Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For a full explanation of why active learning modalities are superior, see Chapter 4 of my book The Power of Participation.). Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design. Most meeting presenters still lecture. Superstar lecturers and motivational speakers.

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Same goes for meetings format. Most of the meetings today are still about people sitting down and listening to one or more speakers. And in this information age of declining attention span, it is not a surprise to see that 73% of people acknowledge doing other work during meetings. .

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

” I think it’s reasonable to concentrate on fairness to participants : the majority of those involved with the meeting. In his influential 1971 book A Theory of Justice , John suggested that “the fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.”.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Also solicited/accepted are keynote/motivational speakers who get paid large fees and provide exciting presentations with, in my experience, little or no content of long-term value to the meeting attendees. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Although I have good reasons to champion meeting designs where the participants get to choose what they want and need to discuss and learn rather than a program committee , there is invariably a place for some predetermined presentations at conferences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Meetings Meeting Design Conference Speakers 196

PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

For Matter, Fuson selected a 114-year-old venue that was originally built as a chapel and served as the hub of a residential neighborhood for many years, as well as a meeting place for both the women’s suffrage and civil rights movements. More Meeting Trends. 5 Trends That are Changing Meeting Design. Test Time.

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Meeting Design Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels 40

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. That book came out in 2009, and suddenly I was in the meeting industry.

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Conference Meetings Corporate Meetings Association Meetings 208

PCMA Convene

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The “reimagined” meeting now will take place entirely online, with a daylong agenda that includes keynote speaker Billie Jean King, multiple panels, and breakout sessions. Both attendees and speakers have cameras, “so that the sound is connected in all directions, and the video is connected in all directions,” he said.

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Consulting 2020 Meeting Design Travel 100

SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2020

Virtual meetings require careful design to keep attendees engaged and deliver value for the hosts. But how do you translate the energy and insights from a face-to-face meeting through a computer screen? When designing an online event, content must be both engaging and relevant —and rightsized, not too much. Make a Profit.

Meetings 111

Meetings Food and Beverage Speakers Travel 111

Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Organizations hear about these conferences and ask me to design and facilitate them. I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 12, 2018

Still heating up is the ongoing battle of women against sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and the lack of female keynote speakers for one of the biggest consumer and tech trade shows. Controversies won’t die even for the latest Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea because of its proximity to North Korea.

2018 114

2018 Event Ideas Venues Tech 114

Expo Pass

MARCH 31, 2021

One of the biggest takeaways from all our speakers is that they are ready to keep hybrid events safe, and meet all regional guidelines for meeting in-person. Montegrano pointed out there are even new, and relatively inexpensive gadgets, such as cameras that will focus on the speakers in the room automatically.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. See my book The Power of Participation to learn more about body voting.).

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Meetings Meeting Design Conference Speakers 348

Conferences that Work

JULY 24, 2017

Related posts: Buy my new book—The Power of Participation—before July 1 at never-to-be-repeated prices I’m happy to announce that my new book—The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action—will be available for purchase in all formats and outlets on.

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Conference 2011 Education Meetings 180

Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

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2018 2004 Conference Trade Shows 145

Gallus Events

JUNE 17, 2016

Having run a few association event departments (I also wrote a book: Successful Events for Not For Profit Organisations ) I also know a thing or two about these peculiar beasts: The Association / Trade Association and Membership Body so I thought I would add my thoughts to the day. They used Meeting Design.

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2016 Meeting Design Sponsorships Events 113

Gallus Events

JUNE 17, 2016

Having run a few association event departments (I also wrote a book: Successful Events for Not For Profit Organisations ) I also know a thing or two about these peculiar beasts: The Association / Trade Association and Membership Body so I thought I would add my thoughts to the day. They used Meeting Design.

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2016 Meeting Design Sponsorships Events 100

Event Industry News

JANUARY 30, 2019

Rachael Naylor, the new HBAA Venue Member Chair announced the launch of a Venue Members meeting, designed to forge closer collaboration between venues. Paul Hussey of Meetings Benchmark provided a review of the market in 2018 and valuable insight into forward bookings for early 2019. It’s OK not to be OK’. Annual Dinner.

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2019 Banking Venues 2018 65

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

Trade Shows 119

Trade Shows Social Media Consulting B2B 119

SmartMeetings

JUNE 19, 2019

Use easy, interest-peaking subject lines in email invitations (maybe the name of a prominent speaker). Quality content is the most important aspect of a medical meeting. Here are a few tips from Cote: Provide quality speakers who are credible, published and engaging. Related: The Ground Shifts Yet Again for Medical Meetings.

Medical Meetings 40

Medical Meetings Meetings Education Airlines 40

Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

In addition, general managers, catering managers and group/event sales managers at restaurants, hotels, banquet halls and other event centers also want to optimize their space usage in order to maximize how many events they can book over a given time period. and band/DJ setups. Auditorium Setup.

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Speakers Trade Shows Conference Entertainment 95

SmartMeetings

MARCH 31, 2017

Even fewer organizations budget for sustainable meetings, place a strong emphasis on well meetings or maintain wellness meeting guidelines. Only one-third of meeting planners have booked a health and wellness speaker for an event, or selected a wellness destination for a meeting, in the past 24 months.

Meetings 63

Meetings Food and Beverage Sustainability 2016 63

SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Smart Meetings has rounded up the best event planning resources of this year, in order to help planners face challenges in 2017. 7 Books Every Meeting Planner Should Read. 21 Dining Etiquette Tips for Event Professionals.

2016 41

2016 Event Planning 2017 Meeting Planning 41

SmartMeetings

MARCH 1, 2018

This is the conclusion Daniel Goleman reached in his book Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. This means the tone of a meeting or event can change dramatically based on one person’s mood. Creating a safe, positive environment that fosters collaboration is of utmost importance in meeting design.

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Entertainment Sponsorships Meetings Meeting Design 60

Gallus Events

JULY 19, 2018

It’s not just the content and the speakers, it’s also about having time and a space to think about things differently, and perhaps see challenges in a different light. However, attending a conference like this allows organisers to do exactly that. We had to address the issue, so it made sense to run shorter events.

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Consulting 2011 Conference Events 113

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

While his book Church Refugees: Sociologists Reveal Why People Are Done With Church but Not Their Faith is about congregants who stop attending church, Josh Packard, Ph.D., I could have downloaded the podcast of [the speakers] talking for two days instead of having to drag myself all the way to Denver to go to this thing.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

While his book Church Refugees: Sociologists Reveal Why People Are Done With Church but Not Their Faith is about congregants who stop attending church, Josh Packard, Ph.D., I could have downloaded the podcast of [the speakers] talking for two days instead of having to drag myself all the way to Denver to go to this thing.

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Conference Hospitality 2020 Events 40

Social Tables

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Tahira Endean tweets about the intersection of experiential, immersive meeting design and technology. Dahlia is an event technology evangelist, speaker and educator. Events Uncovered is an innovative space for event experts to meet, discuss, learn and share their knowledge of the event industry. TahiraCreates. ChipConley.

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Social Media Hospitality Hotels Travel 60

The MICE

MARCH 11, 2021

The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., A common example is booking websites. The gamification strategies on these websites endeavour to make us book as soon as possible. It’s not about fun but to make us book.’. We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it.

Contracts 52

Contracts 2030 Marketing 2020 52

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 25, 2019

For Matter, Fuson selected a 114-year-old venue that was originally built as a chapel and served as the hub of a residential neighborhood for many years, as well as a meeting place for both the women’s suffrage and civil rights movements. More Meeting Trends. 5 Trends That are Changing Meeting Design. Test Time.

Travel 74

Travel Event Design Food and Beverage Hotels 74

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. Could looking for channels and booking platforms that include video make it easier to find the right space faster?

Hotels 149

Hotels Food and Beverage Negotiating Venues 149

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 3, 2017

I was able to see all of my hard work over nine months result in my largest booking. Whether they are speakers, vendors, partners, or staff, we all have the common goal of inspiring attendees to take away ideas and connections that enable them to become more engaged, be more productive, and grow professionally.

2017 69

2017 Education Hospitality Meetings 69

Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Industry Performance Trends.

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