Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

” —Jeff Hurt, We Must Stop Promoting Conference Fast-Track, Artificial, Butt-In-Seat, Surface Learning. As explained in my books , we know that the active learning that occurs through attendee discovery is indeed more effective than the learning that may result from sharing information with passive listeners.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 29, 2016

Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. How your audience responds will have a direct impact on your conference’s brand image and credibility. This model sets the tone your conference and then sends the participants off with an emotional high.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 6, 2018

Ah, the ubiquitous conference one-hour lecture. Actually I don’t need to do that since Donald Bligh listed them all in his classic book What’s The Use Of Lectures? Image attribution: Marisha Aziz Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How emerging AI and other technology will boost event humanity by putting attendee needs at the center of conference design Attendees expect more from events today and emerging technology is helping to deliver on those demands. Kramer shared some highlights.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

The first time I met him—at the premier EventCamp in 2010 —he immediately purchased my just-published book, sight unseen. Eric de Groot and Mike van der Vijver’s book “ Into the Heart of Meetings ” contains numerous examples of using Elementary Meeting metaphors to discover new congruent meeting forms.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Can you see why software testers like Lisi think that peer conferences rock?! Here’s another example from a software testing peer conference, TestBash Brighton 2018. The conference designers invented a way to create “highly engaging, interactive and fun” poster sessions. The Unexpo Experiment.

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Eventmobi

JULY 10, 2023

The right mobile conference app will help attendees make valuable connections with one another at your event, with features like: Customizable attendee profiles Private 1:1 chat Group discussions 1:1 appointment booking Live activity feed In-session engagement Conference apps make it easy to drive attendee engagement!

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2016

Many built their expertise in a particular industry or role, shifted to consulting, and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. How your audience responds to a keynote speaker has a direct connection to your conference’s brand image and credibility, so choose wisely.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 11, 2021

For more information on how to do this, see my book Event Crowdsourcing: Creating Meetings People Actually Want and Need.). And second, peer session formats use the resources in the room — not just the session leadership — to uncover and resolve top-of-mind participant problems. Complex problems. Here are some examples.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2020

After all of their time spent at conferences and congresses, Ngumbi and Lovett have come to a conclusion: Many of these events need to change. By the Book. They asked: “Where’s the dialog? Where’s the questioning? Where’s the innovation? Why the deluge of printed posters when we are battling climate change? The Right Balance.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 1, 2017

Inma Martinez gets this question a lot: “Why don’t you write a book?” “It While she will occasionally write thought pieces for media outlets like Huffington Post, she’s far too busy being a scientist to write a book. “My What examples of conference design have you seen that better tap into a right-brain experience?

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PCMA Convene

JULY 31, 2016

Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year. He also is very thorough, and has great follow-up/follow-through when you book San Fran. Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “Larry is an outstanding professional.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 31, 2017

It’s the invitation that Airbnb has used to instill its sharing spirit both in the hosts who list their homes on the peer-to-peer accommodations marketplace, and in the guests who use it to book stays. But in planning the third annual Airbnb Open, the company narrowed that approach to one specific place: Los Angeles. A NEW SENSE OF BELONGING.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Part of the reason why I wanted to do the conference was because I wanted to grow a community and grow a movement around this in the United States. “I had been talking to a few people about starting a conference in the US many times, but always chickened out. I’m not trained in conference organisation or conference design.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

The underlying philosophy of the storytelling-technology conference “is to celebrate the changing nature of the audience,” Melcher said. “In Melcher began his career as a traditional book publisher, but expanded into digital publishing, creating, among other thngs, award-winning apps. This is not your ordinary conference.

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Stova

MARCH 20, 2023

November Wedding MBA November 6 - 8, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV The Wedding MBA is an annual conference devoted to teaching wedding vendors how to grow their wedding businesses and ultimately book more couples.

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Eventory

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Interact is a digital marketing conference designed to provide attendees with the knowledge and opportunity to network with each other in a form of a fun-driven conference. What once was a one-day regular conference – now is enriched by an additional day. Interact 2019. When: 9 – 10 April 2019.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

At one of the leading workplace tech conferences, attendees learn about the latest in collaboration solutions, content management, and machine learning. Lean Startup Summit brings the big ideas from Eric Ries’s books off the page to show how organizations are making them real around the world. Lean Startup Summit Europe. Hustle Con.

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