)

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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 said the way to highlight these issues is to highlight the need for meeting design (or for the sake of this presentation “Fresh Formats”).

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Today, we see professionals from the UX & Design field apply design thinking to meetings to explore how to reinvent them. Kevin Hoffman has written a pretty good book about it: Meeting Design. It’s already happening: This blog post is part of a series about the opinions that we hold at GEVME.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 7, 2021

Why am I writing about social learning on a blog that’s (mainly) about meeting design? Which means, to create the best meetings we need to maximize the social learning that takes place. [Hint: We’re not more intelligent than other species.]

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

Just imagine if subscribers of a fantastic contend led blog like Practically Perfect PA turned up to a conference and the content was anything less than inspiring! It would be a disaster for the blog as it would for any other type of publication. Nicky oversees and creates much of the content on the UK’s biggest blog for PAs.

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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. Also contrary to the hype over technologies like AR and AI, several experts suggested the focus has to kept on enhancing the live experience at events. Technology should support that focus, not supplant it.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 3, 2019

At the time, I had no idea that what I instinctively put together for a gathering of people who barely knew each other would lead to: a global design and facilitation consulting practice; over 500 posts on this blog, which has now become, to the best of my knowledge, the most-visited website on meeting design and facilitation; three books (almost!)

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 5, 2021

My books and this blog provide plenty of information on how to do this. And it is easy for it to happen at meetings. Designing for trust, safety, and learning. In general, the more meeting attendees trust each other, the safer they feel. Potentially, everyone has something to contribute and to learn.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For this trip, the first time I’d been back to Europe since an Estonian meeting design conference in 2020, I decided to spend a week in Rome. Because this blog has a global audience and differing distribution requirements, I can’t offer the same deal in every market. Typical Participate! Happy Holidays!

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

I’ll say that I’ve been writing a weekly blog for 15 years now. And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. I have one on my blog about being trapped in an elevator with a Nobel Prize physicist. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

Just imagine if subscribers of a fantastic contend led blog like Practically Perfect PA turned up to a conference and the content was anything less than inspiring! It would be a disaster for the blog as it would for any other type of publication. Nicky oversees and creates much of the content on the UK’s biggest blog for PAs.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

He is a meeting designer, facilitator and has also been acknowledged as one of the most innovative Events Professional by BizBash Magazine. Consulting : phone/video conferences with clients about their meeting design needs. Stay tuned with us on our blog to read about some great features ahead!

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 6, 2022

A meeting designer used a carbon-dioxide meter in all the spaces he moved through while attending a recent conference. In late May, Adrian Segar attended a meeting-industry leadership summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico. What he learned could help other planners as they make sure they are fulfilling their duty-of-care obligations.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 11, 2020

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. Check back on this blog for upcoming posts on implementing participant-driven breakouts in Zoom.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 9, 2017

Now the blog host site Medium announces a layoff of a third of its staff. Want to insert an offer for your services or products in the middle of a blog post? And the ever-growing body of articles on this blog and the inbound links to them continue to build my brand, authority, and SEO. Not any more , unless you pay up.

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Evenium

AUGUST 14, 2018

If you’d like to meet with one of our Event Tech specialists, you can schedule a meeting now. The post Become A Meeting Hero at IMEX America 2018 – October 16th-18th appeared first on Evenium Blog. Analyze the transition from event planner to.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

In a post on his Conferences that Work blog , conference designer Adrian Segar writes: “If you want maximum learning, interaction, and connection at a meeting, small meetings are better than large meetings. Adrian Segar. Pod Perspective.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2020

You’re watching this recording of our event industry podcast episode here on our blog, but wouldn’t you rather watch live, ask your own questions, and participate in person? Meeting Design Toolbox for Meeting Architects. You WANT to check these out! What has been your favorite episode so far? Subscribe now to watch live!

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Initially, we asked our potential attendees (via the Blog “Practically Perfect PA” that owned the event) which sessions we should cover. As a firm believer of “meeting design” : the principle of texturising content to avoid it being stale and boring, we made sure we integrated meeting design into the programme.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 13, 2016

Why mention this on an event design blog? Well, the most effective aspect of China’s online censorship regime illustrates what happens when you don’t incorporate covenants into your meetings. The Chinese government runs a massive online censorship program. Tech In Asia explains: “Imagine being near a steep cliff.

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Guidebook

APRIL 10, 2015

Sure, you can get all your event and meeting planning information from the internet like most of us do these days. (We We gathered all of the web’s best event planning blogs.) Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design by Mike van der Vijver. But what about good, old-fashioned books?

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Event Industry News

MAY 2, 2019

As a Meeting Designer and past Curator of Europe’s first Event Technology event William works at the cutting edge of events. William is also regularly quoted in the event industry press and has written articles and blogs for many of the top event publications on many aspects of event management and event consultancy. .

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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. Irin Graf : Irina is the founder and publisher of the MICE blog. The post An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry appeared first on Hubilo Blog.

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Slido

JANUARY 30, 2019

In December 2018, we set out to explore the future of town hall meetings. 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. It was a new experience for everyone, and the audience loved it.

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Capterra Event Management

JULY 19, 2016

New additions appear in the “Blogs” and “Podcasts” sections. Here’s an alphabetical list of our go-to resources for event management professionals, including blogs, magazines, and podcasts. Aside from its event management software, Bizzabo has a blog that regularly posts useful, easy-to-digest pieces full of actionable takeaways.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I’m proud to have written three books ( the latest was published this week) and over six hundred blog posts in the last ten years. These days, this site gets about six million page views per year, making it, as far as I know, the most popular website in the world on meeting design. Actually, I still am.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

After an event, organizers can share valuable recap content, like videos and blogs, with their attendees and give them previews for the following year’s event, if held annually. If you’d like to find the most effective seating option for whatever your programming involves, be sure to brush up on these meeting design basics.

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All Seated

MAY 10, 2019

In the 2018 IACC Meeting Room of the Future report, seventy-seven percent of venue operators said high-quality internet infrastructure will become even more important in the next three to five years. One big meeting design trend over the past three years has been to incorporate more flexible, “non-traditional” meeting room sets and layouts.

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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. Meetings & Events. tojulius Julian Solaris, Editor of The Event Manager Blog, always has the low-down on attendance-worthy events and the newest event technology. No problem. In events and hospitality, knowledge is power.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 8, 2016

Now I’m bringing my expertise to Chicago for a 1½ day October 6 – 7 workshop, a unique opportunity for you to: Learn how to make your conferences and conference sessions far more engaging and effective ; Gain powerful meeting design insights ; Significantly increase participation and satisfaction at your sessions and events; and.

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

According to Felix, the term ‘participant experience design’ is a work in progress. It was established based on the theory of meeting design, a well-known ‘tool kit’ used by planners worldwide. These elements — curiosity, openness, flow and willingness to learn – can be planned with the methods of ‘meeting design.’

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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. Clearly, adding a virtual component to an in-person event is so much more than adding a video camera to the back of the room.

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Maritz Global Events

JANUARY 24, 2019

She also talked about how and why they invested in virtual meeting options for members and what steps they’re taking to ensure their event’s success well into the future. Applying a Global Lens to Enhance Meeting Experiences.

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Gallus Events

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In February Gallus Events organised the fourth annual conference for Europe’s largest blog for Personal Assistants “Practically Perfect PA” Attracting over 150 attendees to the physical event in London and over 100 watching online, we created an event that was very different from any other conference for Assistants.

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Event Industry News

JUNE 6, 2019

After the session, I hope participants will be able to make an educated decision on if and how they can use hybrid meetings themselves. will take place at 12.30pm on Wednesday 26 th June in the Meetings Design Lab at The Meetings Show, Olympia London. . The future is hybrid, are you ready?

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