Conferences that Work
DECEMBER 25, 2023
Here’s an independent review of my conference design work, published as a case study in Chapter 25—Designing and Developing Content for Collaborative Business Events—of the book The Routledge Handbook of Business Events. Tip: The hardback version is expensive, the ebook is a quarter of the hardback cost.)
Velvet Chainsaw
JULY 8, 2021
There’s never been a better time to experiment with new meeting elements or to say goodbye to some time-worn ones, Dave Lutz, managing director of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting, said in this recent VCC post. EDT for the Reston Herndon Meeting Planners, “Ready or Not, Here They Come: 5 Post-Pandemic Conference Design Changes.”.
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Conferences that Work
MARCH 25, 2024
thesis After a postdoctoral year at Tufts, I went on to manage a solar manufacturing company, teach college computer science, and develop a successful information technology consulting practice. True, I was also working, scaling back my IT consulting business, but I had plenty of time to write. My 1977 Ph.D.
Conferences that Work
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Events and media consultant Julius Solaris shared at the Unforgettable Experience Design Summit that he was initially very enthusiastic about unconference format events. He thought conferences would eventually adopt unconference models. The solution to this is to design your unconference before choosing the venue.
Conferences that Work
JULY 2, 2018
The needs assessment trap Conference design clients who “know what they want” have already decided on their “ why? “, and typically bring me in to consult at the “ how? ” and “ who? “, have often fixed their “ when? ” and “ where? ” stage.
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. Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path.
PCMA Convene
MAY 10, 2021
5 Program Design Change Trends. As we work with conference organizers to plan the return of their major conferences, five conference design trends have emerged, which may be useful to keep in mind as you design your own events. Purposeful abandonment :?This Start small.
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