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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Slido

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Fireside chats in an informal setting The misperception that experts in their field must also be expert speakers often results in dry, one-way presentations that don’t do justice to the speaker’s knowledge or expertise. Skilled moderators interviewed expert speakers on various topics on stage with their pre-prepared questions.

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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. Dahlia is an event technology evangelist, speaker and educator.

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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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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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Slido

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Is it to help people get to know each other, start collaborating, or engage with speakers? Group collaboration on speaker questions If done right, a Q&A session can easily become the most interactive part of any panel or presentation. Keep it simple but purposeful The simpler the activity, the easier it is to engage in it.

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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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Guidebook

JULY 18, 2018

Wouldn’t you feel special if you were whisked away to VIP seats or had special access to intimate, VIP-only Q&A sessions with speakers? The post 4 Ways to Build Your Event’s Brand Loyalty appeared first on Guidebook Blog. Offer unique experiences. Touches that feel personal and direct can be a game changer.

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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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SmartMeetings

MAY 17, 2022

The way Adobe Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President of Employee Experience Gloria Chen explained the company’s plans in a 2021 blog post, “We’ll gather for the moments that matter. 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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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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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

Paul Nunesdea : And hello, hello, dear viewers, this is a soft start of our third episode in 2024 of Talk to Your Meeting Doctors. As you probably know by now, we are pleased to entertain today our guest speaker Adrian Segar. Lovely to meet you, Adrian. I’ll say that I’ve been writing a weekly blog for 15 years now.

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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. These themed nights will be two hours long and will also include a keynote speaker, presentations and panel discussions. Why use gamification? And we really wanted to bring that online.

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

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 4, 2022

Nine expert speakers (one remote) broadcast training sessions from the main studio in Rome, with 180 remote participants. 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.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

So if a primary event activity includes a keynote speaker or performer, then your seats need to be directed toward the front of the event. Look here for more best practices for event layout and design. We have said before on this blog that events don’t plan themselves, and this certainly applies when identifying the ideal event setup.

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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. Lack of time – with a packed agenda, you can set up additional speakers who can deliver simultaneous presentations and Q&A sessions on different topics.

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Slido

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Here are 5 reasons why you should give it a go: Get more high-profile speakers on board. A naturally-flowing conversation will make the speaker feel more relaxed, as they are not the sole center of attention on stage. Bring the guest speaker and audience closer together. Give relevant content to the audience.

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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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Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

Some seating issues we heard back about in our seating survey included participants having trouble understanding the layout, not being connected enough to the speaker, and needing more spatial/seating flexibility for networking. Save a copy of this blog post to reference anytime by downloading the free ebook below.

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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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