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The Conference Debt You Cannot Afford

Velvet Chainsaw

Organizational debt—the interest your conference pays when its structures, policies, procedures, practices, committees and leadership roles stay fixed and accumulate even as the world around it changes.* Before long we have a complex and complicated procedure that doesn’t even resemble the original intent or benefit the conference customer.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Evaluate event production company abilities for a game-changing event I’m planning? Traditional conference lecture-format sessions provide almost no time for solving participants’ complicated problems. Implement a customer relationship management system for my veterinary circus animal practice?

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IBM Think Kicks Off a New Chapter with an Agile, Personalized Flagship Experience

Event Marketer

The flagship experience, launched in 2018 as part of a portfolio consolidation, marked a new chapter this month as it reconvened May 9-11 in Orlando as a smaller, targeted in-person conference designed to serve up content and networking experiences “that matter most to you.” Emphasis on the you.

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40 Outstanding Event Industry Blogs to Follow

Endless Events

Search within blog categories like education, sustainability and team building or check out her opinion pieces for something different. Speaking of opinion, here’s a great article on sustainably supporting local communities , while creating authentic experiences for event goers. Conferences That Work. Event Leadership Institute.

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6 Events for Business Owners in 2019 & 2020

Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

When you first visit the website for FallUp , you might be wondering why I’ve sent you to a student conference when I’m supposed to be recommending events for business owners, so let’s look a little closer. Tickets : Available here for companies. Dates : September 18th & 19th, 2019. Location : Helsinki, Finland.

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Best in Show 2016

PCMA Convene

Nominated by Cori Dossett, CEM, CMP, Conferences Designed “I have worked with Brittany several times in the past year. Amanda Simons , Sustainable Events Program Manager, Greenview. Lindsay managed our event on the venue side as a true partner to our independent event-planning company. He is deserving of accolades.”.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

Trade Shows - Trade shows give companies in a specific industry the opportunity to showcase their products and services. Whereas most conferences are open to the public, trade shows usually require a screening process for buyers, company reps, and press. RSA Conference. GPU Technology Conference. Singapore.

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