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Case Study: Adrian Segar – “Conferences that work”

Conferences that Work

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.)

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Top Event Technology Trends for 2024

Smart Meetings

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. We need to build that technology into our events to give them flexibility.

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Lessons for #eventprofs from an improv and mindfulness workshop — Part 1

Conferences that Work

In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and takeaways, followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). Although most people think of improv as a form of entertainment, I am fascinated by my experiences of improv as a tool for better living. Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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2019 40 Under 40: Heather Wakefield, Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society

Connect Your Meetings

I have since worked for two additional medical specialty associations and have grown in my responsibility and understanding of all aspects of annual conference design and execution. My background in architecture has helped with the event design aspects, project management, and balancing budget, scope and quality.

2019 40
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How the Future of Storytelling Can Change the Way We Meet

PCMA Convene

To set the stage for collaboration and the exchange of high-level ideas, Melcher found that he had to think about reinventing not just storytelling but conference design. “We We really had to blow up the conference model,” Melcher said in an interview with Convene. This is not your ordinary conference.

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Designing conferences to solve participants’ problems

Conferences that Work

Here are three session-based examples: At the 2010 edACCESS conference, Joel Backon designed an incredible experiment to explore the use of online collaborative tools , which at the time were in their infancy. Session-based experiments.

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2019 Tech Conferences: The #1 Tech Events Guide

Bizzabo

Explore the latest platform tools and cloud technologies and learn how to put your skills to work in new areas. The event offers an unprecedented look at the future of trends and innovation. Discover advances in deep learning tools and techniques from the world's leading innovators across industry, research and the financial sector.

Tech 168